New Vossen Hybrid Forged

Nbk4t5e · Aug 10, 2020

So 3 of my wheels come in and the 4th is out there in the world somewhere ??? 4th wheel comes in 3 days later . Drop the Explorer off on Saturday to get them mounted and i get a call from my buddy saying that the center bore of the wheels is cut too small and they will not sit flush . I contact Vossen a few minutes ago and they said that they handle hundreds of orders and sometime they "key in" the wrong info when building . They basically said "oops" and that they will just recut them and get them shipped back out . These aren't even $10k , 3-piece custom wheels

I seem to have the worst luck when it comes to wheel manufacturers.....and that goes for all of them . I should have stuck with my original hunch and just bought some cheapy Ebay wheels

WTF!! sometimes they key in !!! I’d be pissed and ask for some discounting.

Sorry brother .... did they say it would take another 6weeks?

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dolsen · Aug 10, 2020

Hmm I wonder how hard it would be to get a machine shop to fix the center bore.....

BAD430BENZ · Aug 10, 2020

Nbk4t5e said:

Thats the same thing i said for a company that does this for a living !

dolsen said:

I have someone here local that could do it for me quickly but i don't want to give Vossen a reason to void a warranty .

dolsen · Aug 10, 2020

yea, that's fair.

BAD430BENZ · Aug 11, 2020

Jeremy from Vossen agreed to have a local shop do it and he would cover the cost . I guess it's the best solution to a small problem .

BAD430BENZ · Aug 18, 2020

Vossen paid for the hub bore issue fix and they are installed . I like the look but i might be looking at lowering a little more now .

Nbk4t5e · Aug 18, 2020

BAD430BENZ said:

UNBROKEN · Aug 18, 2020

Looks good to me. I’m stealing them for my IG page. lol

Ashpian52 · Aug 18, 2020

Looks nice. I didn’t realize you guys both ordered the same wheel.

I’d love to get another 1/2” lower as well. Hopefully some other options will be available soon.

UNBROKEN · Aug 18, 2020

Ashpian52 said:

I only want another 1/4” up front. I’m seriously thinking about milling that much off the actual spring to make it happen.

zdubyadubya · Aug 18, 2020

i love that you picked out a wheel that wasn't gloss black. I'm saving for a set of either BC Forged or Vossens and of course am going with black, lol... but yours are making me question that previous "obvious" choice.

BAD430BENZ · Aug 19, 2020

Nbk4t5e said:

I think we went with a modest +32 offset if i remember correctly . I didn't want to go super aggressive on the offset to begin with because i can always get a couple of spacers to fix that issue since i might still be trimming the H&Rs to lower a bit more .

UNBROKEN said:

No problem !

zdubyadubya said:

Like i said in a previous post , i am so over the gloss black wheel look for my vehicles . I will admit that gloss black does look good but i just wanted to try something different in the satin silver (basically grey) . I am so happy i went this route and the pictures just don't do it justice . I am getting ready to do some real custom stuff now that the wheels are finally mounted.....custom rear spoiler and mid-spoiler along with custom hood . Not too over the top but just enough to make it really stand out and be one-off .

zdubyadubya · Aug 19, 2020

BAD430BENZ said:

SUBSCRIBED! My #1 want right now is a Grand Cherokee SRT/Trackhawk style hood for this vehicle with the rear facing vents. If you find an outfit that can do that, my wallet is ready. I will be watching for progress!!!

BAD430BENZ · Aug 19, 2020

zdubyadubya said:

I did actually look at this hood when creating an idea but figured it would be way too much work to make it happen . The shape of the hood and where the vents are located would make it a complete nightmare to graft it to the skeleton or skin of the ST hood . I was actually leaning towards using some sort of Ford vehicle vent or vents . Not saying this idea is 100% out of the question but it would be a lot more work and the cost would outway the final product's purpose . I still want the vent or vents to be functional .

UNBROKEN · Aug 19, 2020

I used 2020 Ram Sport vents in my F150 hood. They fit like they were made for it.

BAD430BENZ · Aug 19, 2020

UNBROKEN said:

They do fit the lines perfect !

zdubyadubya · Aug 19, 2020

BAD430BENZ said:

i imagine so. its why im looking at having one made rather than modifying the stock one. ive got a custom carbon fiber layup shop by my house that has offered to help but they need a donor hood to make the mould with. :-(

BAD430BENZ · Aug 19, 2020

zdubyadubya said:

This is why my method of grafting onto the OEM is easier . Your shop is going to need 2 donor hoods to make this project and hope that they can mate both together due to size and curvature . I'm sure i'm not the only one that hopes they can but is going to be a serious project .

The only reason i considered my own one-off project is the cost to build is going to be a lot less than buying someone else's manufactured hood . I don't see anyone making any hoods for this platform in the near future....or ever for that matter .

UNBROKEN · Aug 19, 2020

It’s also aluminum...so your fab skills better be on point. If a person can’t tig very thin aluminum modding a hood is a bad idea.

F=MA · Dec 23, 2020

BAD430BENZ said:

Some vehicle colors lend themself to the non-black wheel like your white ST and this white Platinum.

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