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Old 11-25-2009, 03:17 AM
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Default Sport Edition Cup 4

Saw these today:

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/Wheel...All&sort=Brand



17x7.5

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Offset: 52mm Backspacing: 6.29" Bolt Pattern: 5-130
Rec. Tire Size: 205/50-17
Weight: 23.4lbs.

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17x9

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Offset: 47mm Backspacing: 6.85" Bolt Pattern: 5-130
Rec. Tire Size: 255/40-17
Weight: 24.4lbs.

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Cool looking wheel, curious to see if any one has put them on a 944 yet. price is nice and they aren't even heavy.

any one got a picture?

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Old 11-25-2009, 03:30 AM
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Heh.
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Old 11-25-2009, 05:12 AM
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Bought a pair of 9's to see if they fit up front if so 9's all around for track

They're actually not bad in person either to my surprise
Old 11-25-2009, 09:26 AM
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I was sold until I read the details:

Finish Shown: Silver Painted

5-spoke styling
One-piece, cast construction
Original equipment Porsche cap
For Porsche only
Center cap not included. Optional center cap available at additional cost.
2 Years Finish Warranty
Manufactured in China
1pc. Cast construction
Old 11-25-2009, 03:23 PM
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^ LOL but I think you will find that most alloys are made over there or in Malaysia
Old 11-25-2009, 03:59 PM
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For less than $200 a wheel you are going to be pretty hard pressed to find a wheel not made in China. Sport Edition is a TireRack brand, so we are quite sure the foundry making these wheels is doing it to our satisfaction. They were personally inspected before they got the contract. Believe it or not there are still some good manufacturers over there I sell these wheels like crazy for winter packages and they look and work great.

Give me a call if interested.

Sorry, no 944/928 pictures..




Old 11-25-2009, 04:38 PM
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Those actually look pretty good, do they come in any other colors
Old 11-26-2009, 01:11 AM
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I hope they don't turn out like Chinese drywall....
Old 11-26-2009, 04:12 AM
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Manufactured in China
I asked about a year ago from one big chinese wheel manufacturer possibility to produce Porsche Speedline replica wheels. The refused to produce such a wheel because they had made an agreement to produce wheels for Porsche....
They had a lot of wheels for Porsche (own desgin). Set of three piece 18" wheels was starting at 80$.
You just need to order 500 sets
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I like the thinner spokes and they really aren't as heavy as I would expect so they are probably low-pressure cast. Not bad at all for the price and close in weight to the forged BBS LM.
Old 11-26-2009, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Olli Snellman
I asked about a year ago from one big chinese wheel manufacturer possibility to produce Porsche Speedline replica wheels. The refused to produce such a wheel because they had made an agreement to produce wheels for Porsche....
They had a lot of wheels for Porsche (own desgin). Set of three piece 18" wheels was starting at 80$.
You just need to order 500 sets
Group buy ? I'd take a few sets
Old 11-26-2009, 02:04 PM
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I have a set of Sport Editions on my Subaru ($100/wheel). They look good and from a cost perspective could not be beaten. \

I really liked this design for P-cars and would have got some for my 996 winter wheels, but found a set of factory 17" with tires on Kijiji for a steal.
Old 11-26-2009, 04:35 PM
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those are really light for the size, my 15x7 bbs front wheels are like 19 apiece and they are "lightweight alloys"
Old 12-07-2009, 10:58 PM
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Hi guys, I just bought a set of Cup 4's for my GTS. It took 3 shipments b/f I got a set that was not damaged in transit and when I finally got them mounted I have to say they look great on the car. Here is a pic of the test fit; I need to replace the stock 38mm rear spacer on the GTS with a 32mm H&R DRM to get the rear clearance that I need.



I deal with Luke at Tire Rack and I will publically say that they are a great company to deal with. I have bought many wheels/tires and accessories from them over the years.
Old 12-08-2009, 12:06 AM
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I'm waiting for tires and spacers I'll post pics when available

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