Has anyone had a set of mesh SSR rims on their 911?

Rufblackbird · 10-28-2004, 04:56 PM

I just bought another 911 (yeah..I know...it'll never end) and it came with these mesh style rims made by SSR. At first I thought they were BBS's, but then I noticed the centercap, then the SSR markings on the wheel. Has anyone had these before? They look like 15x7s and 8s, with 205 front and 225 rear tires. I'm not a big fan of mesh style wheels, so I'll probably end up selling them unless there's a good reason to keep them. Suggestions? Comments? TIA.

Adam · Adam's Garage

Jeff - WTF, buddy?

What's wrong with the targa?? I thought you'd have your hands full with the '76, but wow... another 911! Are your folks going crazy??

Tell us more about this new car! Is it a shell to swap all the '76 stuff over from or a new project?

Elombard · 10-28-2004, 05:24 PM

Paint gun metal grey - Cool wheels with the deep dish on rear. Oh and junk the caps.

Shaun @ Tru6 · 10-28-2004, 05:27 PM

dude, you've got it bad. unfortunately no known treatment.

jfw834 · jfw834's Garage

if you blacked out the mesh part of those wheels they could look pretty sweet and at least be used for track wheels!

Adam · Adam's Garage

Hey, with those caps upside down, if you squint it kinda looks like BBS!

Zeke · 10-28-2004, 06:26 PM

SSR ( here ) does not show those wheels. However, they get good marks by the ricers as a semi-forged and light wheels.

I like them, but I would since one of my sets of wheels are the one piece BBS. If you had four 7's, I'd jump on those like a duck on a June bug.

Yeah, black centers, first thing I'd do.

Rufblackbird · 10-28-2004, 07:02 PM

Thanks for your comments guys...blacking out the center isn't a bad idea. How much do you guys think I'd be able to get if I wanted to sell it? If I can get good money for it I would sell to recover some money to fix the body (plenty of rust).

Adam - Uh...nothing wrong with the targa, except guzzling expensive Hawaii gas, and me having to use it as a daily driver (gets kinda hot here year round, ya know?

). Yes...dad has gone mad.

Kinda hard to let this go, especially a running 2.7 for $1500. I'll post more pics and details on a separate post tonight. And Yes...this one will be used as the shell for the '76 (it's a non sunroof coupe..yipee!); funny how where there's rust on one, there isn't much on the other.

Milt - thanks for the link! I know SSRs are well known in the ricer/drifter crowd...never thought I'd see it on a Porsche. I looked through the entire site...found them! http://www.speedstar.co.jp/collection/ssr_mesh/index.html

Kevin Stewart · 10-28-2004, 07:11 PM

I think someone found ssr stickers, Kevin

Randy Webb · 10-28-2004, 08:59 PM

The 'good reason to keep them' is that after you are done cleaning something like that you will not have to go to the gym....

Adam · Adam's Garage

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Originally posted by Rufblackbird:
Adam - Uh...nothing wrong with the targa, except guzzling expensive Hawaii gas, and me having to use it as a daily driver (gets kinda hot here year round, ya know? ). Yes...dad has gone mad. Kinda hard to let this go, especially a running 2.7 for $1500. I'll post more pics and details on a separate post tonight. And Yes...this one will be used as the shell for the '76 (it's a non sunroof coupe..yipee!); funny how where there's rust on one, there isn't much on the other.

From what I remember, you're a little taller than me, so you'll find the non-sunroof a big bonus. My '76 is a non-sunroof and I'm very happy with the headroom at 6'2". $1,500 is a friggin' bargain! - Congrats! I'll keep an eye open for your post about the new car...