OEM Wheel Weight!

[Hapa88]

TSW are definitely more than 10 lbs lighter than the OE GT rims. See previous posts about this.

I'm more curious if they took the stock wheel design and did a flow formed version to see what the weight difference may be. I think comparing two different designs and different manufacturing process is like comparing apples and oranges.
I do like TSW's Rotary Forged line, I have the Bathurst wheels on my NSX.

And they are not cheap, but a lot less than replacing a "boat anchor" OE rim.

A true, fully forged monoblock wheel will cost significantly more though.

 

[MerlintheMad]

I agree.

Rotary forged are lighter and you can feel it.

I'm not sure what the "feel" is supposed to feel like. I didn't get it when I swapped from my winter setup to the TSW "Watkins" and Michelins. But maybe I'll notice when I switch back to my "boat anchors" for winter, after eight or nine months on these TSW rims and summer tires.

 

[Hapa88]

I'm not sure what the "feel" is supposed to feel like. I didn't get it when I swapped from my winter setup to the TSW "Watkins" and Michelins. But maybe I'll notice when I switch back to my "boat anchors" for winter, after eight or nine months on these TSW rims and summer tires.

In my other cars, lighter wheels were easier/quicker to accelerate and easier/faster to slow down. I would compare the "feel" to be something similar to having multiple people in the car vs just you alone.

 

[Christopher A Herman]

I replaced my OEM 19" wheels with a set of TSW Interlagos with nearly identical spec's to OEM (19x8 +35mm front; 19x8.5 +45mm rear). I weighed them and got right at 21 lb. on the fronts and slightly under 21 lb. on the rear. I think the rear, while slightly wider, weighed less due to removal of more metal on the inside to give the greater offset. I haven't noticed that they handle better, but there is slightly more tire noise from the OEM Pilot Sport 4s that I swapped over--maybe due to much less mass (about 13 lb per wheel) between the tire and the car.

 

[Ozstung]

TSW Sprint 19" 23lbs. Don't ask me if it was the front or the back. I just saw the geyser put it on the scales when I asked.