I was browsing FB marketplace like I usually do for deals and found these original ARE 398 3 piece wheels for sale. I looked into it, and they matched my bolt pattern, even better! Looked into it further and the fitment and specs were spot on too, without me having to roll fenders or do some crazy camber to fit, so I made the trip to Toledo, OH and picked them up.
So far it looks like one wheel is missing a valvestem and these are really tiny 6mm ones, so I luckily found some on Summit Racing made by Weld Racing and those are on order.
Also got some Bridgestone Turanza Serenity tires in a 205/55/16 size with only a summer's worth of use for the quiet cruising nature of them. So those will be mounted soon after the valvestems arrive.
For the most part, they're pretty clean, lips are polished, with the exception of one that could use some light polishing to look good as new.
I'm excited to have a 3 piece high quality wheel made in Japan on my car for that period correct look.
How rare are these wheels? Are they a good quality imitation of some BBS RS wheels? It looks like they're made by American Racing but for their premium ARE brand.
Here they are:
So far it looks like one wheel is missing a valvestem and these are really tiny 6mm ones, so I luckily found some on Summit Racing made by Weld Racing and those are on order.
Also got some Bridgestone Turanza Serenity tires in a 205/55/16 size with only a summer's worth of use for the quiet cruising nature of them. So those will be mounted soon after the valvestems arrive.
For the most part, they're pretty clean, lips are polished, with the exception of one that could use some light polishing to look good as new.
I'm excited to have a 3 piece high quality wheel made in Japan on my car for that period correct look.
How rare are these wheels? Are they a good quality imitation of some BBS RS wheels? It looks like they're made by American Racing but for their premium ARE brand.
Here they are:
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