Hello, I have the opportunity to purchase a set of Novitec Wheels I did not spec but was taken off at low miles. I was able try on for a day and in person close up I do not like how they look due to the fake center lock. That being said, from 8 feet and farther I think the car definitely looks better (more modern?). I do not plan on lowering my car. I am leaning towards keeping the stock wheels, but thought I would post the pics here to see what others think. If I buy them I may powdercoat it to a satin gunmetal. I had read that another member purchased similar wheels and then lowered his car and had a bad experience. I notice a negligible difference in ride quality from the base wheels. Lastly, As the wheel diameter differs from stock, I am wondering if anyone recommends against running wheels like this long term? I attached a picture of my stock wheels as a comparison Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
love the design and look great, totally makes the car more aggressive... I would prefer NOT to have a fake center cap, BUT would and always have the OEM center caps from the OEM wheels used on my builds. Depending on the cost of the discount to get the wheels NOW vs waiting... that would determine if I would buy those wheels. What are they asking for the wheels ??? Where they built for a 296 with the correct offsets ??? call the wheel manufacture (there is a serial number on each wheel) and they can tell you what car the wheels were made for. OFFSETS are everything when replacing the OEM wheels. The OEM offset will most likely NOT be the same, but you want to make sure that wheel were made for the 296 or has the correct offset and no rubbing or spaces needed in order for the fit to look right.
I have HRE 21/22 on PS2s and makes a huge difference. I get very little rub, but had to use spacers. Becomes very little need to lower the car if you go this route. Looks amazing.
just curious, did you have the wheels made for the 296 ??? if yes, there should be NO rubbing and you could lower the car. The wheel offset most likely is not correct... I had a 430 scuderia and had the wheels built for the car. The wheel company that ordered the wheels for me took a very aggressive approach and I did not know until the wheels where on the car and took out to the mountains on some extremely aggressive driving. The wheel group had a new set of wheels made for me at no cost to me. Used the same tires
you might use spacers if you buy a set of wheels that were NOT designed for that model (buy a set that was from a f8 or 488 for a SF90, not sure about the 296 because speaking from personal experience), but would fit because of the same bolt pattern (example, you can use a set of wheels from a f8 or 488 for a SF9O, but the wheels will sit within the fender and if you want it to look more aggressive, you would add a spacer. BUT you can NOT use a SF90 wheel on a f8 or 488 because the wheels would stick out past the fender and would rub). Hope that makes sense
