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PERFECT wheels. Can you share cost? Do you know the weight difference between those and stock?
Here’s the quote. Take this number and then take off 20% at BGB. I believe the “R” in GS1R comes out to 19 lbs Front and 21 lbs Rear... [Edit : I don’t remember about the OEM weights (that obsessive search process was a few years ago). Also, turns out I ordered the Titanium color from BGB.]
Last edited by BlackOptic; 02-05-2021 at 08:48 PM.
I'm on the cusp of ordering new summer wheels and I'm torn between these and the monoblock VS10 from Litespeed racing. https://www.litespeedracing.com/vs10. The two are basically the same general 5-split-spoke design, but the Forgeline have softer lines and look slightly less aggressive, which is probably preferred on a Carrera T. On the other hand, the Litespeed come in forged magnesium alloy for $7,900, and should be lighter by a couple pounds each, with still enough rigidity for the track.
I will say you're making a good case for the Forgelines at $6,000.
BTW, feedback, pros/cons, and judgement welcome from anyone with an opinion on the VS10 vs GS1R.
Originally Posted by BlackOptic
Talking of wheels....new in box... 20” Forgeline GS1R in [Edit... corrected, these are titanium]...
Those Forgelines are excellent. Beautiful. Jealous.
I am strongly considering these OZs for $2200 for a set of track wheels. 22lbs front, 23lbs rear. I feel like the weight to cost ratio is great. any feedback?
PERFECT wheels. Can you share cost? Do you know the weight difference between those and stock?
If anyone like the color ‘titanium’ and wants to save 7 weeks of waiting and buy this new in box set... let me know on the DM. I may turn around and order another set in Gunmetal.
Thanks Norge. To confirm, arent ET and offest the same?
OEM fronts are 49, OZ fronts are 50. Thats .03".
OEM rears are 76, OZ rears are 65. Thats .4".
so 1mm front and 10mm rear spacers to retain oem offset?
thanks!
Yes, ET and offset are the same.
OEM rears are 11.5 width, and offsets are measured from the face, so you have another ~6mm or so inset. Check an offset calculator for proper fitment. Here's one. https://tiresize.com/wheel-offset-calculator/
On the Carrera T, factory offset is about 15mm inside the fender on front and about 5mm inside on the rear, (+/- depending on how aggressive you want to go) so these wheels will be way off unless you add spacers, but if you're ordering new wheels you might as well get the fitment right.
FYI TireRack doesn't distinguish between 991.1 and 991.2 fitment accurately, so you end up with 991.1 offsets unless specified otherwise.
BlackOptic try for the 9” front, try 40 offset if you are reordering
A retailer recommended to me a 9x20 with 45et for the front, but I was thinking 40et as well. Would this be too wide to lower the car later?
Interestingly, that person also recommended a 11.5x20 70et for the rear, which I feel like the extra 6mm pushes it to the full width of the fender and would be extra snug when lowering it.
Yes, ET and offset are the same.
OEM rears are 11.5 width, and offsets are measured from the face, so you have another ~6mm or so inset. Check an offset calculator for proper fitment. Here's one. https://tiresize.com/wheel-offset-calculator/
On the Carrera T, factory offset is about 15mm inside the fender on front and about 5mm inside on the rear, (+/- depending on how aggressive you want to go) so these wheels will be way off unless you add spacers, but if you're ordering new wheels you might as well get the fitment right.
FYI TireRack doesn't distinguish between 991.1 and 991.2 fitment accurately, so you end up with 991.1 offsets unless specified otherwise.
Solid Catch. Thanks! shifting to the 11.5 rears, weight only increases from 23 to 23.6.
I already have 10mm front and 5mm rear spacers with the oem wheels, so I can adjust as necessary for aftermarket.
as for the wheels, any hate or love? lot of GT3 folks running this rim in the forums for a track wheel. thanks.
I’ve been looking for a 2018 Carrera T manual transmission and have seen them hovering around $95-99k with some PDK versions going for $107-129k. These are mostly dealers selling them so I get that there is a premium. But do those numbers sound right?
For what it's worth, I paid 98 K for a low mile manual T a couple months ago. I found a couple for less but they didn't have the spec I wanted. I also saw a few for more , also with spec I didn't want. I got the car I did want about 3 days after it went on the market.
A retailer recommended to me a 9x20 with 45et for the front, but I was thinking 40et as well. Would this be too wide to lower the car later?
Interestingly, that person also recommended a 11.5x20 70et for the rear, which I feel like the extra 6mm pushes it to the full width of the fender and would be extra snug when lowering it.
for front, you can got to 40 and it looks really good. You get a little rub in the black fender liner at around 2 o’clock position about 1/2” inside the fender (the fender liner have a bump behind turning light) but only if you go over big bumps. Not rubbing at full steering.
for rear I would stay OEM At 76 as they look very flush, if you change I would go max 73.
if you plan to lower, then 76 rear and 45/44 front may be better numbers.
Sweet. That’s what I’m getting but need Satin Black. Working with Joey at E Motion on suspension. Going to build a badass street car. Decided to go this route instead of GT car
Nice Ethan. That should put you at the front of the pack on those Nordstadt drives. 😉
Those Forgelines are excellent. Beautiful. Jealous.
I am strongly considering these OZs for $2200 for a set of track wheels. 22lbs front, 23lbs rear. I feel like the weight to cost ratio is great. any feedback?
IMO you can’t beat it from a cost to weight ratio. That rivals the weight of many forged wheels at double the price. My hre ff04s weigh 24.xx lbs each and had I seen these I would have probably jumped on them instead.
02-05-2021, 07:26 PM
