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Posted by: nine14cats Feb 7 2005, 11:55 PM

As the new race car gets closer to coming home more goodies are starting to show up at my door. The latest is a set of Diamond Racing wheels...

16x10....powdercoated silver...will go on under the Sheridan narrow body kit....

Keep in mind that my HRE 3 pc 16x10's are $600 each and I was quoted $800 each for BBS equivalents....

These cost me ~$135 each...

I weighed them against my Aluminum HRE's...they are noticeably heavier and substantially less expen$ive.....

16x10 HRE's = 19.5 lbs each without tires
16x10 Diamond Avengers = 23lbs without tires

Here's some pics...

Bill P.

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Posted by: nine14cats Feb 7 2005, 11:56 PM

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Posted by: nine14cats Feb 7 2005, 11:58 PM

Here's the profile from the top....

Allows me to use either a 22x10x16 slick (top of picture)

or a 23.5x11.5x16 slick (bottom of picture)

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Posted by: ChrisReale Feb 8 2005, 12:01 AM

I like the way the schlick contrasts against the carpet, very martha Stewert-esque
Those look like nice rims. I look forward to seeing (goingforaridein) the finished car

Posted by: J P Stein Feb 8 2005, 12:24 AM

Hubba-hubba (an oldfarts term), I gots to git me some of that Berber carpet.....nice wheels & tyres too

Posted by: URY914 Feb 8 2005, 07:16 AM

If my math is right:

14 pounds and $1840 differance.

Great buy!

Paul

Posted by: seanery Feb 8 2005, 07:20 AM

Bill,
can you post the purchase info here...that seems like a bargain....when I get a job and can buy more stuff, I may get a set for bluecar.

Posted by: joea9146 Feb 8 2005, 07:56 AM

QUOTE (seanery @ Feb 8 2005, 09:20 AM)
Bill,
can you post the purchase info here...that seems like a bargain....when I get a job and can buy more stuff, I may get a set for bluecar. :driving:

Here is there Website with the Pricing information. Very reasonable compared to Porsche Wheel Prices.

http://www.diamondracingwheels.com/index.htm

Posted by: seanery Feb 8 2005, 08:00 AM

thanks Joe!

Posted by: seanery Feb 8 2005, 08:02 AM

Bill,
are those the Avenger model? Did they do the powdercoating for you?

Posted by: Joe Ricard Feb 8 2005, 08:09 AM

They almost look like a Nascar wheel. But I thought the wheels from the red neck race cars were pretty light and I know they are made of steel. Was it Kennseth that broke one last year? hub section stayed on just broke between the holes and came right off.

Posted by: nine14cats Feb 8 2005, 10:19 AM

Thanks Joe for putting the link to Diamond for Sean. You beat me to it!

Sean,

Yes these are the Diamond Avenger series wheels. They are the 5x130mm bolt circle and have the standard lug taper, you can use them with the stock lugs and steel or aluminum acorn nuts.

On the Diamond website they quote $120 each wheel which includes either a silver or black powdercoat. Diamond adds a surcharge depending on the cost of steel at the time you order. That's why my wheels turned out to be $137 each. If you want them chromed or powdercoated a different color, you pay more.

The backspacing comes in 1/2 inch increments. I have to admit that they look alot better inperson than on the web, I'm impressed.

These things look to be put together pretty well. The welds are nice on the center section against the bell.

Hopefully the car will be up and running in the next 3 months and I'll get to try them out!

Bill P.

Posted by: Jeroen Feb 8 2005, 10:37 AM

hmmm... I just passed up an offer on a set of 8x16 and 10x16 3-piece forged magnesium BBS wheels (very light weight)
The guy was asking €600 for the set, but one of the rims had a minor curb dent (fixable) so I passed (I'm a CSOB )
I'll check if I can get slicks for the 10" wheels (decent street tires are not available in those sizes) and maybe raise my offer

Posted by: joea9146 Feb 8 2005, 11:31 AM

Bill

Is there an issue with balancing these wheels ? How have you got around that issue... From what I have read most shops are set up to balance Hub Centric wheels, and These are Lug Centric

Posted by: Brett W Feb 8 2005, 03:31 PM

When I was running mine on the street I just had them balance off the center hole. Never had a problem. If you want to do it right I would make an adapter that would bolt to the lug pattern and have a concentric center hole. That would solve the concern about lug-centricity.