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Old 01-02-2008 | 07:13 PM
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BS Legal Volk Wheels?

These look like they are BS legal......The color is great! I'll probably pass but thought I would pass the link on.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Green...spagenameZWDVW
Old 01-02-2008 | 08:12 PM
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Not a one piece wheel, bet its not very light for a volk. Funny how guys always always say curb rash is an easy fix.... But they never take care of it before selling the wheels.

Going to guess he is wrong on the offset as well... Volk does not list the GT-P in an 18X8 5-114.3 with 46mm offset.

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Old 01-02-2008 | 09:03 PM
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^c'mon...just admit you're totally feeling the dayglo green
Old 01-02-2008 | 09:05 PM
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all their wheels that I've seen were outside the allowed BS offset range, but their multi-piece wheels do allow you a range to have them built to.

On these particular wheels I'd be concerned about clearance between the center spokes and the outboard face of the brake caliper. The general specs can't provide you that info. The spokes look rather flat and the front RX-8 caliper sticks out quite a bit. Most RX-8 wheels have outward curving centers to provide caliper clearance. They might work, but you can't be sure without a caliper outline pattern or fitment check

ps: saw a missing wheel bolt or two in the pics if they don't leak with missing bolts then the shells are likely very thick i.e. heavy

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Old 01-03-2008 | 12:41 AM
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ps: saw a missing wheel bolt or two in the pics if they don't leak with missing bolts then the shells are likely very thick i.e. heavy
On a two piece volk the center is one part, the drum is the other, no rim halfs to leak. However, missing bolts don't make for a strong wheel.
Old 01-03-2008 | 03:55 AM
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Originally Posted by ULLLOSE
Not a one piece wheel, bet its not very light for a volk. Funny how guys always always say curb rash is an easy fix.... But they never take care of it before selling the wheels.

Going to guess he is wrong on the offset as well... Volk does not list the GT-P in an 18X8 5-114.3 with 46mm offset.
Ray's offer customized offsets. Its a special order though.
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Originally Posted by ULLLOSE
On a two piece volk the center is one part, the drum is the other, no rim halfs to leak. However, missing bolts don't make for a strong wheel.
yeah, on the quick scan I missed that it was 2-pc rather than 3-pc, my bad
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