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These were the H&R springs for the V8 Vantage paired with custom spring perch spacers to account for the V12 Vantage weight difference.
You are now the second person whose car I've admired to tell me that they were running H&R springs. I guess that solidifies what I'll be going with. Thanks!
Finding the best wheel for a particular car is always subjective and up the a person's taste. Some feel only the OEM wheels will be good enough and all aftermarket, even though they might be stronger and lighter, are all inferior.
My goal was a wheel that mimicked the look of the Vantage GT4 wheels:
My view, I love the wheels AM has designed, this is what you see on the cars, it's comfort food. It looks "right". Aftermarket wheels could be far superior in quality, but I have yet to see a single wheel I would take over any of my factory favorites, the 5 spoke sport pack DT, the 10 spoke sport pack DT with charcoal back, or the original V12 10 spoke with charcoal.
As you yourself were trying to emulate a factory wheel.
So far, every car shown that have aftermarket wheels and almost all the factory wheels have thin spokes.
When Aston Marin introduced the N24 model it had Speedline(?) wheels that had wide spokes. It was also the first model that had the carbon fiber side skirt. I was probably the first to install those side skirts on a regular production model(mid 2007).
If you want the quality of your wheel to match the quality of your Aston Martin then you should consider the HRE Classic 300's or the 940RL as seen below.
IMO-thick 5 or 6 spoke wheels or 3 piece riveted wheels looks good in most racing or track cars. For my taste I want little sporty look but I want the wheels to match the Aston's Elegance.
Funny that this thread started recently as I had one of my customers who purchased from me in 2015 reach out to me yesterday to help with his new 911. He shared these AM photos with me which I had never seen before.
09 sports wheels...simple but fitting...I feel 09 dirty after driving over 1000 miles to FloridaI think the factory sports wheels fit my car best for me....nice wheels shown by everyone...
safe driving!
