aftermarket wheel costs $$??

okay im going to link this to another thread but i wanted to start a seperate line about cost alternatives for us mere mortals who dont have thousands to throw at wheels and tires packages.

for now this is what i am doing:

wheels:
bought 4 19" wheels from ebay for 299$ black 5spoke with polished lip
(package comes with 2 8.5" fronts and 2 11" rears.) the rears are too positive because of the 3 inch lip so i called them and they were willing to take them back on trade for 2 more fronts. so assuming you ordered the 4 fronts right off the bat...

wheel bolt:
i went to the local tire and wheel shop and ordered tuner lugs 14mmx1.5 in 27 mm length. 1.50$ each so wow 30$
no spacers needed


255/35zr19 rear @26.0" tall(.1" short than OEM)
235/35zr19 front @25.5" tall(exactly OEM)

SO:

299 for wheels(NEW)
700 for tires(NEW) mount and balanced
150 for shipping
30 for chrome lugs(NEW)
total

1179 USD$$$

i think this is very reasonable considering i see guys payin over 6k for just wheels!

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=263409&page=2

post 25 for cruddy pic

curious what others have spent?

 

as soon as i get all the bolts an tires in i will get you a picture...

i will fill out profile right now

 

nope if you look at and measure the threads inside the face of the rotor they are less than 3/4 of an inch inside the rotor to the end of threads. only about 7/16" of actual threads! 6 rows actually. so 27 mm will go past the threads of the rotor by 2 turns. these wheels are not like factory ferrai wheels that have huge spacer inserts. there is maybe 3/8 inch of material with a conical fit.

27 mm will be more than enough length to give me 6 full turns of the bolt...already tried it before we ordered them.

 

well the center bore is the same exactly as the ferrari hub. so no hub centric rings were needed.everything should be ready by friday...not that i can drive it in this snowy mess!

you rwelcome for taking a chance. i figured worst case is i would only be out a thousand bux! best case is i would only be out a thousand bux! lol

i mounted the wheels only with no tires and i think it is going to be AWESOME to look at!

figured id do the leg and guess work for everyone on the site "wondering" if these would work. once im done i will post exactly what it takes to make these wheels work so it will be a simple bolt on for anyone interested

 

okay what i mean to say is that they with make the track 10 mm wider...further outbound than stock...closer to the outside of the vehicle

 

OEM SET UP for 348

(F) 215/50-17 with 25.5" dia.
(R) 255/45-17 with 26.1" dia. 8.5 inch rim

my set up:
(F)235/35zr19 with 25.5" dia
(R)255/35zr19 with 26.0" dia 8.5 inch rim


no i am NOT reducing my wheel width! a 348 spider has 8.5 inch wheels from factory! carrying a 255 tread width on the rear!
I dont like the 355 wheels any better than the 348 wheels. i looked at 360 wheels but still would have been wrong offset and they are $$$$$ even used


the differences from factory to what i will have.

track on front and rear will be wider than OEM.
front tires will be wider than OEM.

Im not positive it wont handle like garbage but im fairly confident it will be just fine. ive been tuning my own cars suspension and wheels for years and have had some bad deal but always worked out in the end.

AND whats the worst that can happen? I am out some cash. but if it works i will have great looking wheels and another solution for anyone that wants to save a few thousand on wheels and tires!

unfortunately i wont be able to drive it for a few months!! well maybe if the snow melts i
will take her for a spin.

 

the welding issue was what i can do if i want to make the rears wider. they do it all the time for drag race cars. companies specialize in it and if my 348 will accerelrate and have the torquing forces of a funny car i'll be happy!

I did measure the factory rear on my 348 and they are the EXACT width of the new ones 8.5inches. yes the factory front wheels are narrower. i think 7.5 when i measured but it could be 7".

i think what people are forgetting is this. it is a car...ferrari did not reinvent the wheel... the track will be wider than factory on both the front and the rear. i wont have clearance issues, ride height will remain same as OEM.


every tuner wheel i have ever seen has maybe 3/8" from face to cone at lug then get thicker as it goes up the lug taper. to maybe 1/2"....look at the thickness of a supra TT wheel...500hp plus go through them...you guys really should look at some other custom wheels besides ferrari make. ferrari is the first one i have seen that has these LOOOONG lug bolts. most are not over 1.5 inches.

i WILL defintiely let everyone know what happens to the handling. i will not be biased ...if it handles weird i will admit to it. I'm not proud just poor! so i wanted a cheap option for cooler wheels. and i think it will look bad azz when its done. i should have pics up by friday or sat i hope

 

just priced out a comparable looking HRE wheel...LMAO! 1600$ for 1 wheel! LOL they must be gold plated

so for the cool price of 6400$ + 700 + tax @6% 420$ for tires mounted and balanced...$7,520$ WOW. no thanks... the tax is more than my wheels!

thats like 15-20% of my cars value.