Fifty150 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 After looking around online, I have only found 1 wheel that is an exact fit. What have you guys found? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDSCHOOLFOOL Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Aftermarket, EXACT spec, that's the only one I find too. I have never looked for exact specs before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sKiZo Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Not a bad price, but don't forget to add $150 for the TPS sensors ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty150 Posted August 20, 2018 Author Share Posted August 20, 2018 Some people, not I, believe that the OEM specs are perfect. Engineers spent many hours of research and development to find the exact size wheel and tire combination which works best for your car. So it would make sense that someone would want OEM specs on aftermarket wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sKiZo Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 So I take it we couldn't talk you into some 25" spinning caps? <G> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty150 Posted August 20, 2018 Author Share Posted August 20, 2018 TrueSpoke Wheels. https://truespoke.net/ Vogue Tyres. https://www.voguetyre.com/ Trues & Vogues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDSCHOOLFOOL Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 8 hours ago, Fifty150 said: Some people, not I, believe that the OEM specs are perfect. Engineers spent many hours of research and development to find the exact size wheel and tire combination which works best for your car. So it would make sense that someone would want OEM specs on aftermarket wheels. There are many other factors involved in choices that the engineers make that aren't necessarily tied to performance. Pressure to use existing parts. Mandates to use a particular wheel or tire from a manufacturer that has given the best price, etc.. In general, you'd be right and it certainly makes sense to stick close to OEM specs. To me their choices are always conservative and boring. I always have other goals in mind. That said, I could also pay the price for that as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty150 Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 19 hours ago, OLDSCHOOLFOOL said: There are many other factors involved in choices that the engineers make that aren't necessarily tied to performance. Mandates to use a particular wheel or tire from a manufacturer that has given the best price, etc.. Harvey Firestone had a personal friendship with Henry Ford, and used this to become the original equipment supplier of Ford Motor Company automobiles. Firestone, Henry Ford, and Thomas Edison were generally considered the three leaders in American industry at the time, and often worked and vacationed together. Firestone married Idabelle Smith. They eventually had seven children. Notable great-grandchildren include: Andrew Firestone, Nick Firestone, and William Clay Ford, Jr. (the son of Henry Ford's grandson and Harvey and Idabelle's granddaughter Martha). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDSCHOOLFOOL Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Fifty150 said: Harvey Firestone had a personal friendship with Henry Ford, and used this to become the original equipment supplier of Ford Motor Company automobiles. Firestone, Henry Ford, and Thomas Edison were generally considered the three leaders in American industry at the time, and often worked and vacationed together. Firestone married Idabelle Smith. They eventually had seven children. Notable great-grandchildren include: Andrew Firestone, Nick Firestone, and William Clay Ford, Jr. (the son of Henry Ford's grandson and Harvey and Idabelle's granddaughter Martha). 100 years of family politics tied up in your wheels. Suddenly, I don't feel quite as old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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