Recent content by Champale

I've done a pretty exhaustive search in the past and I think you might have to go with custom wheels to get the desired sizes and offsets. I couldn't find much in the way of off-the-shelf wheels other than Apex and maybe Vossen or Velgen I get them confused.

What a great looking car!

Congratulations on your new Blackwing! As much as you are enjoying it now, the more you drive it - slow, fast, whatever - the more you will love it. And I like your specs - both of my BWs (2024 5BW and 2026 4BW) are 6sp, slicktop, no CF cars. Put some pictures up when you get a chance - I...

I currently own both with manuals. The 5 is better in many ways and I find it more fun to drive than the 4, even just tooling around town. It has a dangerous edge to it, too, which is fun if you are a lunatic and turn everything off. But the 4 is also a wonderful car. If I had to choose, it...

Looking forward to heaing your impresssions of them! And very curious about the weights - I suspect they will be shockingly light.

You are correct. But, in general, losing weight from the wheels is a very good thing all the way around.

Conversely, I put custom forged 20" wheels sizes and GT500 spec tires on my 350R (adding 6-8lbs per corner) and there is a subtle-but-noticeable difference in the steering.

I feel like there is an old thread about the optional mag wheels and at some point I think that option was never officially offered. I have put lightweight wheels on a number of cars (to include saving 10+ lbs on a Boss 302) and you can feel the difference as soon as you leave the driveway...

In the GT350 world, there are aftermarket magnesium wheels in 19x11 that weigh under 18lbs (Litespeed Racing). If OP is talking about the 28+lbs 5BW wheels, shedding 9-10 lbs wouldn't be too hard probably.

6'2" here and I did squeeze into the back seat for a quick drive and it was tolerable. But my 5BW is a limo in comparison. Type S is a fantastic driver's car. Came close to buying one after a fairly brisk test drive when they first came out but realized I really wanted RWD after a couple of...

Wheels specs/details please!

Such a great color combination - congratulations! Welcome to the wonderful world of Blackwings! What wheels do you have for it?

What a fantastic looking car! Congratulations. Just wait until your weather is better and the car is broken in - you will love it even more!

Yeah why bother using those next few thousand rpm of an ultra high performance car . . .

Wow awesome! Thank you for posting that!