18" Carrera Wheel Weights

[clubhead]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

clubhead how are you weighing the wheels?

I just took one of teh 18x9" rears out of its box and its 21 pounds.
I stood on the scale noted my weight and got back on the scale holding
the rear wheel over my head....

Strange.... That's how I did mine, except I just carried them in front of my stomach instead of over my head. Doubt that would've made any difference. My reading was in kilos and I did a conversion to lbs...

Damn, there shouldn't be that significant a difference between mine and yours

[FUHRIUS]

I did the same bathroom scale method and ended up with approx 21 lbs on the 18x9 rears.

Clubhead: are there serial numbers on the backs of yours? I'm wondering if yours are real, because they shouldn't weight 24lbs...

[Perfectlap]

Holy cow these wheels are NOICE.

I had them mounted on my new Toyo Proxes RA-1's,
First impresion:



First these tires are amazing. So much bite, and very decent in the rain.
Got stuck for about 15 miles in a downpour, and no hydroplanning or "numbness" for a dedicated DOT legal track tire. Sun came out and then the fun really started.
If I only had money for one mod this would be it.

THe only strange part was getting use to the higher stance vs. my 17"s
But like every other mod you get use to it fast.
The lightweight of these wheels means ZERO deteriotaion in ride quality even with rigild sidewalled tires.
And lastly, the looks. Pictures really don't do it justice on a Boxster.

[Porschekid]

If I didn't already have 18" turbo twists, these would definately be the wheels that I would get.

[PeterJoyce]

Your car would look even better with Speed Yellow side intake gills. Only about a $50 upgrade.

[clubhead]

Originally Posted by PeterJoyce

Your car would look even better with Speed Yellow side intake gills. Only about a $50 upgrade.

I had those on before I swapped them out for a pair of carbon ones I got off ebay. Figured they looked more unique and just a tad sportier.... hopefully

[clubhead]

Originally Posted by FUHRIUS

I...Clubhead: are there serial numbers on the backs of yours? I'm wondering if yours are real, because they shouldn't weight 24lbs...

Yes, I checked the serial numbers once I got the wheels. It started with 996 xxx xxx xxx (strange that it doesn't start with 986 though). All the markings were also there. The wheels are made by Borbet as I could see the brand stamped on the inside as well. The Sports Classic 2 are made by BBS.

I'll be damned if there are actually imitation wheels made to that quality.

One other reason is I could've made a mistake subtracting while weighing myself and the wheels. That 1kg diff could have attributed to the 3lbs diff.... But then again, I would hate to think that I made such a dumb mistake