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Old 04-09-2011, 02:17 PM   #113
Chris B.
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My $75 18x10" Shelby Redline wheels arrived. Not bad for $75 wheels. Shelby discontinued this model and I found some on clearance through one of the online retailers eBay stores. If I bought them a week earlier before my coupon expired, I could have bought them for $68 per wheel. With 3 day shipping the set of 4 was about $350.



They weigh 25 lbs each. I really considered some light weight 18-19 lb 18x10 Enkei wheels, but for the cost of one the 18x10 Enkei wheels for my car, I got four of these Shelby wheels shipped. Now I have plenty of extra money for tires. Sicne I'm not racing competitively, I'd rather have a $300 set of wheels and use that extra $1,000 I saved on wheels toward more track days and better tires.

I was worried about clearance because I couldn't find anyone that used the 18x10's up front. However, I can fit a finger between the strut and wheel.



I haven't tried the GT500 Brembo brake template yet, but if they clear the Brembos, then I might decide to pick up a set.

Maybe I'll pick up another set of these wheels to put my daily driver all season tires on them and sell my stock wheels and my other track wheels. They weigh less than my 18x8.5" stock wheels.
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Last edited by Chris B.; 04-09-2011 at 02:33 PM. Reason: fixed typos
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