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Luke@tirerack

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The Tire Rack is the exclusive North American importer for OZ Racing products which allows us a unique position to offer product input with management at OZ Racing. Over the years we have been trying to get them to build a Viper fitment but, have always been met with a good deal of resistance. Well, we have finally been able to break through that resistance with some help from a sizable commitment made by JonB at Partsrack.

So, the real work got started several months ago. The designers and engineers felt that the Allegerita design as well as the Ultraleggera design would not be the best to use on a 13" wide rear wheel so, they designed a new wheel just for this application. All of the computer modeling, stress testing, and behind the scenes engineering has now been completed. The prototype has also been reviewed by some of the fine folks over at Dodge

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We now have received the final product. Yes, the first OZ Racing Comp has arrived! So, I thought I would snap a few pics with my digicam to share with the VCA.

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complete with a carbon fiber center cap
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It sort of looks like an Allegerita with the Ultraleggera spoke design.

18x11 front
18x13 rear
pricing in the $2100 - $2400 range (not set in stone yet)
weight probably in the mid to low 20 pound range
Availability is predicted to be July

more about OZ Racing

Since creating its first wheels in 1971, O.Z. Racing has established itself as a leader in the world's light alloy wheel industry.

O.Z. Racing produces standard equipment wheels for some of the most exclusive automobiles in the world including Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Aston Martin and Lotus.

O.Z. Racing also fills the needs of prestigious automotive equipment and body work companies like Bertone, Pininfarina, AMG, Hartge, Callaway, Schnitzer, Cizeta and Strosek.

A look inside the high technology design and manufacturing facilities of Ruote O.Z. Racing s.p.a. in Italy will unveil what it takes to create an O.Z. Racing wheel that is a winner on the highway and the race track. Each stage of production focuses on creating a stronger, more beautiful wheel.

O.Z. Racing never compromises on quality and complies with all official regulations of their client countries, including the stringent rules of T.U.V., the German control office. O.Z. Racing constantly submits their wheels to multiple comprehensive testing to measure road stress. And to detect minute flaws, wheels are put under pressure in a specially designed water tank and scanned for hidden flaws by X-ray. Further examination is done by computer and electron microscopes. Finally, an anti-corrosion treatment is given, followed by a protective lacquer coating and final cleaning.

Every O.Z. Racing wheel combines elegant design, the latest manufacturing technology and scientific precision to create a winning harmony between the beauty of form and the quality of function that is the trademark of O.Z. Racing.
 
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Wow that was an awesome commitment from OZ. Good work guys. I think the wheels will be one of the best options for the owners that tract their cars.
 
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Luke@tirerack

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our official retail price is ...... $2216.00 per set ... caps and lugs included at no charge

Orders can be placed now!


Where you choose to order them is up to you just call Jon or me directly.

Don't forget we can just as easily send them out with Pilot Sport PS2s, V700s, or Hoosiers already mounted and balanced ready to bolt on and enjoy. If you have a Gen 3 SRT we can also add the tire pressure sensors as well. Mounting and Hunter Road Force balancing as well as TPMS sensor installation is always done at no charge for wheel and tire packages
 
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OZ Racing makes a very good and durable product which is perfectly at home cruising the streets of NYC, the back roads of Wisconsin or even the starting grid of the Indy 500 ...
 

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Awesome! They look great and are priced excellent! You guys should sell some sets!

Great job OZ:2tu::2tu::2tu:
 

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