TROLLhattenschatten and I are wondering who would be interested in doing a group buy on forged wheels that fit our cars. As most people on here know, the 5x110 lug pattern is hard to come by, let alone correct offset. And you can forget forged/lightweight/cheap wheels. We were thinking of having people pick a design, size, and finish, and order them.
For those who don't know, forged wheels are much stronger and lighter than conventional cast wheels. Frged wheels are machined from an induvidual billet, which on the microscopic level has a structure which makes the wheels much stronger AND lighter, sue to less material being used to achieve the same strength.
TROLLhattenschatten is going to sketch up some designs, but please feel free to post some. They should be nothing extreme, but definitely sporty, decent amount of spokes, and most of all, attractive.
If we can not get a custom design for a decent price, we may have to pick a previous design by a reputable company, but hopefully we can have a custom design made so it is almost exclusive to us!
Lighter weight means less unsprung weight, which means quicker acceleration, response, and a lighter overall weight of the car. OEM wheels are going to weight anywhere from 25 to 35 pounds a piece, are can be relatively soft. These could potentially weigh 15 -25 pounds(15 is on the light end, 25 on the heavy end), but in 17 or 18 inch models, vs 30 for a 16 ir maybe 25 for a "light 15." Please post if you would be interested in a nice set of forged wheels which would HOPEFULLY cost around a grand or less.
For those who don't know, forged wheels are much stronger and lighter than conventional cast wheels. Frged wheels are machined from an induvidual billet, which on the microscopic level has a structure which makes the wheels much stronger AND lighter, sue to less material being used to achieve the same strength.
TROLLhattenschatten is going to sketch up some designs, but please feel free to post some. They should be nothing extreme, but definitely sporty, decent amount of spokes, and most of all, attractive.
If we can not get a custom design for a decent price, we may have to pick a previous design by a reputable company, but hopefully we can have a custom design made so it is almost exclusive to us!
Lighter weight means less unsprung weight, which means quicker acceleration, response, and a lighter overall weight of the car. OEM wheels are going to weight anywhere from 25 to 35 pounds a piece, are can be relatively soft. These could potentially weigh 15 -25 pounds(15 is on the light end, 25 on the heavy end), but in 17 or 18 inch models, vs 30 for a 16 ir maybe 25 for a "light 15." Please post if you would be interested in a nice set of forged wheels which would HOPEFULLY cost around a grand or less.