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Old Jul 29, 2006 | 01:57 AM
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GTA style 17" rims?

Anyone know of a company that makes GTA style honeycomb wheels in a bigger diameter?
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Old Jul 29, 2006 | 02:12 AM
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I'nve looked and looked and looked myself...Never could find any. I want 17" GTA cross lace wheels too.
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 01:11 PM
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BBS and some of the other expensive wheel companies make some of their ultra-trick 2 and 3 piece wheels in similiar pattern, but nothing that looks as good - IMO.
Unfortunately, no one makes replica-type in anything except 16x8.....
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 01:18 PM
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I almost puked last night, when I discovered 20" IROC wheels!

20" IROC Wheel
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 07:42 PM
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Epsilon wheel's are the closest diamond pattern you'll find, if you can find some.. They haven't made them since the early 90's. And then the correct paint isn't cheap either. Here's mine, 17x9.5".

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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 08:18 PM
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Those are great lookin!
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 08:59 PM
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SWEET!

What model Epsilon? Myself, I'd hafta hide those outer edge black bolt heads, by paiting them too. They don't look bad, just my perference.
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 09:33 PM
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I think Epsilon is the model. Never found a maker (they're from Japan though). If you Google Epsilon wheels they all look the same (though most are 15x7 and on imports.

As far as the bolts, they are true 3-piece wheels and I don't mind showing it. Personal preference though..

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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 09:43 PM
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Here ya go...I found a few, but all 4 lugs, here's one set...

Epsilon wheels

As far as I can tell, Epsilon is the model, not the manufacturer.
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Old Aug 1, 2006 | 07:13 AM
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do the epsilons need spacers
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Old Aug 1, 2006 | 12:40 PM
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shr00m - great looking wheels. They are very close to the factory cross-lace.
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Old Aug 1, 2006 | 05:23 PM
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do the epsilons need spacers
Yes, no, maybe.. Most of the 17x9.5" ones you will find were on Corvettes, so you will need spacers (2"). If you go with a 4th gen rear, they fit fine in back.

Then again they are true 3 piece wheels, so the offsets might be different on some rims or you can always have new rings made to whatever offset you want. I'll eventually get new back rings made and run 17x11 in the rear.

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shr00m - great looking wheels. They are very close to the factory cross-lace.
Just noticed the new 'compressed' picture technique on the board is making the the pic look like crap. Go here: http://www.ms-fbodies.com/jade_ta.htm to see it better, plus more of them on the car.

Kevin D.

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Old Aug 1, 2006 | 06:49 PM
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Are you looking for something like this?

http://home.columbus.rr.com/billsgarage/img/sigpic.jpg

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Old Aug 1, 2006 | 07:00 PM
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Those are simple steele wheels with circle holes.

shr00m posted ones that are VERY close to the factory crosslace wheels.
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Old Aug 1, 2006 | 07:21 PM
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These wheels are what Axoid is running.


( The ones in the SIG are CCW 17x9.5s)


They look like my 16x8 Crosslace wheels.
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