My ISS Forged wheel build progress thread...

[TheGreatOne]

Originally Posted by 370Fitment

I'll have pics for you as soon as your wheels come up to their turn on the CNC

i hope the anticipation is brewing Sean!! hahaha

-VJ

Oh you know it is hehe

Originally Posted by Srenity

Looks like we are going to be having a few more awesome 40th's with aftermarket wheels to add to our 40th thread. I just made an order for some wheels too unfortunetly not nearly as baller as these.

I love the look of clear tint lip you picked TheGreatOne, and the Bronze/Gunmetal will be hot on the 40th too VegasZ.

Would love to see what you go with Serenity...I find the 40th out of all the Z's looks pretty good with stock wheels due to the close color match but when you select something aftermarket....gets very tricky.

I think the tinted lip will work out really good

[Srenity]

Originally Posted by TheGreatOne

Oh you know it is hehe



Would love to see what you go with Serenity...I find the 40th out of all the Z's looks pretty good with stock wheels due to the close color match but when you select something aftermarket....gets very tricky.

I think the tinted lip will work out really good

I am going against the grain. I ordered a set 18 x 10's all around with 36 offset. I am going to be running 275's on all four. The fronts should be fine but the rear is going to need a large spacer. The wheels are Wedsport SA55. I went for lightweight square setup and looks were secondary. Hope I don't regret it.

[Unique_Z]

Nice looking forward to see the setup!

[issforged]

Originally Posted by Srenity

I am going against the grain. I ordered a set 18 x 10's all around with 36 offset. I am going to be running 275's on all four. The fronts should be fine but the rear is going to need a large spacer. The wheels are Wedsport SA55. I went for lightweight square setup and looks were secondary. Hope I don't regret it.

thats going to look HAWT!!

either way, they're wheels, if you dont like it, sell 'em and give me a call!!

[TheGreatOne]

Originally Posted by Srenity

I am going against the grain. I ordered a set 18 x 10's all around with 36 offset. I am going to be running 275's on all four. The fronts should be fine but the rear is going to need a large spacer. The wheels are Wedsport SA55. I went for lightweight square setup and looks were secondary. Hope I don't regret it.

I'm definitely interested in seeing it, sounds pretty good.

One great thing is being able to rotate your tires

[Srenity]

Originally Posted by TheGreatOne

I'm definitely interested in seeing it, sounds pretty good.

One great thing is being able to rotate your tires

Yeah that was part of the reasoning. I went through my stock rears in 10K miles and the fronts have a lot left in them. Getting the extra mileage is important since I drive her on a 600 mile round trip to Sacramento about twice a month.

[TheGreatOne]

Hmm what about lug nuts? I'm thinking with a nice pair of wheels like this I should be getting some high quality lug nuts

Also color....I was considering Neo Chrome

- Mainly cause they have no specific color
- If scratched by installation/removal...can't really tell
- minor cool factor



However it could look completely terrible.

Other option is just stick to Black and that might be more inline with the clean look of my car. If VJ or anyone has some suggestions, would be awesome.

Also not sure the quality gap between lug nuts that are $80 vs $150 (I wouldn't touch anything thats $35 or less on Ebay)

[issforged]

Be extremely careful with Project Kics Lugs!

There are certain Project Kics lugs, especially the R26, that are basically one-time use race lugs
they are made of a softer aluminum that normal aluminum lugs which makes them significantly lighter than normal aluminum lugs

These type of lugs are meant for track use only and are meant to be replaced after 3-4 wheel on/off because the aluminum severely stretches to hold tension on the nut...this is fine if you will be regularly replacing lugs, if you do not regularly replace the lugs than these should NOT be used i.e. a street car.

We have had our own experience with this on our shop track Evo X. On our 6th wheels on/off, 9 of the 20 total lugs split in half and we had to replace all our studs because most of them we had to cut to get the lugs off.

I am in no way saying that these are bad lugs!!! They are the absolute best when it comes to race purposes, just not for street use

For street use, brands like Muteki or NRG are great...they are made of denser forged aluminum that is a bit heavier but you can take them on and off as much as you'd like

also important is read the package and do not over torque aluminum lugs!!!!

[Huck]

Good thing to know, thanks for the info!


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[issforged]

Originally Posted by KaienZ34

That's the samething i heard about the rays lugs and is the reason i went with these. I can never get ahead.

life of a tuner my friend!

I cant tell you how much money I've spent on mistakes or mis-judgements on my part while building my Rx7 FD...but in the end it all worth it when you learn you car and its parts and you have your pride and joy sitting the way its supposed to

[TheGreatOne]

Ahhhh, see, glad I asked, thanks again for the wisdom/knowledge VJ

[fuct]

wow you can go two years without taking your wheels off?!?

[TheGreatOne]

Hey guys, got an update from ISS on my wheels

I figured I was going to check in on Friday but boom, pics in my inbox today

Looks to be coming along nicely


-the raw forgings




-after the raw forgings came out of the CNC Lathe




-the CNC Lathe turned forging with my design cut out




-My center caps in their holders about to get cut




- All four of the center disks cut out and waiting on the rack for the mounting pad height and lug pattern to get cut

[GaleForce]

Cool!

[gy954]

Verrry Nice! Please continue to document progress.