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I have been searching for the right wheels for my car for some time. I had first thought of doing a set of CCW classics which turned out they will still make them for us, but don't seem to be recommend and don't allow many options. Then I started looking into Fiske's which lead me to find David Esposito from BuziGear in CT. After a conversation with David regarding Fiske wheels and colors I was thinking about he mentioned to me about the E88. It was originally the wheel I wanted to go with but thought they were going to be well outside what I wanted to spend. David informed me that he could spec out a set for me that wouldnt be much more than the Fiske I was considering, and would be able to get them a lot quicker.
Told David I didn't want to mess with fenders and have any fitment issues and he assured me I would not. Talking with David really put my mind at ease. He is a real fitment and wheel guru! It's hard for most of us to trust our cars with someone however you meet those certain genuine people who you know you can trust, and David is one of those guys. He built for me a perfect fitting set of E88s for me that required no fender modifications that fit perfectly. He also did a stud conversion kit for me, and ended up delivering the car to me as he was driving out in my direction. (His shop is about and hour and half away) My wife was shocked I was allowing someone to drive my car! But as I mentioned dealing with David left my mind at ease!
So here they are 18x8.5 and 18x12 wrapped in R888s. Cars is lowered on Ohlins road and track slightly higher than GT2 specs.
MY R888s have thrown up so much road debris out here they have practically ruined my old BBS forged wheels..... I clean my wheels now every time I drive the thing
I didn't get my E88's from David but I did get a set of GT3 seats from him. Smooth transaction, great communication and the seats were better than described.
David is the man its that simple, old school ethics and hard work is the recipe for success. As far as wheel cleaning just get them opti coated, it'll make cleaning them a 10 min job.
BBS makes a nice wheel for sure, currently my 2nd favorite manufacture of wheels for 5 lug.
Which basically means its top notch bad-*** stuff.
They have the best inner spoke machining of any company its a very technical cut. They do tend to sacrifice some of the hand finishing of the machining on the race wheels I have seen lately but those might have been discount/rushed wheels given the circumstances as others didn't seem as bad. However, I think I am one of the very very very few people that would even notice such a small thing and it doesn't really discount the wheels performance.
Makes me happy to see the small secondary lug holes are gone. Those will infuriate you as a wheel man during a race not that its really applicable here.
A lot have been said that if you track, tires tend to have slippage within the wheels during hard braking and acceleration. Some wheel companies offer knurled bead seat to eliminate this and secure the tire slippage. Does E88 also have this feature in their rims design?
07-31-2015, 11:37 AM
BBS E88s
