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Wheels maketh the car right, so it’s important to choose not just the right design but the right wheel brand and with so many wheel brands on the market where do you start, which is a difficult choice for us, so I can only imagine what that’s like for you the customer, that is looking to make or break their build, and it really is a mine field of good and not so good product.


Over the last couple of years, we have become very disgruntled with the wheel brands we have been involved with that are manufactured stateside, as the loyalty, quality and customer service seems to have gone backwards, as the wheel market shrinks with new wheel brands that seem to open on a weekly basis, which is having an impact on the larger brands as they push for more sales, so its numbers over brand quality.






We have already covered our forged range of magnesium wheels, along with the brands we source from Japan which are some of our favourite wheel brands, and it helps that the Japanese are so easy to deal with and quality over quantity is what they are renown for, which is us to a tee, but we are happy to say we are adding a fresh high quality brand to the VAD line up and its home grown to, right here in the UK, 3SDM.



3SDM FORGED WHEELS


We have been chatting to Dylan the owner for a while, buying some of his cast wheels for our Mini R56 wide flare conversions and although they supply a few companies around the UK, we will not only be offering the 3SDM brand, but working with them on other exciting products, whilst they will also be making some of our own VAD wheel designs, and all on our door step, which is a huge bonus.

Lead time are the usual 4 to 6 weeks, which can grow depending on how busy the factory is, but we aim to half that by finishing our own wheels, that will be done exclusively by our wheel refinishing partners Speedwells who are based in Birmingham not too far from the VAD HQ.

A full option list of size, width and finish is available with every PCD and offset catered for, to include centre lock, new and old, as well as bespoke applications and limited exclusive production runs, we will also be working with the team on our own unique wheel designs, so keep an eye out for further details and if you require an information on the line up and what’s coming over the next few months, do not hesitate to get in touch with us.






It's all in the details... 3SDM Forged 3 piece wheels


Its been a while in the making but a long last we finally get to see the GT3RR F1M wheel design in all its glory for an up and coming build we are involved in.

We have supplied our full carbon fibre aero kit for our freind David Alvarez from Texas USA who over the last few months has been putting together a very special GTR, a full road going GTR GT3, with extra goodues like the full carbon and alcantara interior make over and a few other neat touches like our dry carbon roof and our LiteBlox carbon battery.

14X20 GT3RR F1M Magnesium Forged 3 piece Wheel


As with any build the wheels maketh the car and David has cut no corners in that department either, ordering our latest GT3RR Magnesium F1 wheel, 3 piece configuartion with a concave profile, and its a beauty.


Its not very often a wheel design stops us in our tracks, but this all new F1M design really is a stunner, David went with a matt black centre with Motorsport text and a carbon fibre overlaid outer rim in sizes 12x20 front and 14x20 rear that will house 325/30R20 & 345/30R20 front and rear respectively, its one build we just cant wait to see finished.


The GT3RR F1M is available in Forged Magnesium or Forged Aliminium in a range of sizes from 18" up to 22" in various widths and offsets catered for, offered with a huge range of finishes in 1, 2 or 3 piece configuration.



We have been looking for a local European based custom brand of forged wheels for a while now as most of our wheels come from importing from either the USA or Japan, so as well as the time scale we have to air freight in every set, which all adds to the cost of the product.

European manufacturing isn't the powerhouse that it used to be thanks to the Chinese wheel foundries putting a lot of the European brands out of business, but we are happy to report that Europe has fought back and once again are a force in the market, all helped by the fact that most end users finally realising that most of the Chinese wheel foundries make a pretty bad product, Europe is on the up with regards wheel manufacturing, with some companies branching out into the world of custom forged wheel machining, FOM Performance, OZ Racing, MB Design, Schmidt Wheels, R3 Wheels, ATS Wheels to name just a few brands that are making some serious waves across the global scene and its great to see these brands so strong in the market.

One company we have been following the progress of for a while is NTM wheels, based in Zero Branco (Treviso) Italy they have been quietly building some pretty impressive wheels, to the point that we got in touch with regards representing the brand, which can be viewed and ordered on our website.

NTM DTM 14x18 Forged 3 Piece Wheel

We are excited by the future prospects of working alongside NTM as they seem to dot all the “I’s” and cross all the “T’s” as they offer a broad range of styles to suit all vehicles and builds.

The have a super modern range with a design that would suit all of the modern day machinery from sports saloons, luxury sedans right up to the exotic super sports cars, within their premium line up.

They also cater for the older vehicles with a vintage range of custom forged wheel designs, so if you own an old GT40 or a Lancia Delta Integrale, or an old Ferrari 308 GTB or Lamborghini Countach they can re-create the old wheel designs with new forging technology, they can cater for all applications, with most sizes and applications available on request with the usual finishes available on request.

Another option they have available, which they are actively involved in is completion wheels, from rally to race with a selection of designs, sizes and widths available for all race or rally applications.

For further information or any details required on the NTM forged wheel range get in touch with us to discuss your requirements, we will be more than happy to help you with your NTM custom wheels build.

NTM Racing Pista 3 forged race wheel

 
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