Recent content by Champale

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!

With the 5BW wheels on my 4BW, the edge of the rim was basically flush with the rear fender lip but the tire (with it's rim protecting sidewall) poked. With a 295/30 it would be better. The popular Apex 19x10.5 ET45 sits 1mm further in than the 11" ET50 but that's still not quite enough to my...

I test fit the OE 5BW wheels (19x11 ET50) on my 4BW and there was a little bit of poke. 6mm further outboard would not be something I would want unless you ran some crazy negative camber.

You made the right choice, OP! Few cars are as engaging to drive day to day while still being very composed and comfortable. And then it will still want to rip your head off when you are in the mood, which is really fun!

Update: dealership replaced the steering rack and now the steering is fixed. Went for a test drive with the tech and before I had even left the parking lot, I could tell it was better. Then I got to push it a little on some sweepers and it was locked in and felt perfect. I cannot say...