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Old 09-25-2012, 11:48 AM
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Cross lace wheel... 18" forged. COME ON IN!

I happened to run across these on another board and thought that it would be totally unfair to not share with the guys looking to have a factory appearance with updated sizes and materials.

Kranson Forged... These are a one off wheel at this time, but are looking to put them into production.

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Contact this guy about the possibility of getting your own set

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Re: Cross lace wheel... 18" forged. COME ON IN!

Very nice, but if they're goin to make them billet.Probably too pricey.
I would'nt mind a set in cast form.
Are those GM center caps at least?
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Re: Cross lace wheel... 18" forged. COME ON IN!

Those pics of those wheels and that GNX have been public for well over a year, if not 2.
This is not a new wheel.
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Re: Cross lace wheel... 18" forged. COME ON IN!

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Those pics of those wheels and that GNX have been public for well over a year, if not 2.
This is not a new wheel.
Well bummer... I thought that last ones were much older than that and dude sold them on ebay or something? What ever I guess. Wheel Werks is peddling the line and showing off the "new" style, so assumed.

Can't lie... I would totally rock a set!
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I think they look great. Probably very pricey though.
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[QUOTE=Can't lie... I would totally rock a set![/QUOTE]

.....deffinetly
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Re: Cross lace wheel... 18" forged. COME ON IN!

Ya I seen a post a few years ago also about a set custom made like that. As said above I thought they sold on ebay for around 4k give or take a few..

Either way they sure are nice.
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Hench G-body. Would look sick dumped!
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Those are some good looking wheels!
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Nice wheel for sure, but I really don't have an issue with how the stokc PW7's look on my car. I know alot of guys would love the PW7 look only bigger.
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Re: Cross lace wheel... 18" forged. COME ON IN!

Very nice wheels. In the 1k range I'd be looking at a set, but not for 4k.
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Re: Cross lace wheel... 18" forged. COME ON IN!

Brandon, you know I've got to check this out :-D. Message sent to the Lipps guys. I may see if there's additional interest on the TTA boards.
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Since this was already bumped, I would be in for a set if they could keep them under 2k...
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Brandon, you know I've got to check this out :-D. Message sent to the Lipps guys. I may see if there's additional interest on the TTA boards.
They are spendy, but they would look awesome on your TTA, or the GTA. YOu have my permission.
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I would love to see a pic of them on a T/A.
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They'd be a bitch to keep clean....
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Re: Cross lace wheel... 18" forged. COME ON IN!

^ no more than the stock GTA wheels.

I have a call in to the guys at Lipps Wheel Supply in Miami. Will see what comes back. Do any of you guys have recommendations on offset/width fitment for 18" wheels on a GTA?

Thanks a lot.
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Re: Cross lace wheel... 18" forged. COME ON IN!

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^ no more than the stock GTA wheels.

I have a call in to the guys at Lipps Wheel Supply in Miami. Will see what comes back. Do any of you guys have recommendations on offset/width fitment for 18" wheels on a GTA?

Thanks a lot.
Lance wait until next week before ordering anything. I might have just bought something you may have more interest in, than I do.
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Re: Cross lace wheel... 18" forged. COME ON IN!

Id be interested in a set for sure but the price might keep me away
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Would like to know the price at least.
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Re: Cross lace wheel... 18" forged. COME ON IN!

^ Still working on this. I have not heard back from the Kranson guys on this yet. They are looking at what the optimal offset/stance setup would be for a wheel proposal and I have no reference for what that would be on a TA/TTA (assuming no fender roll). Once I have that, I will advise. Eitehr way, I'm sure it will be pretty expensive.
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Re: Cross lace wheel... 18" forged. COME ON IN!

I emailed the people in the first post and didn't get a response either.
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Re: Cross lace wheel... 18" forged. COME ON IN!

Yes, I have had a phone discussion or two with them so far. Need to have a couple more regarding width and offset I believe. Then we can nail down pricing / availability.
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Depending on if we can get the price down like I mentioned above I am interested. Are they going to be 2 or 3 piece?
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Re: Cross lace wheel... 18" forged. COME ON IN!

Ditch the bolt heads (i know....need for 3-piece but only if they aren't welded) & it is a winner. PW7s didn't have the bolt heads & I won't run imitations with bolt heads. I think they would go over better without the bolts/bolt heads. Or maybe powdercoat the heads black/gold to match the laces so they'd be less visible.

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Re: Cross lace wheel... 18" forged. COME ON IN!

Originally Posted by GO_G8RZ
Yes, I have had a phone discussion or two with them so far. Need to have a couple more regarding width and offset I believe. Then we can nail down pricing / availability.
Damn Lance you should have told me you needed some back spacing specs. I had both my 18x9 and 18x10 off to see how your epsilons fit . Could have measured.
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Re: Cross lace wheel... 18" forged. COME ON IN!

Originally Posted by BlackenedBird
Ditch the bolt heads (i know....need for 3-piece but only if they aren't welded) & it is a winner. PW7s didn't have the bolt heads & I won't run imitations with bolt heads. I think they would go over better without the bolts/bolt heads. Or maybe powdercoat the heads black/gold to match the laces so they'd be less visible.
They can set-up their CNC program to mill the centers so they'll bolt-in from the rear. There's quite a few 3-piece wheels made with the hardware hidden on the backside of wheels.
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I don't really care about the bolts that much. I am more worried about the price.
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Re: Cross lace wheel... 18" forged. COME ON IN!

Originally Posted by rawley2
I don't really care about the bolts that much. I am more worried about the price.
It's a 3 piece wheel..it's going to be expensive. I'd guess in the $950-1200 per wheel range.
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Re: Cross lace wheel... 18" forged. COME ON IN!

no guesses..... whats the price!?
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wow
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Re: Cross lace wheel... 18" forged. COME ON IN!

Still nothing back. I will try them again this week.

Don't want to contaminate the thread with conjecture on what I think the wheels will cost - just prefer to stick with some data from the guys who make the wheels.
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anything on these?
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They look good, but at the price to have those I would rather get the CCW classics and call it day.
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update?
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http://www.the370z.com/lounge-off-to...s-scam-bs.html

Bad news about the manufacturer
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Re: Cross lace wheel... 18" forged. COME ON IN!

Probably made in China anyway...

They look REALLY close to some of the rotiform wheels, and those are imported from China:

http://www.importgenius.com/search/rotiform

http://www.rotiform.com/products_lhr_3pc_flat.html

Not exactly the same, but I've found that 90 percent of these forged wheel manufacturers import their stuff from China.

Not all of them

http://www.importgenius.com/importer...ormance-wheels

I've also seen records of them importing from Europe, so they're not getting bottom of the barrel garbage from China like most of these companies do.
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Those Rotiform wheels look amazing, but $1,250 per wheel is insane.
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Those Rotiform wheels look amazing, but $1,250 per wheel is insane.
I've had friends buy Rotiforms, spend 6k, and then come in bent. I won't touch them for that reason.
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