Weight Loss, Car, Not Me... - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

edevlin · 10-05-2008, 07:51 AM

"Larger wheels are almost always heavier than smaller ones and they not only add to straight weight, but rotational inertia. Are those 18"s?"

Good point, the 18" wheels with PS2's weight about 4 lbs heavier each. Between the extra weight and especially the greater moment of inerta the car felt noticably slower when I put them on.

Also, my aftermarket stereo adds another 10 lbs or so. Still, I figure the car is about 100 lbs lighter than stock, and with the performance mods on the car, the dyno says I am getting 210 hp to the wheels, it feels pretty quick and oh so much fun. I had the car out this morning and was doing some tight s-turns, the GT3 seats make you feel part of the car, no more sliding around in the seats on cornering, that part is great.

I still have to get used to the snug fit in the seats for my 5'10", 175 lb body. Also, the seats are almost the same seat height as the stock seats, and you sit in a fairly upright position. I may decide drill some holes in the side mounts and lower the seats about an inch or so.

Ed

renzop · 10-06-2008, 02:37 AM

Get some CCW wheels. 18x10 weigh less than 18lbs. Smaller sizes are obviously lighter.

Topless · 10-06-2008, 06:57 AM

Ed,
I like em. They look great and fit nice too.

djomlas · 10-06-2008, 07:04 AM

very nice, and great looking car
but i do have to agree with Rick, don't toss out the spare tire

edevlin · 10-07-2008, 03:03 AM

"Get some CCW wheels. 18x10 weigh less than 18lbs. Smaller sizes are obviously lighter."

Interesting, tell me more, I went out to the CCW website but could not firgure out which of their wheel styles were very light weight. 18 lbs for the rear wheels would be a huge weight savings.

I think the aftermarket Carrera "lightweight" 18x10 wheels I am using from Wheel Dynamics weigh 26 lbs! Is anyone using CCW wheels and if so, which ones and what do they weigh......

Ed

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blinkwatt · 10-07-2008, 12:05 PM

Whats all this don't toss out the spare tire talk? I've seen tons of wrecked Boxster pics on the net,only ones that showed any damage close to the spare tire area were the same ones that had the driver and passenger doors missing and top ripped off.

http://www.wreckedexotics.com/boxster/boxster_20060224_001.shtml
http://www.wreckedexotics.com/boxster/boxster_20060405_001.shtml

Maybe I'm just crazy,but I don't see the safety factor as much as everyone else.

blinkwatt · 10-07-2008, 12:07 PM

Hey Ed,

If your looking for super lightweight wheels check out O.Z. Racing,BBS,HRE, SSR and all those high end brands. Any decent wheel from them will run 18-23lbs or so.