Custom wheels - as if just choosing wheels wasn't hard enough!

Old Jul 26, 2012 | 12:06 AM
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Do these wheels have any testing certification? Via/jwl/tuv?
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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted by loz


final price was around $4,500.... but that was with shipping & taxes to bring them over the Australia... not sure how much they charge for the US market, but since they are made in cali can imagine they might be a bit cheaper.
Very reasonable, since i originally priced ADV.1's are they were a fair bit more for something off the shelf.

Weight - not sure on exact weight, but they feel alot lighter than my 18" Volk GT-C's.. which are 2" smaller.
Yeah ADV.1's are overpriced for what they are, they cater to the market of people that can throw money away and not think twice.

And that pic is sick! Is the drop photoshopped?
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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Presto
Do these wheels have any testing certification? Via/jwl/tuv?
I think so, would need to check with Forged though...

Originally Posted by fairladyz34
Yeah ADV.1's are overpriced for what they are, they cater to the market of people that can throw money away and not think twice.

And that pic is sick! Is the drop photoshopped?
Nah thats how it sits on the bags
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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 12:59 AM
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^goodsh1t, i didnt know you were bagged. What setup are you using? Post more pics if you got them. Car looks awesome man
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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 01:06 AM
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Yeah it's a UAS setup with 1/2 inch lines / twin compressors....

Am switching the struts to a airbag+coilover in one soon that should make the car handle a bit better... ( i admit the bags are a little bit floaty compared to stock ride, so will be good to get some response back)
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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 01:09 AM
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I had the same issue, over bumps the weight transfer was no bueno. I threw some koni yellows in the back for now and turn them to full stiffness. It helped out with the ride alot. I want to sent my front struts back in and have them revalved but i dont know how long it would take bagyard to do that, and this is my daily for now
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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 01:54 AM
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yeah the new ones i are looking at do not allow full lowering for the slammed look, but rather have a strut and coil setup with an internal bag... so you setup you coilovers & spring rates like you normally would for handling, and the bag is simply for jacking the car to get into painful parking.

(alot of lambos/porsches etc. run it)

that said... how much were your Koni's ? might look at that option even, as it's definitely the rear that feels most floaty since the bags went in.
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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 02:02 AM
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I picked up the whole set for under 800 shipped from Fred beans parts on here. I ended up being able to use the fronts tho since my front struts are a shortened one piece air strut.
They'll def be an improvement over stock struts and were even better than the bilstein struts that originally came with the setup
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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 02:07 AM
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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 10:28 AM
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Gawgeous!!!!
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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 10:30 AM
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wheels turned out awesome. I want air suspension now!
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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 10:30 AM
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These look fantastic. Will be checking on US Pricing.
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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 10:31 AM
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Damn, Seless invasion.
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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 10:48 AM
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Sick wheels. Very nice work!
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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 11:23 AM
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Crikey cheerio those wheels look badass !! So you pretty much designed your own wheel ? That's super sweet.
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