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Old 09-11-2003, 11:42 PM
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Bob these wheels are used quite a bit for drag racing in the import world...They are extremely light but I think (could be wrong) Volks real focus is the Honda, Acura, Subaru world
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Originally posted by viperbob
So help me here. These wheels look nice, but I can not find any weights. Also, the TE37 does not come in anything wider than a 10" for a 17" wheel, or 10.5" for an 18". So these are just nice for looks street wheels? If so, why are the weights that important?

Just curious.
Bob, check www.wheelweights.net

The magnesium 18x8.5 comes in under 13 lbs. The aluminum wheel would be about 19 lbs. Ther same size Fikse FM-10 is around 21lbs.

Personally, I wouldn't use magnesium wheels on the street though.
Old 09-12-2003, 02:49 AM
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Default TE37 weight

Bob:

Here is some weight data on the TE37

http://wheelspecs.com/specs/wheelmodels/425

BTW, their only Porsche spec wheels (5x130mm) come only in:

18x8.5 offset 50mm
18x10.5 offset 40mm
18x10.0 offset 50mm and 60mm


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Old 09-12-2003, 03:10 AM
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Actually volks main stay is in endurance racing.
They are a part series sponsor in the infamous Japan gran touring car championship.
currently one of the most celebrated and revered touring car championship. (by far the most active series currently)
inevitably, ricers do go for the enduro look... although the real benefits are the weight and strength of these immaculately built rims.
The porsches in the racing series use these rims in a bid to keep weight down... so do the ferraris and the rest of the higher spec racers.
anyways... not to be a stick in the mud, but i just wanna dispell the myth of volks (reys engineering) being a rice thing.

In fact, the factory will gladly build you a rim to your exact specs... the down side is the time involved. the upside is, i havent seen a volk rim that looks cheap or poorly made
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Yup that downside consists of 4-6 months =[.

Also if you look closely at some of the rims F1 cars are using you'll see the the Rays Engineering name there as well.
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Default Volk TE37 on black 993TT

19" TE37 in Gunmetal on the side of black 993TT
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Here is another pic of non-TE37 bronze wheel on the side of black 993TT. Unfortunately they do not have a bronze TE37 for the pic.
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Old 09-23-2003, 08:48 PM
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PRAM...19" TE37 in Gunmetal look great.



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