17x8" ET25: Lightweight Track Wheels: APEX ARC-8 HERE NOW!

[rneedham1979]

Why hasn't everyone paid up yet? Only 15 days left.... I really hope this group buy does not fail.

[Bishop]

Seriously, i had to put tires on my car a few weeks ago and i bought the cheapest ones i could possibly find because i knew i'd be buying tires for the new wheels.

[Fidhle007]

I already have my tires. :-D Oh how I love randomly finding 235/40/17 Yoko R-Comps kicking around the shop...

[PaintPro21]

Why hasn't everyone paid up yet? Only 15 days left.... I really hope this group buy does not fail.

A number of people emailed/pm'ed me about getting payment in at random intervals during the groupbuy. I'm just not counting ANYONE until they truly purchase.

I hope to find out about shipping to Australia tomorrow when I have my meeting with UPS about domestic freight. We need them to step up as well.

[rneedham1979]

Sweet... So I guess we are looking good for the group buy?

I hope so, I really want these wheels!

Ryan

[bunteh]

Guys, I just need some confirmation, what size tyres would everyone fit to these? also is there any chance they would rub on the inside of the guards? I'm a bit worried now as I had a set of 215/45/R17 on some 17x7.5 wheels and they rubbed the hell out of the rear guards, and I really dont want that to happen again. unfortunately I have no idea what offset those wheels were so cant reassure myself that it wont happen again!

I would be looking to probably fit 225/40/R17's - I think these should be ok, same diameter roughly as stock wheels but 30mm wider :S

PS. if the answer is positive to my question I should be able to make my payment on Tuesday - I really want these wheels!

[Bishop]

225s would probably fit, I'm planning on 235/40s, as are a few others. You can ask Mystikal in the fitment sticky, or do a search on the wheel specs and see what people are gonna be doing. Also, if you call Eddy, he can suggest some sizes. I talked to him for a good half hour on the matter. I don't want to misquote him, but I think he was saying i'll have a hard time fitting 235s, but after talking to Mystikal, it sounds like i'll only need to roll my fenders to make em work. (Could need more work to make em fit, but I'm planning on coilovers and camber plates, so adjustment will be more open than a stock suspension).

[rneedham1979]

I am going to run 245/40/17's in the rear and 235-45-17's up front. I am having the rear 1/4s rolled before I repaint the car to ensure a good fit.

Buy them!

Ryan

[Bishop]

Yes, please buy them..... I bought really really crappy tires for my bottle caps for the sole reason of having $$ for these wheels and some nice fat sticky tires

[Mystikal]

Guys, I just need some confirmation, what size tyres would everyone fit to these? also is there any chance they would rub on the inside of the guards? I'm a bit worried now as I had a set of 215/45/R17 on some 17x7.5 wheels and they rubbed the hell out of the rear guards, and I really dont want that to happen again. unfortunately I have no idea what offset those wheels were so cant reassure myself that it wont happen again!

I would be looking to probably fit 225/40/R17's - I think these should be ok, same diameter roughly as stock wheels but 30mm wider :S

PS. if the answer is positive to my question I should be able to make my payment on Tuesday - I really want these wheels!

225/40/17 will be fine, though it is a rare size, at least in NA.

235/40/17 is possible with just a fender roll.

[Bishop]

So bunteh, you make your payment tuesday? :)

[bunteh]

Ive transferred some money to my transaction account so I can transfer funds to paypal: so providing it goes through tonight, I will be paying in full tuesday. If not Wednesday at the latest!
now everyone else get off your arse and pay!!

225/40/17 will be fine, though it is a rare size, at least in NA.

235/40/17 is possible with just a fender roll.

forgive my noobiness, but is a fender roll just rolling the very lip of the wheel arch? eg. the attached photo (excuse my filthy car)


If so this has already been done (poorly) but still, please ease my mind you strange folk from the internet.

[bunteh]

As an after thought I hate your dollar.

[Bishop]

There is a lip inside the fender... Think like an L or something, the vertical part being the exterior of the car and the horizontal part being the lip inside the fender. a roll just turns the L into a V more, rolling the horizontal part fush for more clearance.

[Blip Bavarian]

Is there a 4lug bbk that will fill this wheel? I saw the wilwood 6 piston, but that was m3 5lug fitment....