Ben,

Your car looks great.

Alan

 

Ben you need to get a better set of wheels. They look

just kidding. Looking good.

 

The wheels are beautiful. The mesh design is classic to me. Looks good now and in 10 years. My question is concerning their construction and weight.
I am not 100% sure but I thought they were not forged wheels and consequently become heavier. I think the centers are cast design. Can someone who knows for sure respond?
The Rennworx wheel are forged. The Work wheel is made in Japan I believe.
I would like to know definitively.

Thank you

 

here's what i know so far and i cant' back it 100%:

-work brombachers are cast wheels and my 19x12s in the rear weigh about 28lbs

-my fully forged oz superleggers 3s in the same size weigh about 27 lbs

-rennworx is just a brand name slapped onto work wheels

-techart wheels, i believe, are also made by work wheels and their ever popular formula wheels are cast and are heavier than the work brombachers in teh same sizes even though the work broms are three piece wheels

-being cast doesn't make a bad wheel and being forged doesn't make a good wheel, stick with a quality brand and you'll be fine

-it's a balancing act just like many other things in life - if you want great looks and lightweight... well for me, there's nothing better looking on a porsche than a two, three piece wheel with mesh centers a la brombachers. if i wanted ultimate lightweight from a quality brand i would've gone with champions, but they don'tlook as "sophisticated" and involved as your BBS LMs, Brombachers, OZ3s of the world. why? they're kinda one dimensional since they are one piece, yet they are light.

-the most important decision on wheels is do they truly fit? many people don't own wheels that truly fit the car. many run narrower widths or resort to spacers. or they rub when lowered. that's not true fitment to me. my car is lowered to 0 finger gap and the wheel edge runs very close to the edge in the rear and as much as possible in the front - yet i don't rub period. i run 315/25/19 PS2s and again don't rub. why? because they fit and i appreciate alan baylis' help in this regard. i trusted his specs and it worked out fine.

there certainly are a lot of options out there, but if you really put the test to the wheels, many fall short. the work broms do work for the car and if you plan on tracking your 911, you should have a set of dedicated "track" wheels anyways since you probably want a smaller diameter not just for weight savings but for better tire selection.

do your homework before you spend your heard earned dollars. way too many crap wheels i've seen on 911s here and elsewhere, but hey, ignorance is bliss?

 

^ :golf clap

Amen.

 

Uhh, that's what I said. But then again, what do I know about Work wheels? I've only been using them since 2001, I'm only an authorized dealer, and I was only at the N/A distributor during lunchtime.

Ben is correct, Bill/Rennworx sells Work Wheels under the Rennworx name sans the Dymag stuff.

The Brombacher is a cast wheel as is the VS-XX.

 

Well said Ben. And thank you for the compliment.

 

Wow that car looks amazing

 

Oh come on - lighten up. I was being sarcastic. It is the HOLIDAYS!

I have been using them for a while as well

 

yeah al dont know ****...


first and one and only work equips on a porsche o.g. baybee.. thanks AL!

 

Sorry man, I get WORK'ed up when it comes to wheels LOL.

 

did we find out which tips those are?

 

OMG I just wetted myself on this post:




**Does anyone know if these wheels could "possibily" fit on a GT3's more narrow fenders and with the 15" Ceramic calipers?


thanks for any help
rick

 

Rick - stop wetting yourself! It's embarassing

They can make them fit

 

P40's look better imo.