Those with Kinesis, HRE, Fikse, OZ CA... how did you choose between wheel manufacturers?
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Those with Kinesis, HRE, Fikse, OZ CA... how did you choose between wheel manufacturers?
(OZ CA = O.Z. Wheels Custom Applications)
For me, Kinesis was the only one that could build the fitment that I needed.
But how did the rest of you choose?
For me, Kinesis was the only one that could build the fitment that I needed.
But how did the rest of you choose?
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I was never too fond of the spacer required for the Fikse wheels to run on B5S4s.
I didn't like any of the Kinesis designs, never looked into OZ CA. So HRE was left. But I couldn't justify spending that kind of cash on a wheel that could be bent (lots of stories about soft HREs) So I bought I-forged.
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When I looked into it (about 2 years ago) I guess they didn't have a specific S4 fitment.
So what they did was manufactured a hubcentric spacer that would on the back of the wheel mounting hub to fit the S4. If I'm not mistaken, it was not just a plain old spacer like the aftermarket ones. It might have actually bolted to the back of the wheel hub so it was like it was part of the wheel. But I still didn't like the band-aid solution for a $900 wheel.
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Thought Fikse was...
... a full-custom wheel? Couldn't they have just machined the backing pad to allow for the different offset?
That's stupid using a spacer on a custom $800+ -per-corner wheel.
That's stupid using a spacer on a custom $800+ -per-corner wheel.
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Fiske spacer details.
Here's a pic showing how the spacer is bolted in place (spacer is missing).
<img src="http://www.audipages.com/images/trackwheel7.JPG"><ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/a8/msgs/92391.phtml">A8/S8 x-post</a></li></ul>
<img src="http://www.audipages.com/images/trackwheel7.JPG"><ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/a8/msgs/92391.phtml">A8/S8 x-post</a></li></ul>
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