stressing over wheels

[Kaldar142]

Hey guys,

well i can't really decide what wheels i want to go with.

I'm a huge fan of lightweight parts / weight reduction (my WRX is the perfect example... 2800lbs with me in it ) but all the lightweight wheels for these cars seem to cost a fortune!

I thought i had settled on 18x9 and 18x10 black chrome FR500s but after seeing that they weight about 30lbs i cringed and couldn't do it.. but these wheels go perfect with the way i did my car;

Redfire 05 GT
CDC blackout panel
CDC black billet grille
smoked front turn signals
20% dark tint

other options i looked at were the Steeda Ultralites but i'm not really sure on it, i dont know if i would like the way they looked as i LOVE wheels with a lip.

Huge fan of BBS wheels but i can't drop that kind of coinage when for that money i could turbo my stang hehe

any suggestions guys?

the car is a daily driver, i enjoy spirited driving and hit the dragstrip every weekend... best ET is 12.7 @ 111mph w/ 1.8 60ft on 255 kumho ecsta SPTs


-Joe

 

[Wyld]

FR500's are nice man! Dump the spare tire and save some weight for the wheels LOL

 

[Kaldar142]

This is true, but as 1lb of rotational mass is equal to 10lbs of dead weight in terms of acceleration, braking and turn goes.

i may just have to bite the bullet though, i've had this car for about 4 years now and its still on stock wheels lol

 

[Matt D]

one answer.... Bogarts!

my front skinnies weigh 10 pounds each and the rears are 12 pounds each

15x3.5 and 15x10's

 

[Kaldar142]

No bogarts as i enjoy spirited driving (aka twisties), maybe for the strip only but not for street use

 

[5spd07gt]

i know what your're going through. I have been looking for the right set of wheels for months now.

 

[chad05gt]

one answer.... Bogarts!

my front skinnies weigh 10 pounds each and the rears are 12 pounds each

15x3.5 and 15x10's

JEG's are ALOT cheaper, and are not much different in weight, in fact, Im sure the 15x8's JEGS may weight same or less than 15x10 Bogarts at a fraction of the cost...

 

[DusterRT]

I went with WedsSport TC-005's. Light and strong..17-18 pound range for 18x9 or 18x10's. Lots of room for brake upgrades. They kinda look like GT500 wheels or a flatter FR500 (or TL Type-S if you're like my import friends..). You'll have to get the 10-inch wheels to get some lip on them.

On the up side, they're discontinued so buying them new for $400-500 each isn't really an option. After searching a while, I found a set of nearly pristine 18x9's on an Evo forum for under a grand..

On the down side, they're discontinued, so finding a set can be a real SOB.

Don't have installed pics yet, they're still sitting in my livingroom (ahhhh the single life!)...but if you google "mustang tc-005" there are some pics of another guy's car on TMS.

 

[Kaldar142]

yeah i really like those! i should of gotten them back when they were still on tirerack but i decided to buy a bunch of different mods instead, lol

 

[GIG4FUN]

Hey guys,

well i can't really decide what wheels i want to go with.

I'm a huge fan of lightweight parts / weight reduction (my WRX is the perfect example... 2800lbs with me in it ) but all the lightweight wheels for these cars seem to cost a fortune!

I thought i had settled on 18x9 and 18x10 black chrome FR500s but after seeing that they weight about 30lbs i cringed and couldn't do it.. but these wheels go perfect with the way i did my car;

Redfire 05 GT
CDC blackout panel
CDC black billet grille
smoked front turn signals
20% dark tint

other options i looked at were the Steeda Ultralites but i'm not really sure on it, i dont know if i would like the way they looked as i LOVE wheels with a lip.

Huge fan of BBS wheels but i can't drop that kind of coinage when for that money i could turbo my stang hehe

any suggestions guys?

the car is a daily driver, i enjoy spirited driving and hit the dragstrip every weekend... best ET is 12.7 @ 111mph w/ 1.8 60ft on 255 kumho ecsta SPTs


-Joe

I like the way you think.. I just threw some killers on my car out of frustration as well. I'm hoping to do "the right thing" soon...

good find on those "living room" wheels! LOL

 

[DusterRT]

good find on those "living room" wheels! LOL

Yeah, they're stacked up between my GT500 brakes and watts link right now; I'll probably have coilovers sitting next to them soon. I think once I can't open my door all the way, that will be my sign that it's time to stop accumulating parts and start spinning some wrenches...

 

[Kaldar142]

JEG's are ALOT cheaper, and are not much different in weight, in fact, Im sure the 15x8's JEGS may weight same or less than 15x10 Bogarts at a fraction of the cost...

link to the JEG's please! if they are cheap enough i may get some for the strip only

 

[Kaldar142]

also, kind of off topic but dont want to start another thread,

Alls of done as far as maintenance goes on my car is oil changes. i just turned 25,000 miles.

I don't know if i should worry about the differential as when i put 4.10s in i changed the fluid but that was about 10k ago.

so basically, can anyone list to me what maintenance things i can perform to my car at 25k? the car has been beaten to hell and back (more passes down the 1/4 than i could ever remember lol)

 

[don_w]

also, kind of off topic but dont want to start another thread,

Alls of done as far as maintenance goes on my car is oil changes. i just turned 25,000 miles.

I don't know if i should worry about the differential as when i put 4.10s in i changed the fluid but that was about 10k ago.

so basically, can anyone list to me what maintenance things i can perform to my car at 25k? the car has been beaten to hell and back (more passes down the 1/4 than i could ever remember lol)

Maintenance schedules are in the owner's manual.

 

[alloy6ix]

one answer.... Bogarts!

my front skinnies weigh 10 pounds each and the rears are 12 pounds each

15x3.5 and 15x10's

Don't we all wish.. haha. but Steeda ultralites are fairly cheap and seem pretty lightweight. I think still around 21-23lbs as opposed to like 28 or so from my fanblades, if I'm not mistaken.

 

[Kaldar142]

I have a question, if I drive my car with skinnies upfront and slicks out back on the street is it unsafe?

Like for a car meet, show up in my battle gear

 

[alloy6ix]

I have a question, if I drive my car with skinnies upfront and slicks out back on the street is it unsafe?

Like for a car meet, show up in my battle gear

Make sure it's not raining, and be careful not to bend the skinnies on turns. other than that, just don't get stopped by cops!!!

 

[Kaldar142]

yeah, i would defiently be driving like grandma around turns, LOL

i think it would be soooooooo badass to roll up to a car meet with some 15" drag wheels on

 

[Stangtuner]

yeah, i would defiently be driving like grandma around turns, LOL

i think it would be soooooooo badass to roll up to a car meet with some 15" drag wheels on

I used to do it all the time in my 04.

It was ganster.....until it rained. I was using the cruise control going 25 mph. I used the cruise control button to accel and the car went sideways.

 

[Kaldar142]

what do you guys think about running a set of drag radials everyday? Not the ET streets on 15"s but on the FR500s i plan on getting soon