Custom RSR Wheels

[tom1394racing]

I am thinking about the wheels for my RSR clone and need some advice.

Jack and others have convinced me that I need to go with 17" in the rear to open up my options for street tires in the 275 or higher widths. I am planning to vintage race the car at some point in the future and will be restricted to 16'" for racing events. I also want to replicate the anodized finish of the original RSR wheels.

So..... I am thinking about going with 16X9 in the front and 17X11 in the rear to start with and then having a separate set of 16X11 made for the rear when I am ready to vintage race the car. I have 4 16X6 Fuchs for donors.

As I understand my options for custom wheels, I have a choice between 2 piece welded construction and 3 piece bolted. I like the look of the welded (no bolts on the rims) but I worry about cracks in the welds that will not be visible and could lead to wheel failure. Anyone have any experience with this?

I have looked at three different sources for the wheels. Auto Associates, who are doing the body and fabrication work on the car will make me a set of 3 piece wheels for about $900/wheel. They do not do the welded 2 piece constuction because of the cracking risk. Harvey at Wheel Enhacement quoted me a price around $2500 for a set of 16X9 and 16X11. He does both 2 piece and 3 piece. Lindsey seems to be the least expensive with something in the neighborhood of $2200 based on what I've read on this website. They do both 2 pc and 3 pc.

So my questions are:

1. Two piece vs 3 piece??

2. Sources??

[911pcars]

Here's some data I compiled:

http://members.rennlist.org/911pcars/Fuchs,3-pieceSource.htm

If you go with Auto Associates, let me know how that turns out so I can add them to the list.

Sherwood