speedline wheels! sell, keep, value???

rtoms · 04:29 AM

picked these today for a realllly really good deal, drove 6 hours round trip for them but well worht it imo, anyone have info on what they were off of? value? where i can get new bolts as these show some age? torque specs etc? any info would be great as of now im planning to put on my 86 with spacers I have and maybe have the centers done gold ?
17x7 et54
17x9 et 50
woot woot im excited ok ok onto the pics

Bill Verburg · Bill Verburg's Garage

Those are aftermarket Speedline Alissio, not the more desireable and rare oem Speedlines.

Jim Dorociak in Newbury Park, Ca has been doing some very nice work restoring those wheels

FinallyGotOne · FinallyGotOne's Garage

you definitely need to sell them. (TO ME!) i've wanted those for my 911SC for some time!!

rtoms · 04-08-2009, 04:08 PM

i would be willing to sell them, pm me with what you would pay for them

fireant911 · 04-08-2009, 04:16 PM

I have nothing to add to the original poster's question other than an interesting tidbit of data. My previous employer purchased Speedline (AMCAST) and these folks were going to teach these Italians how to make wheels... just like they taught my organization to make brass castings. We were once an extremely profitable brass foundry, touted as the largest in the world, and AMCAST destroyed this. The more they became involved the less revenue was generated. After various bankruptcies and sell off's of the organizations (including, among others, Lee Brass and Speedline) and AMCAST is no more.

rtoms · 04-08-2009, 04:27 PM

blury pic and the car was on stands for 7 months so its not fully settled but im looking and im liking, im thinking some sticky rubber and lower the car about an inch all around and wala!

FinallyGotOne · FinallyGotOne's Garage

If were measuring rim to rim, my 17" cup wheels are 9 inches Front/ 10 inches back. 4 inches to the hub front and 5 inches to hub in the back.

These speedlines may be too narrow unfortunately...

IDGAF27 · IDGAF27's Garage

Have tortured seller? is there his blood on your car's quarter window?

Bill Verburg · Bill Verburg's Garage

Speedlines and many other aftermarket wheels have wide flanges compared to the relatively dainty Fuchs flanges
an 8" will measure 9" from outer flange edge to inner flange edge
a 9" will measure 10" from outer flange edge to inner flange edge
a 10" will measure 11" from outer flange edge to inner flange edge
etc

rtoms · 04-10-2009, 05:57 AM

Have tortured seller? is there his blood on your car's quarter window?- explain this to me?

heres a little better pic, cant wait to get some proper sticky rt615s on these and drop her down a little more

tmsautoart · 04-10-2009, 11:56 AM

the blood thing: He saw the sticker on your r. rear quarter window. Looks like dripping blood. BTW. where in CT are you?

911st · 04-10-2009, 03:04 PM

Those do not seem to be a 3.2 Carrera offset do they?

What Porsche are they made for?

rtoms · 04-10-2009, 06:06 PM

maybe for a boxster, the fronts fit mint without a spacer the rear im running a 1.5 inch spacer and they fit great, btw i live in woodstock ct, northeast corner

efhughes3 · efhughes3's Garage

The problem with those wheels is the fact you will have to run spacers. I'd try to sell them if you can make a couple of dollars, and get wheels with the proper offsets. Easier to deal with and the deeper dish will look more in place on our cars.

Wayne 962 · Wayne 962's Garage

Speedline made the wheels for both the Porsche 959 and the Ferrari F40 (I believe). Very cool...

-Wayne

rtoms · 04-11-2009, 04:18 AM

im not to concerned with the spacer as i had run them with my cup2's for several years, wayne thanks for the info, and im going to continue cleaning the wheels up and possibly painting the centers, then maybe sell. as for now its kinda fun to have a nice set of wheels on my car

rtoms · 04-13-2009, 03:33 PM

alright im on the edge of buying some tires, falken rt 615's 255 40 with a 215 45 up front anyone running these? thoughts on these? Im also looking at getting some new shocks as well what do you guys recommend, something for lowered ride and stiff I would like...

efhughes3 · efhughes3's Garage

If you want a stiffer ride, you'll need to change T-bars. You don't state what your stock shocks are.

FinallyGotOne · FinallyGotOne's Garage

I love the looks of the wheel., but some autox won't let you run with spacers

IDGAF27 · IDGAF27's Garage

Quote:

Originally Posted by rtoms

Have tortured seller? is there his blood on your car's quarter window?- explain this to me?

That was a JK.

Wheels look good