Well thers a huge number of threads on wheels in here, many of which I'm not familiar with and probably aren't sold in the UK.

Not that this is necessarily a problem.

My Lobster claws are supposed to be circa 22lbs front and 27lbs front (C4S spec)

So my question is whats the lightest commonly available wheels I can get and just how much weight is it possible for me to lose?

cheers in advance

 

Your "lobster forks" (Carerra S) are the lightest Porsche OEM 19 inch wheel. For comparison the Champion RS171 are 20 lbs front (8.5 wide) and 24 lbs rear (11.5 wide) so these wheels, while wider than the Carerra S, weigh in total 88.5 lbs while the Carerra S total in at 100 lbs. The RS97's are the same widths as the Carerra S but weigh in at slighly less than 80 lbs. I'm sure there are some lighter but not by much.

 

If you're looking for the lightest 19", I believe the Kinesis F10 are the lightest to my knowledge. The fronts, 19 x 8.5 are 18+lbs. The rears, 19 x 11 are 20 lbs. Unfortunately, they don't make these for NB 997's anymore as far as I know, but there was a set on EBay that was very reasonable and in almost excellent condition as far as I can tell from the photos. Kinesis do make them for WB 997's, however.

 

For lw wheels currently in production check out the Champion line.

 

Champion or NEEZ, they are made by the same company. Otherwise, BBS FI is a good alternative.

 

Lightest ?
I think it would be magnesium wheels .They are expensive .

You'd have to check with Champion to see if they still make them . I've seen them on someone elses car .. beautiful wheel !!!

Also I see you are in Europe .. and a little closer to you is this place that was discussed and praised a long time ago on the Turbo forum called Manthey Motors . I had not heard of them as I shop locally. But here's the old thread https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...-new-rims.html

Just my own opinion .. You did ask for the "lightest" and it is a singular term. However there are a lot of great quality wheels but it requires some research .
I would feel confident with any Champion wheel and I happen to love my Hre Competition wheel a lot.

Good luck.

 

i have the HRE comp in 19"s and i they are lighter than my stock wheels.. BUT the lightest wheel without a shadow of a doubt DYMAGS

 

OZ Superforgiatas are extremely light. 16.5/19.4 lbs for the WB fitment

 

what do you think about BBS FI ?

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very nice, what do they weigh?

 

OZ's have got to be tops in "light AND cheap" category. i have ultraleggera HLTs. they look great.

 

+1!

I love my ultraleggeras

 

I bought a set of Fikse wheels many years ago.

At the time they were known to be light AND strong.

 

OZ makes the Superforgiata at 16.5 lbs. front (19X8.5 5-130 ET53) and 19.2 lbs. rear (19X11 5-130 ET51) for about $1250 each. i have them in grey, and will in black soon.




Same size in the Ultraleggera will be 18-19 and about 23-24 lbs. rear, but half the price.

Great pic courtesy of another member....



We are OZ's US importer, so Please call me direct if interested. Thanks.

 

Great wheel and we can get them, but availability is very low.