laserred38

Hey yall, in my quest to find decently priced, American made, 20" wheels, I came across the Razors on Tirerack...$768 for the staggered set on closeout. The sh*tty part is "American Racing" cast wheels are made in China now, but it seems like ALL cast aluminum wheels are, so that may or may not matter to you. Either way, I always liked these wheels and figured someone may be interested. That is still an amazing deal!

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/Wheel...All&sort=Brand

HotFrosty

Good find! Keep us updated if you come across anything else on super discount sale.

JoeMidnight

http://www.americaneaglewheel.com


you might like this site.... you can spec out what your looking for after inputting your car specs in the configuartor section.


have some nice wheels on the site.

laserred38

I've been checking them out lol. Found out their materials still come from China...they're just "assembled" here. Bottom line, if you want american made wheels with american materials, you're looking at $4k period.

JoeMidnight

that's pretty crazy!

at the end of the day, if you the rims don't grossly weigh more than stock and won't crack on you from hitting a few pot holes, meh - buy from the lowest bidder!

laserred38

That's basically what I've been told by some vendors that I contacted. Almost everything is pretty much the same, so buy whatever style you like at the lowest price possible, or be prepared to bend over for your "made in the USA" stamp...

I'm looking at HREs....

JoeMidnight

LOL!

really though... at the end of the day, those 4k rims could still have been from china lol. but at least the vendors are being honest with you which is cool.

kanine

I would be all over this if they fit on the Stangs with the Brembo brakes. I love the look of the Shelby Razors, it was that or the Boss 338s that I wanted, but neither of them clear the brakes.

laserred38

The Razors absolutely 100% clear the Brembos. They were designed for GT500s at first...and I haven't tried it, but I would guess that the 338s (which I've also been eye balling, and have always loved) would fit the Brembos with a 1/4" spacer...

Moejoe_989

Why are the HRE's so expensive? I thought Vossen was expensive?! Holy hell!
Then american muscle started selling vossen at or around the same price as the vossen website and that's when I first heard of HRE. But $800 per rim?! That's insane isn't it?

laserred38

Vossens are utterly overpriced cast Chinese wheels. There's absolutely no point to paying Vossen prices, when you can get Niches or Stance or "DF5" or MMD wheels for way less money. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if they were all made in the same factories.

Start doing some research on TUV and JWL certifications, and you'll find out why HREs are so expensive.

BBS, OZ, Rays Engineering, Work, Wedsport, Forgeline and HRE. These are essentially the top wheel manufacturers in the world. The $800/wheel "Flow Formed" HREs are their entry level sets.

It is insane, but it's the price you pay for CERTIFIED quality and durability. It's a shame that is what drives the prices of those wheels that high.

kanine

The Razors listed on American Muscle says they do not clear big brake kits and I think I read somewhere the older Razors do, but the ones they are selling now do not.

laserred38

Very strange. Now that you mentioned that, it kinda sounds familiar to me (though these wheels did come up when I did a search of my car with Brembos as an option), and I seem to remember the originals being 20x9 in front...I need to go back and check now, but I think these were 20x8.5...I wonder if that's it. Still, I'm sure a 1/4" spacer would allow the tolerance.

laserred38

Nope, 20x9 and 20x10. Still came up for my car again, but I remember guys running the 6p Baer Shelby brakes up front with these too...

Coyote5-0

Why are you limiting yourself to wheels only made in America?

laserred38

I'm not anymore. There's no point. I'm not at a point in my life where I can spend $4k plus on JUST wheels.

The better question should be...why are you and everyone else in America, NOT limiting yourself to wheels made here?

kanine

Well, I contacted AM and they say the 20x9 they sell do clear the Brembos.

laserred38

Well that's good news! I hope someone here picks up a set. I always liked the Razors!

Coyote5-0

it's dat free enterprise system everyone seems to love here. Wheels are cheaper if they are made in other countries.

FromZto5

Dude... save your $$$ and just use it on a blower. You'll be utterly more satisfied. Besides, you already have Niche wheels (new or replaced from accident).

As to the wheel itself you posted, what's the offsets for the fronts and rears??? I want to know how wide a tire they can fit on either. It's all about the offsets.