A "tell me to just give the money to charity" thread - should I buy some CHEAP (like, eBay cheap) 19x10 or so wheels to strictly autocross?

[Bill Pemberton]

Had a set of SVE drifts years back , they were not hub centric and those stupid plastic rings to snug them up were ridiculous -- they broke at every race. When you figure the safety value of the Apex over the SVE drifts , and the higher quality of fit and finish, it is a smart money move in my estimation. We sold Forgelines ( at Woodhouse Auto Family ) for years and they are a phenomenal wheel, and they would be my first choice if I was seriously active. Nice to have both them and Apex supporting TMO.

 

[Mad Hatter]

Had a set of SVE drifts years back , they were not hub centric and those stupid plastic rings to snug them up were ridiculous -- they broke at every race. When you figure the safety value of the Apex over the SVE drifts , and the higher quality of fit and finish, it is a smart money move in my estimation. We sold Forgelines ( at Woodhouse Auto Family ) for years and they are a phenomenal wheel, and they would be my first choice if I was seriously active. Nice to have both them and Apex supporting TMO.

SVE Drift not hubcentric.... maybe you had a early one?? Mine were from 2014 and were hubcentric.... Not that I am saying your prehubcentric or anything like that.....

 

[TMSBOSS]

Not that I am saying your prehubcentric or anything like that.....

A little corn from Chile. LOL

 

[DaveW]

I have had several sets of SVE 350 19x11 wheels and have autocrossed the heck out of them with no issue. They were on the car when I broke a ball joint and another incident where my strut rotated and the sway bar mount bit into the wheel. No wheel damage from the first, and I replaced the second one just because it was cheap to do so. These weigh 26#, FYI, the same as an equiv. Forgestar.

I picked up a set of P51 19x11.5's last fall for use with my Hoosiers and they also seem fine, but I only have one two day event on them so far. They are light as advertised, 22#.

DaveW

 

[Mad Hatter]

I have had several sets of SVE 350 19x11 wheels and have autocrossed the heck out of them with no issue. They were on the car when I broke a ball joint and another incident where my strut rotated and the sway bar mount bit into the wheel. No wheel damage from the first, and I replaced the second one just because it was cheap to do so. These weigh 26#, FYI, the same as an equiv. Forgestar.

I picked up a set of P51 19x11.5's last fall for use with my Hoosiers and they also seem fine, but I only have one two day event on them so far. They are light as advertised, 22#.

DaveW

The price is great and its a good looking wheel. Glad they are working out for you but have seen LOTS of busted wheels out of the 7 or so sets we brought down. Most of them have been damaged on the street.

 

[Mad Hatter]

A little corn from Chile. LOL

Its being stuck at home in lockdown again... its getting me a little squirrelly (going nuts).

 

[TymeSlayer]

Whadda ya know... A Pemberton wannabe!

Its being stuck at home in lockdown again... its getting me a little squirrelly (going nuts).

 

[Bill Pemberton]

He is getting punny down there in South Merika, and I do find his jokes a bit Chile con Corny!!

 

[DaveW]

The price is great and its a good looking wheel. Glad they are working out for you but have seen LOTS of busted wheels out of the 7 or so sets we brought down. Most of them have been damaged on the street.

On the SVE? I am not arguing but this kind of goes down the same old wheel strength rabbit hole. What was happening when they were bent?

I just put 4 new GM wheels on a C7 vette today, all 4 OEM bent from an expansion joint.

And we have all seen the broken Forgestars and Apex and even Forgeline.

My point being is that there is stuff happening in the street that will bend any wheel, no matter the brand.

And track use, all bets are off. If you are using a lightweight wheel, we all know they are wear items but many people do not.

From what I have seen of the SVE35019x11, I am perfectly comfortable with them on the street and for autocross. I would not track them and I have no idea on other sizes or types. (all of mine were hub centric with no rings, FYI)

DaveW

 

[Mad Hatter]

And you cant argue with the price.....

 

[Mad Hatter]

He is getting punny down there in South Merika, and I do find his jokes a bit Chile con Corny!!

I am following in your footsteps!! Your a bad influence they say.....

 

[s9669s]

Duane, how about these?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/224415286028

Anyone have experience with these wheels?

This looks like a REALLY good deal on wide 19's, which I really don't need (already have 19x10.5's...). I need a cheap set of wide 18's...

 

[Duane Black]

Well, if anyone is curious what I did, I got discount tire to find me 4 of the last 285/30r18 re71r in the country, and bought 4 AMR Silver wheels...

 

[Mad Hatter]

Well, if anyone is curious what I did, I got discount tire to find me 4 of the last 285/30r18 re71r in the country, and bought 4 AMR Silver wheels...

Cool, could you give us the specs and price of the AMR wheels?

 

[302BOB]

Chile con Corny!!

I'm getting hungry and this ain't even the Pizza thread.................................

 

[Duane Black]

Theyre $153 each, 45mm back space. They fit, but the barrel is so close to the caliper that the wheel had to be rebalanced with weights on the outer edge, not middle.

 

[Coz]

I have the same AMR 18x10 wheels for my street 320tw Conti ECS 285/40. I run 3mm spacers to give me just a little more clearance.

I used to run these in HPDE until last year when I went with the Apex EC-7 ET43 18x10 and Falken RT615K+ 295/40. The current EC-7s are ET40.

The AMRs held up fine at my intermediate level.

 

[302BOB]

Saw a 2013 Grabber Blue GT while I was out in the Boss Thursday.....You don't see that many Stangs anymore...................everybody today has a SUV or something similar................

 

[funksouljon]

I'm running 10x18 all the way around, no spacers with the big brakes (stock for my car) mine are SVE Drifts (as I recall) and the ones in silver have been discontinued.

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Well those RIMS must look funny mounted at those dimensions.

Still looking for my next set and Apex seem to be the best option for 18x11s. I like the price of 19x11s, but the extra cost in rubber seems to push me back to the 18s.

 

[blacksheep-1]

I just use the whole wheel not just the rim