TSI_SVT Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 why would you go through all that trouble for one inch diff??? I would go no less than 18in...my 2 cent...A starquest on 18's looks, and performs great!!! I kindof agree with this and have been considering suggesting it. 18x10 inch rears and 17x9 inch fronts would be sweet too. If someone wants to photoshop some examples it would help decide. My car has that combo. Obviously different type wheels but you get the idea of the look.http://i18.tinypic.com/2sbu90l.jpghttp://i1.tinypic.com/2lw7kib.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batdude8 Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 id be happy with 17's, that way you can get a 275 or so under the rear and it wouldnt get to heavy, the only thing i dont like about 18's, is the fact tires get so much more expensive from 17's to 18's, that and the weight of course. im totally interested tho! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siance Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 id be happy with 17's, that way you can get a 275 or so under the rear and it wouldnt get to heavy, the only thing i dont like about 18's, is the fact tires get so much more expensive from 17's to 18's, that and the weight of course. im totally interested tho! how much power do you plan on making? if it's 300hp or more than the weight diff won't matter that much.. not even a 1/10 in the 1/4...It's belived that removing a 100pounds relates to 1/10 in the 1/4...thats what they say.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101PROPOSE Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 how about modified replica starquest wheels? wouldnt they look nicer with single deep lip with longer spokes? instead of double lips with short spokes? http://www.mookeeh.com/starquest/star-wheel1.jpg http://www.mookeeh.com/starquest/star-wheel2.jpg http://www.mookeeh.com/starquest/star-wheel3.jpg http://www.mookeeh.com/starquest/star-wheel4.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtreme Industries Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 that is a great idea, i like the flat smooth dish look and it will apear larger with the longer spokes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turborusty Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 I'd even be up for a set.....and I don't have a SQ. I personally like the idea of 17's though. I like to have a little bit of tire in there, plus, 17's fill the wheel well pretty good. I'll run them on an old school lowrider Dakota or something. Maybe a Duster. Turborusty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekstatixx Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 when looking at this, it is also smart to look at rim width to match it with decent priced tires. If you can and want to go big, a corvette Zr1 17X11 would fit a 31535 17or a mustang cobra 17X10.5 rear im not sure if these fit, but just to keep in mind if you make some really odd width rim, the tires may be over 300 a piece IF they are available just some food for thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toysrus Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 how about modified replica starquest wheels? wouldnt they look nicer with single deep lip with longer spokes? instead of double lips with short spokes? http://www.mookeeh.com/starquest/star-wheel1.jpg http://www.mookeeh.com/starquest/star-wheel2.jpg http://www.mookeeh.com/starquest/star-wheel3.jpg http://www.mookeeh.com/starquest/star-wheel4.jpg There's a lot of talkers on here and not many doers..... luckily for myself, your a doer so I'm going to be serious and say, your right actually they would look better with the single lip. One other thing you will have to think about carefully, is how much dish to add to these wheels and how it will look afterwards on the car. So I reckon you might need someone good with photoshop to take pics of the back and front stock wheels from different angles and then chop it with the single lip and different sized dish ? What we do know for a fact is that 245 wide Tyres on the back are not enough for most mildly tweaked Stazs........... There are people on here and about the place with the $$$, but you will really need to put a fair bit of attention into the overall look to get it prototype perfect so that you won't be inclined to make a revision later on down the track to "perfect the look." //Page bookmarked :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfc711 Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Why not ask Mookee/101 Propose. He makes alot of aftermarket items for the StarQuests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hit_N_Run-player Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 17's would be best, 18" is overkill IMO. 17x10.5 and 17x9 would be awesome, but we'd neeed some nice offsets. What about clearance with a low offset 18"? Im not feeling the 18's for some reason.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attack vector Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Just my own personal thoughts on this... but how many of you guys have driven a small car like the Starion that was originally designed to be run with 16" wheels, but had been upgraded to 18's? I have. And I would say that it's a mistake. At that size the sidewall of you tire becomes thin enough where road "noise", meaning vibration, becomes rediculous. Also you've taken all of the flex out of your tire. Maybe if your going drifting this is okay where having the stiffest possible setup on your rubber is preffered as it makes things a little more predictible, but if you want to drag you're gonna want some torsion in your rubber and if you plan on autoXing or road racing the sidewalls are going to be too thin. The tires just won't have that little extra bit of flex to make small adjustments and get you the grip you need. I'm not a pro driver, but I am speaking from personal experience. I think that 17" is about as large as I'd be willing to go on a Starion and still be able to retain the functional performance characteristics that I need for road racing. But that's my own personal agenda. :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakergavin Posted April 26, 2007 Report Share Posted April 26, 2007 Hi, Oddly enough, I manufacture 3 piece alloy wheels in sizes up to 17" diameter, but 18" wouldn't be too much of a problem.I also own an '87 TSI.Currently I sell my wheels mainly for road racing use. Price per wheel up to 10 sets would be in the region of $450per wheel, as below this quantity it's not worth setting up the CNC machines. Over 10 sets the price would come down to around the $300 ea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attack vector Posted April 26, 2007 Report Share Posted April 26, 2007 Hi, Oddly enough, I manufacture 3 piece alloy wheels in sizes up to 17" diameter, but 18" wouldn't be too much of a problem.I also own an '87 TSI.Currently I sell my wheels mainly for road racing use. Price per wheel up to 10 sets would be in the region of $450per wheel, as below this quantity it's not worth setting up the CNC machines. Over 10 sets the price would come down to around the $300 ea... Hi! Would you happen to have a link to a website or gallery of your work. Or at least samples of the different styles your compqny offers? I'm interested in seeing the kinds of wheels you've made. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakergavin Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 I can post some pix hopefully later today when I get to my other computer which has the pics on it, but here is a car with some on.How do I get .jpg's to show up in this box without using a URL? http://www.pistonheads.com/pics/news/9506-135049-4.jpg [/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakergavin Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 Try this one:http://www.pistonheads.com/include/popup.a...06-135049-4.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakergavin Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 http://www.flickr.com/photos/8012954@N07/475327008/http://www.flickr.com/photos/8012954@N07/475327002/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakergavin Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 http://www.flickr.com/photos/8012954@N07/475327000/http://www.flickr.com/photos/8012954@N07/475326996/http://www.flickr.com/photos/8012954@N07/475326982/ Here's some of my current wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontyTSI Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 where can we shop and browse pricing on those wheels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attack vector Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 NICE!!!!! We must talk how much for a 17x8 front and a 17x9 rear with polished lip and black powdercoated center? http://farm1.static.flickr.com/209/475327008_697ec028ca.jpg Any pictures of this wheel finished in the flesh? ^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIL Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 The problem with all the wheels that have gold or some other color on them is they won't look good on all cars. The stock or silver wheels look pretty good with all colors. I like the idea of stock finish or polished in 17 inch. That would match all most all paint jobs and tires would be affordable. I think 8 inch on front and 9 on the rear with the proper offset would make it a bolt on upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakergavin Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 No, don't have any pix of that wheel in the flesh as yet.Centres can be done any colour, my thought for the conquest wheels was to diamond cut the face as per stock provided we get more than 10 sets so I can cnc machine them.Price is the same no matter what width as per my previous post, although if there is only 1 set then the price would be $495 per wheel, dropping as volume increases. This includes painting or powdercoating the centre and polishing the outer shell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87quest_stv Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 that wheel in the second to the last post would look great with a polished lip and gunmetal grey insert. (You know smoked silver like color) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attack vector Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 No, don't have any pix of that wheel in the flesh as yet.Centres can be done any colour, my thought for the conquest wheels was to diamond cut the face as per stock provided we get more than 10 sets so I can cnc machine them.Price is the same no matter what width as per my previous post, although if there is only 1 set then the price would be $495 per wheel, dropping as volume increases. This includes painting or powdercoating the centre and polishing the outer shell. So long as the actual wheel keeps the same characteristics of your 3D CAD model then I'm in love. You have no idea how impossible it has been for me to find a deep-dish "thick" formula mesh style wheel which has a CONCAVE pull or dip as you move from the lip to the center. The only other place I've found that makes a formula mesh with a concave dip is CCwheel: http://www.ccwheel.com/files/wheelprofiles....php?id=classic And I don't think I can get a set of these for less then $2300 through them. I'm not rich... so that sucks for me. And honestly I like the design and the chamfering on the edges of the mesh armature and the overall visual thickness and weight of your design better then the 'CCWheels' mesh. If you can somehow supply some pictures of this wheel finished in the flesh, just so I could see how the 3D prototype translates in to a real-world product as far as look... I'll be figuring out ways to scrounge up enough dough for a GP for these. Also just to clarify, this is a 3-piece wheel correct? (I'm referring to the mesh design... not the Starion replicas) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakergavin Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 Yes these are a 3 piece design, as would the Starion replicas.I will post a picture of the CAD model for one of the other designs that are pictured so you can see how the correlation is. They are pretty much exactly the same, just different reflectivity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakergavin Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Hi,You can see the CAD models now at http://www.flickr.com/photos/8012954@N07/?saved=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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