*i didn't post this in the other threads, as i didn;t want it to get lost in the shuffle...

i just received the ATS comp lights from the Discount tire ebay auction..... they have 8 holes, unlike the picture they had on ebay.

*stolen pic from ryan12321


image on ebay auction


now, here is my question (and purpose for separate thread):

does anyone else think having the swiss cheese center changes the strength of the wheel? i was never a fan of this type of wheel because it looks like it has a reduced strength. maybe that is why we got them so cheap? (mine were $309 shipped ) or is this me being my obsessive compulsive **** self and over analyzing everything? if it is, i'll just STFU.... but i just wanted to get another opinion.

*side note though: these wheels come with the nicest hub centric rings i have ever seen. even though they are pink, they snap into the wheel, not just site the, really nice for quick tire changes.

 

if they are cast they are not strong.......you want forged wheels for strength...

 

the holes are just fine rodney. and personally i think they look better... few grams lighter too. what are these suppose to weight?

 

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i just weighed them on my load cell scale. supposed to be 13.5, mine are 13.2 with centercap, 13.0 without. not too shabby, especially for the price. thanks for easing my mind ghetto...

 

You got hubcentric rings????!!!!!!!!!!!! Mine didn't come with hubcentric rings! Maybe thats why mine were $285 shipped.

About the 8 holes. I would prefer the 4 holes myself especially since that's what the picture online shows me I'm getting. But for the price, whatever.

 

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*stolen pic from ryan12321
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THIEF


Just kidding. Did you call them to buy the wheels or purchase them on ebay. I need to see if I can get a set of those hub rings.

 

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i was in the process of charging my camera when i saw your pic and said fuggit


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i called up 1-888-459-4081 spoke to Mike, at Ext. #304. i guess he is the guy in charge of the ebay sales. good guy, threw in the hubcentric rings and chrizzome valve stems for $309 shipped

 

hub centric rings are cool, and i used to be **** about installing them. but after all the track days, i find them really uncessary sometimes i don't put them on if i'm in a rush because one set of my kosei has plastic ones and they aren't exactly perfect fit, they are just a hair loose against the wheel so i doubt they really do much. of course they are nicer to have in theory... especially metal rings. my old school Z.SPEED RNR replica's had aluminum hub centric rings that were pretty much interference fit. now that worked!

 

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Until you pull the wheel off and they stay stuck to the hub and you have to get a screwdriver to pry them off... Slows you down a bit.

 

lol. exactly!!

 

Frank,

Is your shift key broken?

 

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see, that is exactly it... the rings that came with the ATS wheels clip into the wheel, keeping them on the wheel, and not on the hub. they do not just sit in the wheel like the kosei's. that is why i said they are nice

 

Size?

 

Those are 4x100 and 4x108 right?
Man, do I wish they had 4x114.3

 

15 x 7

 

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Try them. They don't stay stuck to the wheel.

 

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okie, i'll take your word for it. i never saw a set that clipped into the wheel like that before.

 

nO iT iSn'T oBvIoUsLy. my pinky is lazy tho.