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Posted by: riverman Mar 20 2006, 02:32 PM

I needed to motivate myself, so I put some rubber on the wheels I bought last year. I'm getting close to the point of re-mounting the suspension and I need to see if any work has to be done around the wheel wells before I start the bodywork. I'd hate to get the car done and find that the wheels don't fit.

The rims are 17 x 7 Revolution RZX's with 914 bolt-spacing and offset. The tires are Yokohama ES100 205/17/50's. Not a race tire by any means, but they are rumoured to handle quite nicely with good tire wear. This combo is 'supposed' to fit under a teener with no work required.

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Posted by: ! Mar 20 2006, 02:38 PM

Good solid wheels....Ellyut has them on his.....

Posted by: Mueller Mar 20 2006, 02:56 PM

I have the same rims and tires (sorta, mine are 40 or 45 series instead of 50 series)...at least for me, the rims and tires cost way, way more than the car

I have not pushed the car that hard, but so far I like the tires...

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Posted by: roundboy914 Mar 20 2006, 03:31 PM

where did you order these from?

Posted by: Elliot Cannon Mar 20 2006, 03:50 PM

I have the same wheel tire combo on my car. They look great. My only gripe is those wheels are a bit heavy. I had a number for revolution wheel but it is no longer valid for some reason. They are made in the UK. It took 2 months to get mine. I had to roll the lip and pull out my rear fenders just a bit and I have 10mm spacers in the front. Otherwise those tires fit great.
Cheers, Elliot

Posted by: boboli914@att.net Mar 20 2006, 04:25 PM

Thats a sweet looking wheel!

Posted by: Mueller Mar 20 2006, 04:31 PM

http://www.revolutionwheels.net/ is the new importer for Revolution, Tom and his wife have retired.

Posted by: jporsche914 Mar 20 2006, 05:30 PM

I have 205/40/17 kuhmo asx and they fit great no spacer or fender work.

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Posted by: roundboy914 Mar 20 2006, 05:55 PM

thanks for the linky, and those wheels look awesome.

Posted by: riverman Mar 20 2006, 06:58 PM

QUOTE (Mueller @ Mar 20 2006, 05:31 PM)
http://www.revolutionwheels.net/ is the new importer for Revolution, Tom and his wife have retired.

Thanks for pointing that out. I bought mine from TTS Racing in Arizona, but I noticed that their website doesn't mention Revolution Wheels anymore. TTS used to do a 'group buy' for the 914 crowd with teener specific bolt pattern and offset. It took them over 4 months to fill my order, but I wasn't in a hurry so it didn't matter. I have no idea if S & S do the same thing or not.

Posted by: nick mironov Mar 20 2006, 07:05 PM

I talked to S&S about these wheels. They are now the authorized US importer.

The bad news is that Revolution does not make this size / lug pattern any more.

S&S is willing to do a special order - 60 wheels minimum at about $275 to $300 each. They say that they would consider a 50 wheel minimum and risk selling the remaining 10 retail. That would mean 10 to 13 buyers @ 4 or 5 rims each ($1,200 to $1,600 per buyer)

Posted by: riverman Mar 21 2006, 06:56 AM

QUOTE (nick mironov @ Mar 20 2006, 08:05 PM)
I talked to S&S about these wheels. They are now the authorized US importer.

The bad news is that Revolution does not make this size / lug pattern any more.

S&S is willing to do a special order - 60 wheels minimum at about $275 to $300 each. They say that they would consider a 50 wheel minimum and risk selling the remaining 10 retail. That would mean 10 to 13 buyers @ 4 or 5 rims each ($1,200 to $1,600 per buyer)

That kind of sucks. With all the threads about wheel upgrades, I always thought that the Revolutions were a unique option (and looked great on a 914 too). It sounds like if people want a set in the future, it will take someone from the club (non-club) to organise something.

Posted by: Mueller Mar 21 2006, 10:25 AM

QUOTE (nick mironov @ Mar 20 2006, 06:05 PM)
I talked to S&S about these wheels. They are now the authorized US importer.

The bad news is that Revolution does not make this size / lug pattern any more.

S&S is willing to do a special order - 60 wheels minimum at about $275 to $300 each. They say that they would consider a 50 wheel minimum and risk selling the remaining 10 retail. That would mean 10 to 13 buyers @ 4 or 5 rims each ($1,200 to $1,600 per buyer)

that really sucks...I knew I should have bought at least one extra rim just in case I damage a rim....

Posted by: Aaron Cox Mar 21 2006, 11:38 AM

i have the yoko ES 100's on 7/8" fuchs....

i like em. tend to be a bit slimy when cold, but grip very nicely after a few minuted of driving

Posted by: street legal go-kart Mar 21 2006, 11:52 AM

Mike ,
Your car looks like the car we picked up from Patric for Dylan[wannareener].
We are going to return the car to the Zambezi? Green.
anyone know a source for the paint?

JT

Posted by: Mueller Mar 21 2006, 12:00 PM

QUOTE (street legal go-kart @ Mar 21 2006, 10:52 AM)

Mike ,
Your car looks like the car we picked up from Patric for Dylan[wannareener].
We are going to return the car to the Zambezi? Green.
anyone know a source for the paint?

JT

any good paint supply shop should be able to get it if you have the paint code to supply to them...yep, the car is going to remain green, however I might change the shade of it.....