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01-25-2011, 05:24 PM | #1 |
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v701 ? how about these?
looking at a set of vmr v701's... while i know these are somewhat heavy, the cost of real advans are a bit beyond my reach (not only up front, but individual replacement cost as well). below are a few pics i've chopped together. thank you dubbedown and 1013MM for donating bits of pics for the following! these are 18's... (obviously the bmw performance brakes would not be a part of this, but 1013MM's car had them equipped)
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01-25-2011, 07:32 PM | #4 |
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Oh I like those!
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I was seriously considering them because these wheels break from the CSL-like 8 and 7 spoke designs that have flooded the market. I need new rear tires, and now would be the time to buy. I just can't get over spending a grand on the wheels (after shipping, tax, and mounting and balancing tires) and not getting any performance benefit. Lightweight wheels are available for around $1300. If they weighed 20 lbs or so I'd be all over them.
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01-25-2011, 08:09 PM | #6 |
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i'm definitely considering weight. i'm on stock 203's currently... according to http://felgenkatalog.auto-treff.com/ , they weigh in at 11.23kg front and 11.93kg rear...
11.23 kg = 24.71 lbs 11.93 kg = 26.25 lbs pyspeed claims the v701 is "approx. 24 lbs", so we can assume 25lbs is more accurate. i intend to rid myself of the super heavy runflats during this switch, so overall it should be an upgrade where weight is concerned. i see the 224m is... 11.20 kg = 24.64 lbs = front 11.70 kg = 25.74 lbs = rear it would certainly be difficult to justify the v701 vs. the 224m. the advan rs is the next step in that direction (as far as looks), but they're over $600/ea.
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01-25-2011, 08:10 PM | #7 |
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that 2nd coupe looks really familiar! =P
i like the 701s, while i'm not a fan of vmr's weight, if i had to do em over again i would've gone with these b/c i too am a fan of the advan rs look. just be careful of their tire suggestions, vendors try to push e90 fitment and convinced me to get a 235 up front which caused rubbing. |
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Are ADVAN RS the only lightweight alternative for this design?
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i'm currently toying with a 235/40 8.5" et45, or even 225/45 8.0" et45, up front to combat rubbing and also to stay as close as possible to zero for the scrub radius. the most likely scenario thus far is... 225/45R18 8.5" et45 = front 255/40R18 9.5" et45 = rear this will give me the stance (track and "arch fullness") i'm looking for, plus a wide variety of tread options.
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01-25-2011, 08:31 PM | #11 |
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Closest lightweight design is the OZ Alleggerita but lack the concavity and spoke length of the Advans
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01-25-2011, 08:35 PM | #12 |
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near as i can tell, and after scouring all of these...
bimmerpost e46fanatics z4-forum bimmerfest **********s pyspeed jlevistreetwerks europeanautosource ... i think the v701's and the advan rs' are the only two. PLEASE FIND ANOTHER. i'm open to options!
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01-25-2011, 09:05 PM | #13 |
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HRE has a 11 spoke design which looks good, but is expensive. The OZ wheels have 9 spokes, and they look hollow and not nearly as good IMO.
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talk about being picky, nobody said the OZ's were a match lol. its the next best option for the price. for the price of HRE's, you could just get the Advans...
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01-25-2011, 10:28 PM | #15 |
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Here it says they are 26 lbs:
http://www.redline-motorworks.com/Ve...m-18-5x120.htm Honestly I would even go for them if they were only a couple pounds lighter than stock. My stock wheels have 65k miles on them... for the price difference of getting them refinished and powdercoated, I could spring for these for daily driving. |
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01-25-2011, 10:33 PM | #16 |
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I've seen the 19's listed as being 26 lbs as well, so maybe they are using the 19" numbers.
On Redline they show the 19's as weighing 26 lbs. http://www.redline-motorworks.com/Ve...s-19-5x112.htm |
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I have the VMR V710's, and the quality sucks. 2 of the wheels arrived chipped. It didn't take long before all 4 wheels got various chips on each wheel. I've had 8~9 sets of aftermarket wheels and the VMR has had the worst quality. They're for my winter tires so I don't really care that much. But if they were for my regular/summer set-up, I'd have been seriously pissed. By the way, it's Seattle/Vancouver winter, so basically it's just rain and low tempurature so it's not like there's that much debris in the streets to chip the wheels.
And always, always take VMR/**********'s listed weights with a HUGE grain of salt.
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The OZ wheels don't look good at all (I've seen them on several cars in person including the Z4M), and yes that one spoke and whatever else makes a difference. I personally wouldn't shell out thousands for HRE wheels in general.
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Volk has a 12 spoke design. I'm sure it's not cheap:
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I vote a definite for the style too. Even if they aren't a cold forged, F1-strong wheel, the V701 was a definite consideration for me too with the less common but really nice style.
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I also like the XXR 518 they have 22lbs and look very nice but it's very rare to find one with our bolt pattern.
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