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All,

Thanks for the responses to date.

>From previous research, I know the 15 x 7 TE37 wheel can come in a 35 mm or
43 mm offset. I remember from the earlier post on offsets that many are
running 7 inch wide wheels with the 35 mm offset ( in fact I have a set of
15 x 7 wheels with 35 mm offset and like the aggressive look ). However, I
also picked up the "shimmy" that I never had at stock. I know it could be
do to several things, but one of the theories is that the 35 mm offset
might be having a lever effect and magnify what is causing the shimmy. I
also believe some are running 7 inch wide offset ( I think Bill Cardell
might be one - but then again it might be a 7.5 inch wide wheel ) with no
clearance problems.

So I am pretty sure that the 35 mm offset will work, but the 43 mm might
minimize any possible shimmy effect.

But is anybody running 7.5 inch wheels? If so, what is your set up?

Also, does anybody have any awareness on Falken Ziex or GRB tires ( see
below )?

Second point -

Some have requested the pricing info - let me respond to the list on this
one, since more might want to be interested:

TE37's

15x6.5 $237
15x7 $244
15x7.5 $257
16x7 $293
16x8 $302
17x7.5 $367

These are the prices the DSM club will get if enough people get in board.
I am also enclosing the announcement and spreadsheet from David Nylander
which should further explain the situation. If interested, contact him
soon. I think he wants to firm up the deal this week.

Dan

---------------------- Forwarded by Dan W Thorpe/WLGORE on 05/23/99 06:29
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David Nylander <(email redacted)> on 11/19/98 02:01:05 PM





Good and bad news. First off, I got the price
list and so do you. Bad news, the prices are
good, but not as good as I expected. Also, the
SSR integral can not be had at a good price. He
failed to mention this to me. Tire rack owns
those wheels so he can get then any cheaper.
Sorry to all those guys who wanted the Integral.

Let me explainn the file I've attached. Their
are three prices next to each wheel column. The
first is list, the second is if we have 5
people(I think that would be a normal price
quote. These prices are near the original quote
he gave me.), the third is if we can get over 10
people. That price is as good as you will ever
find. Its only a 2% markup, which is next to
nothing. I told him I felt the prices were a
little high for the amount of wheels wanted, but
he won't make that much unless we can get all 40
sets. Without the integral people and others
who haven't returned my emails, we have about 30
possible. Basically, I want to know who is
willing to pay the third column price. If there
are enough, maybe the price can be knocked down
a little more(not much).
Regarding tires, only Falken are listed. These
prices can also be knocked down 5-10 per tire
depending on who orders what, how many of that
tire they have in stock(if they have a lot, the
price will be cheaper), and so on. I asked
about all other brands tires and he said he
would be able to beat any advertised add. Look
in a car mag at the tire rack or discount. I
don't really know much more about the tire
situation.
Shpping, mounting and balancing.
Mounting and balancing a tire will cost 40
for the set. Maybe a few bucks less. That is
his cost. Can't get much cheaper anywhere.
Shipping a set of 17s w/tires will cost
70-100. 18s w/tires 90-120. 16s and 15s would
be a little cheaper than the 17s. He didn't
say, I didn't ask. The store is in Denver, CO.,
so, it might be a little cheaper as well if you
live closer. Not sure. I know there is one guy
who lives in CO, he would be the only one to
have to pay sales tax. That is a plus.
If you just want rims(no tires), shipping will
be anywhere from 10-20 per rim. All the
merchandise will be insured of course.
I'm pretty sure we would get free lugs and
maybe caps if we can put in a good sized order.
Custom colors (black, orange, red, etc.)
will cost about 60-80 more for the set. Time
may be an issue as well. Quite a few peope
asked about silver for the TE37. Volk has a
highly polished look and a normal plain silver.
The polished one will cost the same as a custom
color 60-80, silver should not cost anything.

Here is the plan. If the third column of prices
looks good to you, email me your name, wheel you
want, and tire(if you want) once again. If you
don't want in, please email me so I will know
not to wait on you. I'll give it like two
days. If we come up with 10, we'll do it for
sure. If not, who cares. If there are more than
10, I'll figure out the final pricing.

Hopefully I've answered everyones questions. I
may have left something out, I'm in a hurry to
get to work. The prices may still be high, but
they are by far and away the best prices you can
get. Please don't tell some other store about
these prices, this is an exclusive deal
initiated by Club DSM and shared with other
groups. Thanks all.

Dave Nylander

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Mail From: Jason Temelkovski <(email redacted)>

>Also, does anybody have any awareness on Falken Ziex or GRB tires ( see
>below )?

I've got the 205/40 ZR17 Falken GRB's on my MX-5. It's hard to say how good
they are because I can only compare them to the previous tires I had on the
car, the stock 185/60 HR14 Dunlops (which are pretty horrible). Having said
that they do offer good grip in the both wet and dry conditions, wear is
good too. For the money, in Australia at least, they are as good as tires
twice their price.

Jason