[mattipuh]

Hi Folks,

I got used Speedline Corse's for Test Drive this week, and just cannot believe how much did they improve the car cornering ability, riding comfort and looks.

I was initially looking for light 17'' rims, but these 18'' might be THE rim's for my beauty. Maybe little heavier than very light 17'' rims, but I don't care. I like the color combination of my car with white wheels, and the fat back tires. Actually, back wheel arched had to be widened a bit, to get the 275 wheel fit in. But now it seems to be ok.



Cars acceleration feels a bit faster on first, second, and third gears, so maybe there's some weight gain compared to stock CUP 1's. And not to mention the improvement in lateral grip + steering feel.. njam!



enjoy the pics! (not too good quality though, will update some nicer ones when I get proper camera.



Pic 1





Pic 2





Pic 3 (with old Cup1's)

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[Mark]

Stock 16's are not that light and if your 18's are magnesium they could be even or lighter in weight. I would imagine tire choice also effects it. Looks nice and I like the Coral Red.

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[biotechee]

Matti,



Can you post close-ups or a better straight on side shot with the wheels? They look very nice from what I can tell... Similar in design look to the Ruf 968 wheel, yet more convex like the typical Porsche 968 17" C2 Turbo wheel. The Ruf wheels, if I remember correctly, were mostly flat. Yours look nicely rounded....

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[rhudeboye]

[quote name='biotechee' post='61093' date='Oct 3 2008, 04:47 AM']Matti,[/quote]



+1



Never seen Coral Red in person. Looks nice though.

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[Torbjorn968]

Do you have the weight of the wheel?



//TL

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[mattipuh]

[quote name='Torbjorn968' post='61154' date='Oct 5 2008, 11:04 AM']Do you have the weight of the wheel?



//TL[/quote]



Unfortunately I don't have the weight of the rims. I think I'll weigh them when I put wintertires on (in one month or so).

The speedline ID for these rims is 2017, so if you find a list where the weight is listed, I would be glad to hear it aswell! Couldn't find such list from the net by myself.



Here are few additional pics. I'll take few closeups more, didn't remember to take them today.

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[Lonestar968]

Matti, not only is the coral red color absolutely GORGEOUS, the wheels look incredible! Great choice and great combination as well!!! What is the offset of the wheels, front and rear? Those fat 275's look awesome bro! Very nice!!!

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[mattipuh]

[quote name='Lonestar968' post='61179' date='Oct 5 2008, 10:11 PM']Matti, not only is the coral red color absolutely GORGEOUS, the wheels look incredible! Great choice and great combination as well!!! What is the offset of the wheels, front and rear? Those fat 275's look awesome bro! Very nice!!![/quote]



Thanks, I'm happy with the results too! <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/tongue.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> I like the racey look the car got with those wheels, that's exactly where I am aiming at. Bucket seats, racing steering wheel, and some day rollcage and then it's perfect. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> The guy from I bought the wheels told that people have not liked the white color of those wheels, but I think they make just the right extra effect for the car. Red color of the car helps too, it's a nice combination with white wheels.



The front offset is 67, for which I need spacers to avoid any contact (when there's full lock, front tires take little contact inside fender). That's abit bugger, because it increases a wheel weight abit.. maybe I'll test with 5-10mm spacer, to keep the extra weight as low as possible.

Rear offset is 40, which makes the rear look quite beefy with 275 tires. The wider a** car has, the better. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/laugh.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[flash]

you could always take one of each off, weight it with tire, and we can figure out the wheel weight from there

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[PorscheDude]

Nice set up!

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[RPM]

Man! Don't park so close to that curb!



Seriously, that color and wheel combination is fabulous.

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[biotechee]

+1 on watching the parking! That is REALLY close!



Wheels look very nice, as does the 968!



Congrats!

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[mattipuh]

[quote name='RPM' post='61196' date='Oct 6 2008, 05:59 PM']Man! Don't park so close to that curb!



Seriously, that color and wheel combination is fabulous.[/quote]



hehe, there was about 2 inches of space btw curb and wheels, so not too tight yet. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

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