Ultra lights and lightest wheels?
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Ultra lights and lightest wheels?
What 18'" wheels for the 996 tt would be considered ultralites? I am looking around for a wheel that looks awesome and is very light. I currently have the Techart Chromies but they are heavy.
I like 2 of the HRE's I've seen on wheelexpert.com. Are the HRE's suppose to be a light or ultralight category? Any other good recommendations??
I like 2 of the HRE's I've seen on wheelexpert.com. Are the HRE's suppose to be a light or ultralight category? Any other good recommendations??
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Champion Motorsport makes one-piece forged aluminum wheels that are among the lightest excluding the Volks/Veloce GT1 (very limited sizes/availability) and those wheels made of exotic materials. Champion Motorsport's new website (http://www.championmotorsport.com/) is a total P.O.S., but my 18x8 and 18x10 RG5s are 18.5 and 19.5 lbs. You can often find TT sizes on fleaBay in 19" for dirt cheap. It's very rare to get under 20lbs for these big wheels. The HREs and Fikses (3 piece forged), if I'm not mistaken, are in the ballpark of 21 to 24 lbs. CCW also just came out with some nice looking one-piece forged, but I haven't seen weights yet.
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Originally Posted by renvagn
Weren't the HRE failing left and right at DE events a month ago?
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Try Volk Racing it is very light we used them (TE37, TE37 Mag, Forged Mag) in our cars M3, MITSU EVO, AMG E55. Havent used them with 993 though.
I myself love the HRE Competition C20 on 993 (they are lighter than regular 3 Piece HRE).
I myself love the HRE Competition C20 on 993 (they are lighter than regular 3 Piece HRE).
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Originally Posted by Gelatomonster
Try Volk Racing it is very light we used them (TE37, TE37 Mag, Forged Mag) in our cars M3, MITSU EVO, AMG E55. Havent used them with 993 though.
I myself love the HRE Competition C20 on 993 (they are lighter than regular 3 Piece HRE).
I myself love the HRE Competition C20 on 993 (they are lighter than regular 3 Piece HRE).
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I'm looking for TE37's for my 05 987S and acording to a local supplier can't get close with the front offsets. So what size (front and rear) and what offsets do you have on your Boxster????
Any help really appreciated.
Brad
I'm looking for TE37's for my 05 987S and acording to a local supplier can't get close with the front offsets. So what size (front and rear) and what offsets do you have on your Boxster????
Any help really appreciated.
Brad
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Originally Posted by Heddok
Bruinbro
I'm looking for TE37's for my 05 987S and acording to a local supplier can't get close with the front offsets. So what size (front and rear) and what offsets do you have on your Boxster????
Any help really appreciated.
Brad
I'm looking for TE37's for my 05 987S and acording to a local supplier can't get close with the front offsets. So what size (front and rear) and what offsets do you have on your Boxster????
Any help really appreciated.
Brad
A word of caution: unless you can find a distributer that has them in stock, the waiting period for Ray's Engineering to fabricate them in Japan can exceed 6 months as they do not stock these rims for a Porsche but make a manufacturing run when there is enough orders to justify a run.
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Thanks for all the info you've been a real help. I finally found a table of TE 37 sizes for porsche's and the sizes I need. The prices were all in Yen, if I tell my wife my new wheels are going to cost 280,000 Yen she'll freak out! Now I have to find a supplier up here in Canada who'll actually order them. All the shops here are selling tomato can mufflers to 16 year olds in Civics, Porsche stuff is over their heads. Who would you recomend in the States?
Thanks
Brad
Thanks for all the info you've been a real help. I finally found a table of TE 37 sizes for porsche's and the sizes I need. The prices were all in Yen, if I tell my wife my new wheels are going to cost 280,000 Yen she'll freak out! Now I have to find a supplier up here in Canada who'll actually order them. All the shops here are selling tomato can mufflers to 16 year olds in Civics, Porsche stuff is over their heads. Who would you recomend in the States?
Thanks
Brad
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Originally Posted by Heddok
Bruinbro
Thanks for all the info you've been a real help. I finally found a table of TE 37 sizes for porsche's and the sizes I need. The prices were all in Yen, if I tell my wife my new wheels are going to cost 280,000 Yen she'll freak out! Now I have to find a supplier up here in Canada who'll actually order them. All the shops here are selling tomato can mufflers to 16 year olds in Civics, Porsche stuff is over their heads. Who would you recomend in the States?
Thanks
Brad
Thanks for all the info you've been a real help. I finally found a table of TE 37 sizes for porsche's and the sizes I need. The prices were all in Yen, if I tell my wife my new wheels are going to cost 280,000 Yen she'll freak out! Now I have to find a supplier up here in Canada who'll actually order them. All the shops here are selling tomato can mufflers to 16 year olds in Civics, Porsche stuff is over their heads. Who would you recomend in the States?
Thanks
Brad
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enjoying the volk racing info--but how much do these wheels cost? also, what do they weigh? i remember seeing some around the 12# range--are they that light?
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Originally Posted by superloaf
enjoying the volk racing info--but how much do these wheels cost? also, what do they weigh? i remember seeing some around the 12# range--are they that light?
The 12lb per wheel is either for a much smaller wheel or for magnesium racing wheels which do not have the durability for street use.
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