Light wheels with a reasonable price

I m looking for wheels that are in the 20 lbs range. Any recommendations?

The reasonable price part is going to be the issue. The best bang for your buck is the 6gr wheels. If you want the lightest possible without carbon fiber you are looking at forglines and they will run you into the thousands. Next best is 6gr, but they are not forged (spun forged doesn't count). Either spend the money on billet forged wheels or compromise. I use the 6gr wheels for the street and have tracked them in the past. Many here track 6gr wheels. It's been discussed at length

Tomster said:

The reasonable price part is going to be the issue. The best bang for your buck is the 6gr wheels. If you want the lightest possible without carbon fiber you are looking at forglines and they will run you into the thousands. Next best is 6gr, but they are not forged (spun forged doesn't count). Either spend the money on billet forged wheels or compromise. I use the 6gr wheels for the street and have tracked them in the past. Many here track 6gr wheels. It's been discussed at length

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Can you tell me how much forged wheels are vs 6gr and the weight difference between the both?

LMR has some new GT350R replica wheels in 19x10 and 19x11 in the 24-25 pound range for a great price.

20lbs is fully forged (and even then likely a bit heavier than 20lbs). What is your idea of "reasonable"

$3000-4000

UnhandledException said:

Can you tell me how much forged wheels are vs 6gr and the weight difference between the both?

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I'd have to remove my DD 6gr wheels to weigh them. Probably not going to happen. However I plan to track the R in December and put the carbon fiber wheels on then. When I do, if be happy to put them on a scale.

You are talking probably in the order near 5 grand for a set of forgelines (maybe less) (I'm sure someone will chime in). The 6gr wheels were less than 1.5 k IIRC. What are you trying to do?

The lighter you want the wheels, the more it will cost. How much do you want to spend?

Halfway down the page is forgeline vs carbon fiber on my HR361 thread. Poke around and figure out 6gr wheel and tire weight

http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86609&highlight=Hr361&page=6

Tomster said:

I'd have to remove my DD 6gr wheels to weigh them. Probably not going to happen. However I plan to track the R in December and put the carbon fiber wheels on then. When I do, if be happy to put them on a scale.

You are talking probably in the order near 5 grand for a set of forgelines (maybe less) (I'm sure someone will chime in). The 6gr wheels were less than 1.5 k IIRC. What are you trying to do?

The lighter you want the wheels, the more it will cost. How much do you want to spend?

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I understand. My budget is $3000-4000. I could go higher but probably not worth it for a car that costs 60k in the first place. I feel that lighter wheels and CF drive shaft combined will make tremendous improvement.

Hands down P51 are the best option. Also PK has a sale on them right now.

We’re talking 22 and 24 lbs. best weight/price available right now.

Inexpensive
Strong
Light

Pick two.

UnhandledException said:

I understand. My budget is $3000-4000. I could go higher but probably not worth it for a car that costs 60k in the first place. I feel that lighter wheels and CF drive shaft combined will make tremendous improvement.

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It all really depends on the result you are after. Only you can answer that question (cost vs performance). I can say that it was a huge improvement on my track pack (when i had it) running lighter wheels and sticky tires. My advice would be forgelines and cup 2's. As your first mod (that is if you are building to track)

In order of priority

Cup 2's
Wheels
CF drive shaft

Wheels and tires on top of the list by far

THX 138 said:

Inexpensive
Strong
Light

Pick two.

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Or pick 3 and pay ;)

At the $3-4K range, you should be looking at Signature Wheels and BC Forged. Also, while combining lighter wheels with stickier tires at the same time is sort of the "ultimate mod" as far as making a large perceptible change to the vehicle, I would argue that if budget only allows for one that you should start with wheels. You will only notice the performance benefit of super sticky tires at the upper reaches of the handling envelope, whereas you will be able to notice reduced unsprung mass throughout the entire speed range.

You can check out this thread for Signature info: http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1650532#post1650532

Disagree with anyone saying that the 6gr is the way to go. Lots of great options from this company that won't break the bank and will be substantially nicer (imo) than going with the 6gr

http://www.bcforged-na.com/