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Old 11-15-2010, 10:49 PM
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I have the TSW Nurburgring wheels available for anyone who wants a price quote


Send me your specs on wheels and finish form sices below with a zip code shipped to. I will send you back a price quote

TSW is who makes Cray wheels




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I had my F14s black chromed


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I had my F14s black chromed


awesome but you gotta get the black center cap.
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Originally Posted by b16gsr
Some had asked for pictures of the rears and how far out they sit, here they are:





hmmm...it appears that the 19x11 +55mm sticks out a little much. it's too bad that they don't offer a greater offset to tuck them in more.

they do make the f14 in 20x11 +60mm that would tuck in more for a rear c5 application.

i'll be going with 20x12 +42mm to go with my L5 quarters.
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no kidding, I have them both, I like the one in the pic.....OFF the wheel lol Ill be using the newer ones ON the wheels


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awesome but you gotta get the black center cap.
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Thanks for the pics! They look great...damn, tough choice
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Originally Posted by canyon lake corvette
I had my F14s black chromed


where did you have the black chrome done?
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Crap, both wheels look tough, I have too choose between black and silver/chrome!!! I am leaning towards the silver/chrome on a silver vert.
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Originally Posted by jdmvette
hmmm...it appears that the 19x11 +55mm sticks out a little much. it's too bad that they don't offer a greater offset to tuck them in more.

they do make the f14 in 20x11 +60mm that would tuck in more for a rear c5 application.

i'll be going with 20x12 +42mm to go with my L5 quarters.
I definitely think you will have a problem if you bottom the suspension. You may be replacing a damaged quarter panel!
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Just thought I'd put them side by side so I don't have to keep bouncing between first and second page. The verdict is still out on this one



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Originally Posted by STALION
Just thought I'd put them side by side so I don't have to keep bouncing between first and second page. The verdict is still out on this one



unfortunately the tsw has no dimension, and gives no depth to the car. i am biased to the forgestar though
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Originally Posted by b16gsr
unfortunately the tsw has no dimension, and gives no depth to the car. i am biased to the forgestar though
the one thing that the TSWs do have going for them is that the 19x10.5 rears will not stick out of the rear like the forgestars do.

the forgestar 19x11 +55mm is not tucking in far enough as shown in the pics above.

the tsw can be had with a 19x10.5 +65mm which should be plenty tucked in under the stock rear quarter.

i'd personally rather have the wheels tucked under the quarter with a proper offset than to have wheels that had a concave look.

that being said, i'm still going with the forgestar f14s because they do work very well for applications which require wider wheels and have the prerequisite wide aftermarket quarter panels.

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where did you have the black chrome done?
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I AM liking the forgestars a bit better but I'm not crazy about grinding the axle stub as Kerryt1 stated. Very torn as there's more and more choices out there
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I have the forgestars. Very happy with them. I did not have to do any grinding or modifications. D2Autosports is a forum vendor last I checked and they got them for me. They can help you with the offsets depending on the size you go. Good Luck.
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THanks for the tip. I'd run without caps before I'd grind anything... lol

Maybe after the holidays.... I'd like to return my black OEM wheels to autocross use again.
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Old 11-18-2010, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by AverageVetteNut
I AM liking the forgestars a bit better but I'm not crazy about grinding the axle stub as Kerryt1 stated. Very torn as there's more and more choices out there
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I have the forgestars. Very happy with them. I did not have to do any grinding or modifications. D2Autosports is a forum vendor last I checked and they got them for me. They can help you with the offsets depending on the size you go. Good Luck.
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THanks for the tip. I'd run without caps before I'd grind anything... lol

Maybe after the holidays.... I'd like to return my black OEM wheels to autocross use again.

Guys the grinding is just to the axle stub, which has NO effect on it. Go look at your axle stub, it hangs out way further than needed. Without centercaps looks like below and it looks BAD.





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They're both GREAT looking wheels, but when I look at them I am reminded of C5Z and C6Z wheels. The TSW's more closely resemble the C5Z, and the Forgestars remind me of the C6Z wheel. I want to see more pics of both before making a final decision. It's tough because every car in this thread looks great!
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Careful with the forgestar wheels. They are known to be soft and the company lowered their load rating due to many people bending wheels. The being said I know nothing about the TSWs but I seem to recall a lot of people jokingly referring to TSW as The Soft Wheel Company.

Link to a forgestar discussion: http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=316081

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