WORK 3pce S1 forged wheels >another disappointment<

[Proven Guilty]

Originally posted by 23K
on a good note...the workmanship is 100 times better than the milanos.

and they appear to provide obscene amounts of brake caliper clearance

[Pagz]

Originally posted by Proven Guilty
and they appear to provide obscene amounts of brake caliper clearance

Trust you to notice!
for good reason too...on the front anyway

the rear could have been alittle less curved...but i didnt want the very curvey front to be too much different from the rear...

the fronts are T-disk(Biggest curve possible)
and the rears are A-Disk(standard)
i could have gone 0-Disk in the rear(deap dish)

[Pagz]

Originally posted by Nitrogenbalance
From a wheel comparison regardless of weight those are 10x sicker than a cast milano. I mean they are totally different animals. A much nicer product.

I must say that I really like those with the new picture up. Whats the diameter?? 19" or 18".

Personally I'm considering a set of custom 17"(thats right 17) kenisis wheels made. Probably a 8.5/9.5 setup like yours. They actually look alot like those, or at least I hope they will

Thanks,always have trouble getting the correct white balance on my camera...keep for getting to change it!.
there 19's!...and they look much better in the flesh!...hopfully get some decent pics when the car comes out of the garage...

sounds good!,sort of like C55m8o's?,they should be ALOT lighter than what i have!

forgot to reply fully to your last message!,yip the 245 would have rubbed with that offet for sure!...the old +40 rubbed down behind the door!!!,it should be alright now hopfully...the +30 gives it a great stance...hard to tell in the pic but the tread is only just under the gaurd...the tyre wall and rim stick well out.

[Nitrogenbalance]

The milanos with the 40et rubbed the lower fender near the door??? I would think they would be tucked into the fender more right, with the 40et and all???


My stock monoblocks are 8.5 30et. I put a 255/40/17 and had to pretty much remove 1/2 of the fender lip from the molding downwards. The amgs roll the upper fender, but the bottoms are not. My 255's roughed them up so much that I had to grind away the beaten metal edge about 1/2 an inch until it was straight. Plenty of clearance when she squats now.

Yeah, looking to get a set just like C55m80. I'd look into WORK wheels if they stated their weight claims correctly........consider this a cyber shoulder for your troubles and tears.

[SLAMMED_C]

they look pretty tight dude.. still not a huge fan of the wheel after seeing it on your car.. but as you say its probably heaps better in person.
too bad about the weight issue.. and for the cost of those things they souldnt be leading you on like like with thinkin they weight less then they actually do.
dont let them take advantage of you mang.. youve let that happen too many times on this build.

so when does the beat covme out of the garage?.. motor back in.. car running at all?.. driven her lately?


I like the Work vsxx better.. nice looking wheel.. but the ones you chose are nice. will have to wait and see the better pics with her out of the garage!!

The stretched tire look is very Euro!!.. thats what is done.. crazy offsets to push the wheel further out.. then a narrow tire on a wide rim to make it just clear the fenders!.. its a damn hot look.
he he he.. clearance for what on the front wheel Paul?!!! BBK coming soon?!!

[Sury]

Ooooo step lip ... I like

Yeah when can u get this thing out and take pics in the sunlight ?? Some full shots of the car with those new wheels on !

[Proven Guilty]

Originally posted by 23K
Trust you to notice!
for good reason too...on the front anyway

the rear could have been alittle less curved...but i didnt want the very curvey front to be too much different from the rear...

the fronts are T-disk(Biggest curve possible)
and the rears are A-Disk(standard)
i could have gone 0-Disk in the rear(deap dish)

haha, i run synthetic through my veins, gear head to the death. i think the best appeal is the fact there is just so much caliper clearance. hell, you could run c32 front calipers back there with that much room; i probably would!

[K_Sport Driver]

with that last pic you added, I can see why you switched. as sweet as the milanos were, the work wheels are pretty killer. of course they're going to be of higher quality than axis wheels, they're WORK!

[crazy00c230k]

they look great, love the stepped lip

[Pagz]

Originally posted by Nitrogenbalance
The milanos with the 40et rubbed the lower fender near the door??? I would think they would be tucked into the fender more right, with the 40et and all???


My stock monoblocks are 8.5 30et. I put a 255/40/17 and had to pretty much remove 1/2 of the fender lip from the molding downwards. The amgs roll the upper fender, but the bottoms are not. My 255's roughed them up so much that I had to grind away the beaten metal edge about 1/2 an inch until it was straight. Plenty of clearance when she squats now.

Yeah, looking to get a set just like C55m80. I'd look into WORK wheels if they stated their weight claims correctly........consider this a cyber shoulder for your troubles and tears.

The axis rears with 245/35 rubbed on the lower metal area below the plastic panel trim(where i think yours rubbed) when accelerating with pple in the back,i used a rubber hammer to roll the metal alittle...so you cut yours huh!,i bet you have plenty of clearance now

Found out today that the national WORK supplier accidently quote me the wieghts for 18's...they have given me a discount of $900NZD over the matter so im happy-ish...

[Pagz]

Originally posted by SLAMMED_C
they look pretty tight dude.. still not a huge fan of the wheel after seeing it on your car.. but as you say its probably heaps better in person.
too bad about the weight issue.. and for the cost of those things they souldnt be leading you on like like with thinkin they weight less then they actually do.
dont let them take advantage of you mang.. youve let that happen too many times on this build.

so when does the beat covme out of the garage?.. motor back in.. car running at all?.. driven her lately?


I like the Work vsxx better.. nice looking wheel.. but the ones you chose are nice. will have to wait and see the better pics with her out of the garage!!

The stretched tire look is very Euro!!.. thats what is done.. crazy offsets to push the wheel further out.. then a narrow tire on a wide rim to make it just clear the fenders!.. its a damn hot look.
he he he.. clearance for what on the front wheel Paul?!!! BBK coming soon?!!

hey hey,
Yeh mang noooot this time!!!...got a fairly ok discount so that helps the situation...ill just have to be happy with the lighter rubber combo.
The wheels def look better in the flesh fooo sure!...but everyone to there own...

Coming out of the garage LOL yeh right....the third and hopfully final set of pistons were sent from US yesturday!,so we have missed out on the fab and ECU till next year...theres a good chance it wont be going early next year either now due to the prospect of us starting to building a house in the next few months...car comes second.

Funny you should say,I almost went with the VSxx!!!,the pics on the jp site are crap...but iv seen some hot setups running those!.

Im happy i went with the low et's as the wide stance looks good,originally we went with 35 all round...but they didnt make them in that combo so had to go low.

what happened with the Kw's??

[Pagz]

Originally posted by Proven Guilty
haha, i run synthetic through my veins, gear head to the death. i think the best appeal is the fact there is just so much caliper clearance. hell, you could run c32 front calipers back there with that much room; i probably would!

hahaha,
most likely could!!!,the fronts have insane amounts of room though...the spokes arent the issue i think its where they meet the rim that has made them go with the big disk!...might get the GT BBK kit one day....said that about the Turbo last year too

[SLAMMED_C]

Originally posted by 23K
hey hey,
Yeh mang noooot this time!!!...got a fairly ok discount so that helps the situation...ill just have to be happy with the lighter rubber combo.
The wheels def look better in the flesh fooo sure!...but everyone to there own...

Coming out of the garage LOL yeh right....the third and hopfully final set of pistons were sent from US yesturday!,so we have missed out on the fab and ECU till next year...theres a good chance it wont be going early next year either now due to the prospect of us starting to building a house in the next few months...car comes second.

Funny you should say,I almost went with the VSxx!!!,the pics on the jp site are crap...but iv seen some hot setups running those!.

Im happy i went with the low et's as the wide stance looks good,originally we went with 35 all round...but they didnt make them in that combo so had to go low.

what happened with the Kw's??

Well glad to hear you got some money re emburssed.. those must have been expensive wheels. but I know someone that is maybe buying some WORK vsxx wheels for his Z3 M contvert, $3100 us brand new. so not too bad rice for high quality wheels.

damn dude!!.. not out of the garage yet!!.. well 3rd set of pistons is the charm.. isnt that what they say!.. why is it taking so long for them to get it right? whats wrong this time?
well that sucks that no more fab this year.. but good on ya for the house. and building a house from scratch?!!.. nice nice mang. good luck with that, when will ya know if you are building?

they look sick with the low ET's dude.. they look hot!
well I ended up getting the right adjusters form KW for the rear.. but since it was so close to the cold weather I decided to hold off and do the install of the springs and perches next year. I have the KW adjustable shocks in now.. they are freakin awesome.. Id recommend them. although theya rent sold seperatly.
get the header fabed up yet? intake manifold done?

[Pagz]

Yeh dont get me going about the pistons!!,lol...they maybe here this weekend so the engine could be back in by the following week,but it make no odds...without any fab work being done(including intake manifold and exhaust) its likely it will sit in the same postion but with half an engine for the next few months at least!

should know tonight if we get the land im about to put a second offer in...all going well should start contruction in three months...that will kill any plans for a BBK for a while

Good they got you the right ones...did they send you ones from another model?

[SLAMMED_C]

Originally posted by 23K
Yeh dont get me going about the pistons!!,lol...they maybe here this weekend so the engine could be back in by the following week,but it make no odds...without any fab work being done(including intake manifold and exhaust) its likely it will sit in the same postion but with half an engine for the next few months at least!

should know tonight if we get the land im about to put a second offer in...all going well should start contruction in three months...that will kill any plans for a BBK for a while

Good they got you the right ones...did they send you ones from another model?

lol. okay, fair enough. i wont get you started on the pistons!!
still aolt of work to be done though. too bad you couldnt get her finished.. but the extra time will hopefully ensure quality work.. and a better outcome of the finished car.

cool.. so what sie a house you looking to build if you get the land? as big a your last house or larger?

lol.. well a house is more important then a BBK.. you cant live in a BBK!! plus the brakes would just be sitting there a rotting away anyway with no engine to move the car!

Yeh.. they never mentioned to me what the problem was on their part.. but they must have sent me erches for another model car or somehting. they just corrected the problem by sending me the right ones.. well hopefully.. I havent had a chance to check to make sure they are right!!
but according to them they are the right ones.

[Pagz]

Originally posted by SLAMMED_C
lol. okay, fair enough. i wont get you started on the pistons!!
still aolt of work to be done though. too bad you couldnt get her finished.. but the extra time will hopefully ensure quality work.. and a better outcome of the finished car.

cool.. so what sie a house you looking to build if you get the land? as big a your last house or larger?

lol.. well a house is more important then a BBK.. you cant live in a BBK!! plus the brakes would just be sitting there a rotting away anyway with no engine to move the car!

Yeh.. they never mentioned to me what the problem was on their part.. but they must have sent me erches for another model car or somehting. they just corrected the problem by sending me the right ones.. well hopefully.. I havent had a chance to check to make sure they are right!!
but according to them they are the right ones.

Yeh man for sure the finished product should be good!...as long as the guy who does my fab can still do it next year!...its complicated.
well after two weeks of planning the buy it looks like the building has been put off,dude wanted waaaaay to much for this piece of land then the agent dikd me round too,i offered what it was worth compared with other sales of similar land in the area,anyways looking for the full package today...not as big as last time though dont need the morgage,though i miss the big garage and views

haha hope the whole car hasnt rotted before the engine moves it again!
weather over your way sure can be a pain!,i'd want my flashy suspension in right NOW!!
Pistons havent turned up yet(sat today) so next week it is!...lol
Laters dude