Proposal for HRM: 18" BBS RS, staggered

[zak78]

Originally Posted by ChristopheB

If you want to change and because the rims are pretty wide, I would like to see some semi-slick tires with minimal thread (Hankook Ventus Z214 or similar). I do no think we can find too many of those and it would fit the track/road application I envision for those wheels.

I was thinking similarly We Auto-X tires always have the most aggressive tread patterns anyway. Neither he nor I want to try to carve our own treads, so we'll be looking for an existing 18" tire to cut up :roll: Do you know of any in production?

[sbvwfanatic]

Originally Posted by zak78

I'm still getting Brad (Harold Bradford) used to the idea of stretched tires. What tread pattern would you like to see used? We can get the sidewalls from the usual Aoshima stretchies but I'm not sure where to go from there. I don't want to just copy them entirely when we could do something more interesting.

Help me think of some ideas if ya don't mind

I'm a big fan of Toyo TR1s. Also Conti. DWs, and Yokohama Paradas.

[ChristopheB]

Originally Posted by zak78

I was thinking similarly We Auto-X tires always have the most aggressive tread patterns anyway. Neither he nor I want to try to carve our own treads, so we'll be looking for an existing 18" tire to cut up :roll: Do you know of any in production?

Sorry, I am still a rookie in this hobby and I do not know about any that would be in production.

[tonioseven]

Hobby Design may have some in production.

[Hemi Killer]

I sent an email to the address provided in this thread. I haven't received a response yet (4-5 days). I'm assuming he must be busy?

[John18d]

Originally Posted by Hemi Killer

I sent an email to the address provided in this thread. I haven't received a response yet (4-5 days). I'm assuming he must be busy?

Hemi Killer - I was told by Nick - one of the guys working on the development of the wheels that it is better to call Harold Bradford NOT email him.
I called him July 2 and got the paypal account to send funds to - wheels are $10 per set and shipping is $7
I will PM you the details
hope this helps
John

Hemi Killer - your PM is NOT working - you can email me at [email protected] and I will give you the details
John

[Hemi Killer]

Originally Posted by John18d

Hemi Killer - I was told by Nick - one of the guys working on the development of the wheels that it is better to call Harold Bradford NOT email him.
I called him July 2 and got the paypal account to send funds to - wheels are $10 per set and shipping is $7
I will PM you the details
hope this helps
John

Hemi Killer - your PM is NOT working - you can email me at [email protected] and I will give you the details
John

I think the PM's are messed up, I got 3 from you. I replied as well and it gave me a weird message.

He did email me yesterday. I will be placing the order and sending payment via paypal.

Thank you for everyones help

[John18d]

Originally Posted by Hemi Killer

I think the PM's are messed up, I got 3 from you. I replied as well and it gave me a weird message.

He did email me yesterday. I will be placing the order and sending payment via paypal.

Thank you for everyones help

so you did get a PM from me with the phone number and paypal acc#
I wasn't sure what was going on - maybe there is a problem with the AF PM mode
anyhow if all is good - great - I don't think you'll be disappointed with the wheels
John

[sbvwfanatic]

Just got my two sets and they are near perfect. (some paper thin flash on the backside of the spokes.) They are actually the cleanest resin cast wheels I've seen. And that's impressive considering the minute detail of the mesh centers. Can't wait to put them to use.

[Hemi Killer]

Originally Posted by John18d

so you did get a PM from me with the phone number and paypal acc#
I wasn't sure what was going on - maybe there is a problem with the AF PM mode
anyhow if all is good - great - I don't think you'll be disappointed with the wheels
John

Yes I did. Thank you

[zak78]

Originally Posted by tonioseven

Hobby Design may have some in production.

Yeah, I was thinking of using the center tread area of the Dunlop Direzzas, since the stretched sidewall could just be added to them. The other, more exotic-looking tires couldn't be pieced together, from what I can see.

I think my hesitation comes from having Direzzas on a set of wheels for my 1:1 and hating them lol.

Edit:

Is everyone receiving their wheels in a satisfactory manner?

Nick

[sbvwfanatic]

Yup. Got them. Beautiful workmanship and I love the size though I am also wondering what to do about tires. I have dozens of sets of extra tires and I thought I'd have no problem finding some that would work but no luck.
I did just receive my order of Allclad II so I hope to get some color on these beauties and post some photos soon. Thanks for posting this Zak and great work by Harold.

[Hemi Killer]

Mine came today. Nicest resin pieces I have seen. Very clean. I also got the rest of my GT40 engine parts. Instructions are very helpful.