ok guys ill admit it. i feel really stupid because i hear all the time that guys ask them to custom make a set of rims. what are the prices like for this. all that they do is set the offset and backspacing that you tell them to a rim that you choose with the correct bolt pattern? seem to pricey?

 

yes they are.. you're paying for boyds name.. so plan on 1500-2000 for wheels

 

A one of a kind, nobody else has them, set of 4 rims can be in the $1000 "each" or more range.

 

i orderd smoothie2 17x8 with a 4.5" BS 17x10 6" BS. its been about a month and i was told it takes anywhere from 1 - 2 months to get them, mine were just over 1000$ total

 

paid 2800 for mine from boyd....week 10 is nearing it's end and Ive been 'told' that they are starting shipment

 

I paid $1600 for two (2) 18x8's and two (2) 18x9.5's custom made to fit thirdgens but that included shipping to Hawaii which is about $200. I consider it money well spent.

 

are you talking about boyds? I thought yours came with the car when you bought it?....and 200 for shipping? Geez thats what it cost me and Im mainland

 

mine cost 1670 with shipping , and took 11 weeks exactly to get them , took for friggen ever to get them it seemed like . Shipping on my 4 rims was like 70 , boyd must have raised his prices on stuff.

 

I was told it was mainly due to gas prices...but who knows I may just be getting screwed over........looks like Im waiting til week 11 too , which sucks cuz my suspension is done and Im just waitin on these

 

Yeah I bought those Boyds, total with the tires (Potenza S03's) was $2500. My Z28 came with a set of 17" ROH ZS's when I bought it, those are now on my IROC.

 

what size, style and options did you order?

 

18x8/18x10 with realitive bs...Hotrod model, just got my lugs in the mail today with a note saying 'you will be contacted for wheel shipment within the next 10 days'......felt like they were taunting me by sending me just the lugs

 

that doesn't make any sense to me? did it come with tires too? i must be missing something then as their site sure has changed and their wheel prices went up almost $150-175 a rim. they sure went up alot... wow




at least their gotcha series isn't bad, looking through the rest. $2,000 for a set of 17" wheels from boyd! two years ago it was half that...

i can't believe it, you could get a nicer set of i-forged or hre for slightly more... boyd is crazy.

 

Uuuhhhh,

he needs to make more $ to pay his laywers. lol.

 

sorry, that does include tires as well, but nonetheless, from the time that I started looking into hotrods, to now, the prices have gone up an average of 150 per rim

 

Don't you guys know....now that he has a famous TV show he can get big stupid dollars for his product......just look at the idiots on OCC. Effing crazy if you ask me. I guess some people have money to burn!

 

Ah....I sure wish I had money to burn

 

$2800 huh? wow that is nuts. I wonder if my quote from his son Chris is still good then if I were to go with them. I had it in an email of mine from last year. That should have come with tires for that price. And then add on the wait, damn that is not fun.

 

Good thing I got mine when I got 'em

 

i have 2600 in mine with shipping rims tires valves and mount and balance.

 

that's not nearly as bad as their msrp on the sites then..

 

k, Ill quit my bitchin now....

 

nice, you got them on the car yet .

 

be sure to put a couple coats of 100% carnuba on them before you drive with them. helps protect from brake dust and will make polishing easier down the road.

now lets see some pictures.

 

i dont use anything on them after i polish. I tried carnumba like jeff says ans it seems to work fine. But the crap is like grease ansd it takeas a million rags to go it . So i just dont put anything on them . It works but too much work for my tastes. I wanna see some more pics too.

 

thx for the info on the wax jeff, Ill be sure to do that. They wont be on the car for a couple more days...Im replacing my shocks and some other components. I did however fit the rear one on...and it looks like I may have a slight issue with the fender lip....we'll see though

 

What BS did you go with? From the pic it doesn't look too bad but then again I believe it was still in the air.

 

i don't understand what your trying to say here? i use particularly meguiars 100% carnuba stage 3 of their professional series and it's very easy to put on and off and it doesn't leave any residue.

 

Maybe he is talking abuot one of those waxes that comes in a small circular aluminum can that looks like candle wax (hard)? Not like the newer waxes that now come in squeeze bottles. That is what I thought about when he said that.

 

If you have $ for nice rims.

Spend a little more and use Zoop Seal.
http://www.zoops.com/zoopseal.asp

 

backspacing was 6".....it's gonna take a little longer to finish the suspension though, I cant seem to get my prokit springs installed am I missing something?...I skimmed through 1200 threads containing the words 'spring install' but nothing really showing how to put the fronts in.

 

Mequires “100%” from their pro series and gold class is nowhere near 100% carnauba. For that matter, nothing that comes out of a bottle is (carnauba is pretty much a solid at room temp), so forget the label. Specifically, the mothers stuff has a bunch of solvents and especially glycerine mixed with it to make it easy to apply and wipe off. The result is really apparent on black paint but not so much so on something like polished aluminum. The stuff looks great for about a day, sometimes 2 depending on the weather, whatever time period it takes for the gycerine to evaporate away (gycerine gives it a shiny, wet look), and then you’re left with a partial, splotchy coat of wax (on a really shiny back car it looks like you either missed spots or even like there are areas of the clear coat that have problems).

as far as what works on aluminum that is a matter of opinion. I've tried both ways and found problems with each, but FWIW, most of the pros say "don't put anything on it, just wipe it down with something like windex to keep it clean" (water will start oxidizing and dull the finish)

 

have you tried that stuff though? from what i have seen it dulls the finish slightly but i have no idea how long it would last. from experience with clear coating and it's aging i am more willing to put in the hours with maintaining the wheels. would like to know how well it works for sure though as it sounds/looks like a great idea. slight dulling is worth it if it holds up.

 

hmm.. different opinions. well whatever works for you then stick with it i'd say.