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PSI240SX
03-28-2005, 07:40 PM
someone give me some sites to purchase SSR wheels brand new here in the states... I know there are places out there, and I know you know where they are... hook it up!

Thanks
ScottMan
03-28-2005, 07:45 PM
TireRack sells them but they are the high offset versions. :(
PSI240SX
03-28-2005, 07:50 PM
yea I should have clarified.... anywhere but TireRack.
Dousan_PG
03-28-2005, 08:04 PM
gruppe-s sells them
KOUKI KA-T
03-28-2005, 08:13 PM
Gruppe-s... hopupracing.
BoroBoroS13
03-29-2005, 06:22 AM
Auto RnD sells em
mr_240sx
03-29-2005, 08:40 AM
correct me if im wrong, but i thought that ssr was out of business or something like that!?!?!?
Kassroth
03-29-2005, 10:08 AM
I know Kal-Tire sells them, but maybe that is only for us Canadians :coolugh:
WanganRunner
03-29-2005, 12:03 PM
correct me if im wrong, but i thought that ssr was out of business or something like that!?!?!?

In a manner of speaking, I believe they were bought out by Enkei.

We'll see whether Enkei continues to have them produce the same products or not. I hope so, or by the time I can actually afford SP1s there won't be any to buy.
roo
03-29-2005, 02:47 PM
not sure if they were bought out but after they went bankrupt, we were unable to order anything from them in Japan. Speed Star is still around but the SSR division is what's gone....for now at least.

The best alternative I can think of to SSR is Work but they're not anywhere as cheap =/
Rusker
03-29-2005, 03:18 PM
I heard that rumor also about being bought out by enkei.
daredevildoug
03-29-2005, 04:30 PM
i heard that WORK wheels corp is out of business now. filed for bankruptcy or something like that. sucks.
mr_240sx
03-29-2005, 04:52 PM
i heard that WORK wheels corp is out of business now. filed for bankruptcy or something like that. sucks.
I kind of find this hard to beleive. maybe ard_josh can clue us in on these rumours!! ( hopefully its only rumours and not true)
AutoRnD
03-30-2005, 12:12 PM
HAHAHA yeah right.. work wheels is sooo damn strong.. its not even funny..
work wheels rays and enkei are probobally the biggest japanese companies out there right now in terms of wheel manufacturing
MikeFD3S
03-30-2005, 06:30 PM
SSR got bought out, they'll still be around. it wasn't Enkei either. You'd be real surprised if you found out who bought em
mr_240sx
03-31-2005, 09:19 AM
SSR got bought out, they'll still be around. it wasn't Enkei either. You'd be real surprised if you found out who bought em
who bought them out?
JuJuBee
03-31-2005, 03:54 PM
heard it was an american company
mr_240sx
03-31-2005, 03:57 PM
and that american company is?????
boost
03-31-2005, 08:51 PM
the latest info that [email protected] recieved, posted on i-club

As you know, Speed Star Co. Ltd and Speed Star Sales Co. ltd went bankrupt on January 27th this year. The disappearance of their high end technology and the traditional brand maintained for more than thirty years will not be acceptable to the people concerned in the after market as very shocking and unforgettable news of 2005.

We were looking for measures of their reconstruction in some way since January 27th because we had been engaged in the sales of their products in South East Asian countries and had a favorable relationship with them long term.

We, Tanabe Co.,Ltd, have been selected as the exclusive buyer of business rights and assets of the two companies (Speed Star Racing & Speed Star Wheel) as the result of the tender invited by the receiver.

We will need more or less one month to complete the transfer of the assets from the receiver and to restart the production and sales. We will keep you informed each time the details come to be clear.

We will continue to produce SSR products as well as our Tanabe products
m0rex
03-31-2005, 09:01 PM
Tanabe wtf? I hope they lower the price not quality.
roo
04-01-2005, 10:15 AM
i don't know about that being legit....Speed Star did not go bankrupt, only their SSR division did. So why would they sell Speed Star and SSR?
undercoverdjay
04-01-2005, 08:37 PM
whats wrong with buying SSR's at tire rack? I bought a set of SSR GT1's there last year. great wheels and they're lighter than my friend's BBS wheels on his 328is
DoriftoSlut
04-02-2005, 03:03 AM
whats wrong with buying SSR's at tire rack? I bought a set of SSR GT1's there last year. great wheels and they're lighter than my friend's BBS wheels on his 328is


maybe the shitty offset
lack of selection on sizing
and the fact tirerack homos tell you 'that wont fit'
roo
04-02-2005, 12:16 PM
their lack of knowlege of the model line or proper sizing doesn't help either...I had so many customers go back and forth with me on the options and sizing....the guys working there were clueless
Var
04-02-2005, 02:45 PM
anyone that has the nerve to sell 15 inch meshies for 500 dollars a piece deserves to go down.