George D

Bret, these are the Techni Polish. From a very small distance they look like a full polish. The machined finish does not require as much love either.

Keithr726

keep up the pics those are gorgeous! kinesis and fikse = amazing

DFASTEST951

Hands down the kenisis are the better lookers and they were made so well too. Different story now though. They were bought out by the parent company of Asanti wheels. I've heard the manufacturing process went the way of cheaper than before. Ski if you look closely the k27's are different from the k28s

Ski

Yeah Joe I noticed that after I posted. We've got two sets of the K27 - one set up with Toyo RA1 and the other with Yoko A032R for the track car. I didn't even consider Kinesis, since I also heard the quality had gone down. Fikse got the nod over RH due to price/budget - getting ready to start the 2.8L process, Big Blacks and rotors are being readied, and factorytuned gears and pulleys should be ready next month or the next.

Time for a bit more hp, add a little braking, and a new wheel look.

kasturbo

Here are my FM-10s. 8.5" front and 10" in the rear.

Ski

Kevin, you running 245/40F and 275/40R or....?
That's a great looking car!

kasturbo

Time for a new one now:

kasturbo

Yes, that is the exact tire combo. I'll go to 285's when the 275's wear out.

DFASTEST951

Kevin there is probably a wheel repair guy in your area that can fix it much cheaper than buying a new one. There's two guys here that will do it. One guy welds in new aluminum if you need it. Check that out first. You know that funny saying here on the boards.."that'll buff right out". Well that's what I say looking at your wheel after the damage and repairs I've done to mine on my old bmw. I've turned wheels into eggs and have had metal chunks taken out. Got em repaired no problem.

kasturbo

Thanks Joe. I'm actually pretty close with the owners of a wheel repair shop here in Columbus. The sponsered me for a couple years. I haven't talked with them yet, still waiting on the insurance company to decide on things. These are my track wheels, so I will need to discuss with them if they trust will trust the strength for the track after the repair.

BlueRiver86

So Kinesis are made differently now? I was wondering about that... Bummer.

DrZ1

Here were some from whom I bought the wheels, If you need more email me monday. I plan to paint the center caps, the same color. The center caps presently are silver.

Thanks

Steve

333pg333

Yes I've had to do a mine a few times. Not that they're the same brand, but similar composition and looks for one of the sets. Probably get the lightweight race wheels for the next step. http://www.simmonswheel.com.au/wheels/race_wheels.htm
How light are the Fikse's?

odb812

another picture of Dave's car at Hershey

Stalzie

ahhhhh I love the black. Would look even better if they had a silver lining like Fuch's.