New 16.8lbs Wheels

[Superdjd24]

Is the wing crooked? Looks strange.

I hope not

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[\dave]

Thanks for sharing the info. Nice. Light is the bomb. Enjoy the responsive aspects. I'm at 19.5# and love it.

 

[Superdjd24]

Thanks for sharing the info. Nice. Light is the bomb. Enjoy the responsive aspects. I'm at 19.5# and love it.

Awesome! Can't wait to get it out on a track.

 

[UnhandledException]

No one asked about how they drive. Can you tell them apart from factory wheels?

 

[FAST FRED]

Congrats OP,
Nice wheels.

 

[Superdjd24]

No one asked about how they drive. Can you tell them apart from factory wheels?

Well I haven't been on the track yet... actually just took them for the first drive a minute ago. Turn-in does feel more aggressive to me. Changing direction has a little bit more immediacy than I remember with the factory wheels. At least that's my impression so far.

 

[UnhandledException]

Well I haven't been on the track yet... actually just took them for the first drive a minute ago. Turn-in does feel more aggressive to me. Changing direction has a little bit more immediacy than I remember with the factory wheels. At least that's my impression so far.

And you are comparing them to CF wheels or regular wheels?

 

[Superdjd24]

And you are comparing them to CF wheels or regular wheels?

Regular wheels that are about 26lbs ea.

 

[Grintch]

Thanks for posting. Reminded me that "mag wheels" used to be the thing, but they seem to have faded away. Never thought about it or wondered why, so I just looked it up. Seems the old mag wheels would corrode easily, which paved the way for alluminum. However, they may be making a comeback. Assume there must have been a fix for the corrosion problem. If so, there will probably be lot of affordable, light-weight options ahead.

Thier falling out of common use might also have something to do with them costing $6300.

 

[stanglife]

I hope not

Nm - I first thought it was an R - as it seems people are quick to swap wheels these days

 

[stanglife]

Thier falling out of common use might also have something to do with them costing $6300.

They aren't cheap wheels - but none of the good options are very cheap, really. At least we aren't having the Facebook argument about how he should have bought FR500 reps for $599 a set.

 

[Champale]

Aren't the regular non-R wheels more like 32lbs? So you basically knocked nearly 60lbs of weight off your car!

 

[Superdjd24]

Aren't the regular non-R wheels more like 32lbs? So you basically knocked nearly 60lbs of weight off your car!

I actually didn't have stock wheels on there. I've had the LMR R-style wheels on there for a few years. I believe they were around 25-28lbs if I recall.

Still a big savings. Shaving 10+ lbs of unsprung weight at each corner is nothing to sneeze at!

 

[ZZxtra]

Congrats fellow weight freak!
My Enkei's were 18.5 lb and I thought that was light.

 

[Radiation Joe]

I've had two sets of BBS Forged Magnesium wheels for an old e46 M3. They don't bend; they crack. I found one guy in the US who could repair them. Mine were extremely light as well. I believe 16 lbs for the front 9.5 x 18s and 16.8 for the rear 10.5 x 18s. I had one set repainted by a company here in PA that refinishes wheels. The finish held up.
Only the rears cracked. I used to run 295/30-18 tires and I suspect the thin sidewall was a contributor. The fronts appeared to be indestructible with a 265/35-18 tire. Car weighed 3300 lbs.

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