Rick

I am thinking very seriously about moving to 18" wheels when I go through this set of tires on my speed yellow 993 Cab (I'm trying to make that as quick as possible). I will most likely go with 18x8 in the front and 18x10 in the rear.

I'm interested in recommendations as to what people think would look the best. Also, I'm trying to determine the weight of the different options to use that as one of the criteria for the decision.

Here are the wheels I'm considering (the weights I've got hear are from searching through previous posts and may not be accurate):

Current 17" Light Alloy Wheels on car - front ???, rear ???
Fikse FM/10 - 21 lbs front and 22 rear
Rennsport Wheels (through Gert) - front ???Kg, rear ???Kg with tires
Speedlines wheels with RS emblem (just like Hank's car) - front ???, rear ???
Kinesis K28 - 21, 24lbs
Forgeline WC3 - front ???, rear ???

Thanks very much for the help.

KC993

Rick,

The only wheels that I had experience with were BBS RS, BBS RSII, and Kinesis K5.
I like the BBS RS the best, but since they don't have them in 18" (RS's been discontinued), try the BBS Magnesium wheels. I would not buy the RSII, they weight more then pigs.
Go to <a href="http://www.fabspeed.com" target="_blank">Fabspeed</a>, they carry them.
Just my $.02... <img src="graemlins/wave.gif" border="0" alt="[byebye]" />

STLPCA

I'm sure Viken would have much of this info available on his hard drive, if he hasn't taken a Rennlist vacation to walk his dog

Viken?

Jack

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Silver Bullet:
[QB]KC993: Are you saying that these wheels are heavy?


Yes, they weigh a ton, figuratively speaking.

KC993

Kim,

No, I meant BBS RSII are heavy, they are 2-piece with aluminum rim potector on. They are multi-spoke with close center cap and hidden valve stem.
BTW, form what I know the RS 3-piece that are made by Speedline (similar to your picture) is heavy. They have cast center not magnisium center.

Greg Fishman

[quote]Originally posted by KC993:
<strong>I like the BBS RS the best, but since they don't have them in 18" (RS's been discontinued), try the BBS Magnesium wheels. </strong><hr></blockquote>

For a street car you don't want to use the BBS Magnesium Race wheel it is not near as durable as alternatives. They are lighter by a few pounds but in a street car what difference does it make.
I broke two centers last year and it could have been a very expensive incident. It wasn't cheap to replace the centers, bolts, and gaskets but at $900 it was much less than a trip to the body shop. I try not to use these wheels except for qualifying and racing due to their shorter life expectancy.
Besides they are not as well done as other wheels, the casting is rough and I doubt you could install a center cap.

If you want BBS look at the LM model.
Greg

KC993

[quote] <hr></blockquote>If you want BBS look at the LM model.
Greg

I totally agree, but I don't think they are lighter then Fikse FM10. <img src="confused.gif" border="0">

Kai 96 993

have u thought about these?

Rick

Are the Rennsport Wheels that Gert is selling (which is on the picture below) and the Speedlines like Hank has on his RS the same wheel or different wheels?

They look very similar but it strikes me as odd that Porsche would utilize a relatively heavy wheel for this application.

BTW - whoever gave me 5 stars, thanks but much undeserved relative to the real 5 star people on this board. I haven't had 5 stars since I was in the second grade!

Gert

[quote]Originally posted by Rick:
<strong>Are the Rennsport Wheels that Gert is selling (which is on the picture below) and the Speedlines like Hank has on his RS the same wheel or different wheels?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Hank has the factory RS wheels on his car.

Rick

Gert - So it is the same wheel. How much do they weigh? Are they really a lot heavier than other options?
Thanks much.

Viken

- Current 17" Light Alloy Wheels on car - 19.07 lb / 22.26 lb
- Rennsport Wheels (through Gert) - 20.95 / 23.15 lb (bathroom scale weighed)
- Speedlines wheels with RS emblem (just like Hank's car) - Same as above
- BBS RSII - 25.30 / 25.74 lb
- BBS LM - 22.20 / 23.25 lb

Above weights are without tires.

Viken

[quote]Originally posted by Kai 96 993:
<strong>have u thought about these?
</strong><hr></blockquote>

These wheels are 26.45 / 28.88 lb

Viken

[quote]Originally posted by Silver Bullet:
<strong>Thanks Viken. Would you happen to have the weights for the 18" Technologie Hollow Spoke Turbo wheels and the 18" Turbo-Look wheels?</strong><hr></blockquote>

- 18" Porsche Turbo I (previously Technology) - 19.95 / 23.36 lb
- 18" Porsche Turbo Look I (solid spoke) - 25.57 / 29.32 lb

Tom W

Out of curiosity, does anyone know what the 17" Cup wheels weigh?