APEX Wheels | Forged Wheel Development For 718 GT4 & GT4RS
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Brandon,
Do you have any opinion about the new titanium Lug Bolt option recently launched by Porsche? Some people say they look aesthetically better for longer without corrosion while other people say titanium bolts are a bad idea because of mixing different metals. What say you?
Do you have any opinion about the new titanium Lug Bolt option recently launched by Porsche? Some people say they look aesthetically better for longer without corrosion while other people say titanium bolts are a bad idea because of mixing different metals. What say you?
With that said, I do not use titanium wheel hardware, for a job as crucial as keeping the wheel attached I use an aftermarket steel lug stud conversion. I started out looking for titanium wheel hardware when I started modifying my old Cayman for track use but my friend (ex Indycar crew chief) basically said I shouldn't use titanium for that job on a track car due to the fatigue life of titanium. The repeated stresses of wheel installation will affect its strength over time and will subsequently need to be replaced as a wear item. To be fair to titanium, steel hardware also experiences some form of fatigue (although less than titanium) and should be replaced occasionally, especially for track use.
It's great to hear @Westcoast has had such a great first-hand experience with his set, especially for as long as he has had them. I can almost guarantee they look better than steel would have after 7 years. If you want titanium lug bolts for all of their advantages, either the Porsche ones or from the same company as westcoast got his is where I would be looking.
- Brandon
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Westcoast (12-02-2022)
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I'm excited to put my group buy 20" wheels in Motorsports Gold on my Frozen Berry car lol
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will APEX be offering wheels for the GT4 RS anytime soon?
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It is something we are working on, sadly I do not have a release date for those at this moment. I am currently collecting customer contact information who want GT4RS wheels from us that way I can notify them when they become available. Please DM us that you are interested in GT4RS wheels and include your name and email address.
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We have just launched our VS-5RS 19x10.5"ET44 in Satin Bronze to pair with the 19x9"ET50. This is perfect for the GT4 or Spyder owner wanting to downsize to 19" without worrying about toe link clearance. This is slated to arrive in December with the first batch of 20", so get your orders in now while the Black Friday discount applies!
From everyone here at APEX, we hope you had a good thanksgiving and have safe travels.
- Brandon
From everyone here at APEX, we hope you had a good thanksgiving and have safe travels.
- Brandon
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Have you confirmed that aftermarket toe links are absolutely required on the 718 GT4 with the 19x11 rears? I have a set of 19x11 Forgeline 45mm offset and they clear the OEM links, but just barely. I was looking to get a set of the VS-5RSs, but didn't want to do down to 10.5 in the rear.
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Excellent. Looking forward to the dark bronze on my shark blue Spyder! I would have gone gold but I was afraid it would be too close to the PCCB yellow but I'm hoping that the bronze is dark enough that it looks different.
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How much lead time would we get when they are about to ship? I think I was about #90 or so overall (gun metal finish), and trying to figure out when I should order new tires as my car is not quite yet put into storage. Figured I'd hold off on storage until I get the new wheels installed since it sounds like we are very close to the delivery dates. The new wheels are the last mod to complete my project list. Can you update your delivery ETA a little..as in are X number of sets going out in the first batch etc? With all the porch pirates rampaging right now during the holiday season, I also want to make sure somebody is home to accept delivery. Thanks!
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Hi Brandon,
How much lead time would we get when they are about to ship? I think I was about #90 or so overall (gun metal finish), and trying to figure out when I should order new tires as my car is not quite yet put into storage. Figured I'd hold off on storage until I get the new wheels installed since it sounds like we are very close to the delivery dates. The new wheels are the last mod to complete my project list. Can you update your delivery ETA a little..as in are X number of sets going out in the first batch etc? With all the porch pirates rampaging right now during the holiday season, I also want to make sure somebody is home to accept delivery. Thanks!
How much lead time would we get when they are about to ship? I think I was about #90 or so overall (gun metal finish), and trying to figure out when I should order new tires as my car is not quite yet put into storage. Figured I'd hold off on storage until I get the new wheels installed since it sounds like we are very close to the delivery dates. The new wheels are the last mod to complete my project list. Can you update your delivery ETA a little..as in are X number of sets going out in the first batch etc? With all the porch pirates rampaging right now during the holiday season, I also want to make sure somebody is home to accept delivery. Thanks!
- Brandon