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Old 10-02-2017, 09:14 PM
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Anyone know a vendor that has good prices on Billet Specialty wheels?
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I bought mine from Newstalgia wheels, they had the best price I could find several years ago.
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I know I'm going to open this up to some debate..... I've looked at a lot of different wheels....none of them are cheap. I'm looking to upgrade my current wheels on my 69 Camaro. Sooooo many different styles....but I think I've settled on a specific wheel from Billet Specialties. What experience has anyone had with Billet Specialties wheels as apposed to say, Forgeline, Boze, and the other high end wheels?? All of these wheels are expensive (and beautiful). Thoughts??
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I ran my Billet Specialties wheels hard for about 4 years, no complaints. Well, except for the maintenance required for a billet wheel. They are strong, run true, easy to balance and overall just a good wheel

When I upgraded to the Forgelines, I had them clear powder coated...MUCH easier to care for.

My old wheels now live on a car designated for straight line stuff and car shows and are still getting the job done.
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I ran my Billet Specialties wheels hard for about 4 years, no complaints. Well, except for the maintenance required for a billet wheel. They are strong, run true, easy to balance and overall just a good wheel

When I upgraded to the Forgelines, I had them clear powder coated...MUCH easier to care for.

My old wheels now live on a car designated for straight line stuff and car shows and are still getting the job done.
Just curious.....you said when you "upgraded" to Forgeline, what makes the Forgeline a "better" wheel. I want to make sure I don't shoot myself in the foot when I buy the next set of wheels. I appreciate your input.
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The BS wheels are a nice one piece forged wheel, finely polished and meant mainly for good looks...but still a strong wheel. When going this route you are limited to the sizes and specs they dictate. If you are on a budget and BS has a wheel that you like the look of and it fits your car, this is not a bad choice.

The Forgelines on teh otehr hand are a 3 piece wheel designed to be raced on first...and to look good while doing it. They are works of art for sure, but the real beauty of them is the ability to get exactly the fitment you need with the center you choose and the inner and outer hoops the size you need. Then, say like a friend of mine recently that had an incident that dinged an outer hoop...all one has to do is replace the outer hoop without having to buy a whole new wheel.

Performance wise, my car got WAY smoother when I put the Forgelines on. I just put my second set of tires on them and both times I had one wheel balance with zero weights at all and all of the others take very little weight to balance. When they slip on the hub, they fit perfectly onto the hub centric lip...which I'm certain helps with the smoothness of them too.

They cost more for sure, it's up to you if you want to spend the extra dough on the better wheel though.
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Don't forget to consider Rushforth wheels. Working with Jason is worthwhile. I talked to lots of folks before pulling the trigger, Rushforth came out on top.
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