Just Got These In, New wheels w/ pics Options

[riverman]

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.

[riverman]

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.