Just want to give you guys one last chance to get in on this order before I make it... I can do what I'm doing with LT1bird's order and post it up as a "Buy It Now" auction on eBay if you'd like to do it that way... all I ask is that you pay the eBay fees b/c if I cover those too, I'll be going in the hole on the prices I have quoted TFS members... (set of wheels and tires with eBay and PayPal fees won't run you over $60 extra on the order) But like I said, I reference my wheels as an example, I can sell you the same set of 17" ZO6 Argents for $460 plus shipping... thats A SET... I wish someone would have made me that offer a copule of years ago, I'd jumped all over it.... But thats all the point of this thread is, just letting you know that I'll be calling in his order within the week, and I hope maybe a couple of you others will take advantage of it....

~Nick

(If you need pricing on specific sets, wheel and tire package info, finish and size listings, etc... post up and I'll reply ASAP...)

Interested in the rims, but do you have any pictures of them? Also, what kind of tires would come with them, and what do the center caps look like, are they plain or do they have the flags on them? If you have them posted on eBay could you please give me the item number so i could bid on them if I like them. E-mail me back on RicoDeElite@hotmail.com. Thanks

Hey man, look for an email from me here in the next couple of hours, I'll answer all your questions...

~Nick

I'm looking at the Camaro SS 10 Spoke wheels(17x9) that SLP has on sale right now for $399, or $899 with Firestone tires. Can you beat that?

Since the Camaro SS wheels are the only wheel that my distrubutor buys out of house, rather, does not produce themselves, they are a little bit more... pricing on those go:

Original Camaro SS Wheels:
Specs:
Wheel Size - (17x9) offset 50mm
Bolt Pattern - (5 lug on 4 3/4")
Center Caps: Choose from Chevy Bowtie, SS, Pontiac or Corvette

Silver (Natural): $487.50
Chrome: $950


SLP is selling the painted set for $399.00 + $60 shipping, like you said... I can get em for the above, $487.50 plus $80 shipping... I'd even go down to $450, but thats the best I can do ... sorry man... if you were leaning more toward the vette wheels, ect, I could hook you up w/ a KILLER deal... but SLP has the Take-Off's on lock down with the prices and specials theyt are able to carry.... Hope your purchase works out, whatever you decide! and thanks for the interest!

~Nick

Can you get close to around $1000, including S&H for 17" SS 10 Spokes(or Z-06) + tires in the 275-40-17(or 285-40-17)? It's $1019 from SLP including S&H. Thanks!

The ZO6's! Yup I can do that!

Specs (Straight 17” Set):
Front/Rear - (17 x 9 1/2) offset 56mm
Bolt Pattern - (5 lug on 4 3/4")
Argent: $460.00
Polished: $560.00
Chrome: $770.00

Tire Option: Falken ZE-512 275/40/ZR17
Add: $542.00

So for a set of the 17x9.5" Argent (which are the gunmetal set that I have... see signature pic) You'd be lookignt at $1002 plus $80 shipping ($1082)... to the best of my knowledge, you cannot get the ZO6's from SLP...

~Nick

damn i so wish i had 1000 bucks to spend on the car right now cause thats exactly what i want.

I wish you did too for your sake, they look soooooooooo sweet....

~Nick

I'd say that anybody looking for SWEET wheels and tires should hop on this purchase. I've been researching and can't find a better deal than $1082 SHIPPED for 4 Z-06 wheels and the Falken ZE-512's! Definitely check out his webshots albums to see just how incredible they look on a 'bird.

Thanks Alot man... I appreciate that...

~Nick

Nick,
Is argent also refered to as dark chrome? If so can you get the ZR1 wheels in argent and how much would that cost for 17-9.5 fronts and 17-11 rears? I am very interested in them.
Thanks,
Ben

There is no one on the market, that I have seen, that produces an argent, or 'dark chrome', or gunmetal version of the ZR1, only ZO6 and the Mustang Bullet wheels I resale are available.... this is the pricing I do have on the ZR1's tho, in the sized set which you're asking about...

Corvette ZR-1 Wheels
Specs (Staggered Set):
Front - (17 x 9 1/2) offset 56mm
Rear - (17 x 11) offset 50mm
Bolt Pattern - (5 lug on 4 3/4")

Black: $431.25
Silver (Natural): $558.75
Polished: $558.75
Chrome: $765.00

Tire Option:
· Front: Sumitomo 275/40/17 ZR
· Rear: Sumitomo 315/35/17 ZR
Add: $572.50

Silver is the plain-jane normal wheels coating, it can be shined up, but its as close to what youre looking for... here is a pic....



Shipping is $20/wheel or $20/wheel + mounted and inflated tire... so either way its $80 shipping for a set... Tell me what you think...

~Nick

Well Nick as much as i hate to say no because you've got some killer prices, i'm gonna have to pass on this one. I really want a set in dark chrome and the ZO6 rims just don't do it for me. Thanks anyways, and if you run across a five star style wheel in dark chrome let me know.

thats no problem, but you're probably gona end up having to find some foreign racing wheel, that is unless you want to foot the bill for some FISKE's like this:



lmao, if you want 5-spoke 'dark chrome' wheels, I'd be willing to bet you're drooling right now... but, hehe, you dont even want to know how much those wheels cost! (btw, those are the Fiske Profil 5's in 'race black' )

~Nick

Did you ever check to see if you could get ZR-1 style wheels 2-17"x9.5", +38mm and 2-17"x11", +36.5mm instead of the 56 and 50 mm backspacing?

all i can get is what I posted up... j/c, but why do you want the back spacing so shallow anyway? having the 56 and 50 mm backspacing will allow the wheel to tuck better under the car. But regardless, the ZR1's that i get from my wholesaler are, to the besat of my knowledge, exact OE replications built to the origional specs... they have sold hundreds of sets to ppl who have put these ZR1's on their f-bodies w/o insident... so idk what the issue is with what you keep asking about backspacing...

~Nick

actually i was drooling when i saw these http://www.slponline.com/view_product.asp?PARTNUMBER=81001
i figure give them another month or two and they will have this color availible for the 93+ f-body ZR-1 wheels

just out of curiousity, if i wanted the black ZR-1 wheels for my 88, what kinda of spacer would i need and/or would they even work, and do you have a picture of those in black by any chance

If I push around some finicials, i may be able to work something out for those

Thanks Nick,


Frank

Hey man, Just got back from Auto Fair... WHAT A BLAST!!!!!! anyway, here is a pic of the black ZR1's:



as far as spacers, ask formula305 or some of the other 3rd gen drivers about that, I bet they will know for sure! Thanks for the interest...

~Nick

How many inches is 13.5 mm?

13.5 mm = 1.35 cm/2.54 cm/inch= 0.53 inches.

I wasn't trying to disrespect you MxPx69. You have helped me alot. I heard with the 50 mm offset you have to beat on your car to clear 315's. With the 36.5mm you do not. But I believe a cheap set of mr gaskets 7/16 spacers would be close enough. After summer vacation I'm going to have you hook me up with a set of black ones. Stealth fighter. Blacked out formula.

none taken, and that is true for the 17x11" rear wheels w/ 315 width rbber, as I told you before, we dont have to go as far as the 'maros and mask off, cut out, and roll back the inner lip of our rear wheel wells, but you do have ot do a little bid of beating to be able to get the clearence correct... but I have seen those wheels on quite oa fre birds, so it's really not that big of a deal... just let me know when you're ready...

~Nick

Can you get the 16x8 ZR1s? If so what finishes?

sorry, the ZR1's are only available in 17 inch diameters.

~Nick

Hey Nick, I just got home and surprise surprise, the wheels were there waiting for me. They look awesome! I gotta say, I love the polished ZR-1's!!! They're going to be a pain in the butt to keep shiny, but man they're incredible looking. Either this weekend or next I'll probably get some tires mounted, and other than that, the only thing I'm going to do to them is peel the corvette emblems off of the center caps and get some 'bird emblems to put on instead. Thanks for the great deal! I'll be sure to post pics as soon as I get everything mounted up.

Dwain

glad I could hook you up man.... wonder what Freddi (LT1bird) thinks of his black ZR1's? He should have them today, or at the latest, tomorrow... being in california and all...


~Nick

(additionally: use "Mothers mag wheel polish" in the little red and whit tub... its the best stuff on the market! Those wheels will dook awesome all polished up...)

Lt1bird you have to get us some pics posted of the black zr1's. That is what I have me heart set on. Dang vacation.

I'll have to look into the Mother's Mag Polish...right now I'm using Meguiars Quick Wax to make them easy to clean/protect from road and brake "gunk." Sometime today hopefully my buddy will send me a pic of the car with the new wheels (we took some pics yesterday). I'll post a link to the pic if I get it.
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Dwain
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BTW, if you're in New Mexico, I highly recommend Discount Tire Co. in Rio Rancho for all your tire-mounting needs. I've heard horror stories about scratched up wheels by other "nationwide" automotive service providers (Sears, Big O Tires, etc.), so I asked my 'vette buddies who they trust and they pointed me to the aforementioned store. Not a single added scratch on my polished wheels! I had to clean off a little bit of the protectant they used on the wheels, but it sure beats having to polish out scratches.

I look forward to seein the pics man... and again, I'm happy your stoked with your purchase...


~Nick

http://community.webshots.com/user/dakman74
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It's the picture labeled "My bird"
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I tried posting the image but Formula Source doesn't like the address.
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Dwain

Here you go. Got the pic to come up for you.


http://community.webshots.com/s/image13/4/...03yDZzPl_ph.jpg

Thanks Sue, you'll have to tell me how you got it to work
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Dwain

Dang now it's not working again. Let me see if i can fix it.


This is too weird. It'll open up just fine when I do a post preview but not when the actual post is up. It'll also show up fine when I go to try and edit the post. I don't know what is going on.


Sorry about that dakman, but the first part is a direct link to the pic.

*Picture removed because it's too dang big!
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Let's see if this works.
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Dwain

Trying again

*picture deleted...too dang big

WooHoo. Got it up. It's small, but at least it's up. Now if we could just get one a bit bigger then that one it should be all good.

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Is that one big enough for ya Sue?

JEASE you're rackin up the posts in here, lmao... if you need someone to host it, I'd be more than happy to... lol...


~Nick

Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day...teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime Grasshopper.
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What do you think of the bird's new look?
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Dwain

There, how's that? lol...


lookin' good man...


~Nick

That works Nick. Oh and sorry about running up the post count in here.

yea, Dwain racked just up 6 freebies! roflmao... j/p w/ you man...


~Nick

aawwwww you cut out all the purty sky I gotta run up the posts, so I can be promoted from Oil Changer to whatever is the next level!

Well, I guess that means you have 39 more post to make in this thread, so hop to it... lol

~Nick

Hey Nick, nice red x. See we're not the only ones dakman who can't get it to work.

Yep...I just whittle away at 'em in chunks on different threads... ninja stealth I see we are all in the running for the top 10 "post'rs" today
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Ok, I'm done in here...time to switch to another thread
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Dwain

I'm currently working on the site... if the hosing of his pic goes down for intermittant periods of time, it will come back up shortly...


~Nick

check the pic now.. it should be back up... or else dakmans pic is possessed...


~Nick