New R35 Forged Rims For $2k The Set. 9.5 Kgs Each. In Preproduction Stage.

[Dominic]

I have been speaking to Gmax wheels for about 6 months about a forged alloy wheel to fit the R35 and until lately he has not had enough interest fom customers to produce such a wheel.

Gmax produces a very cheap but ultralight cast wheel which i use on my EVO race car and I have been very happy over the last 3 years with the performace of their products. NB they do not sponsor me nor do I receive any money or benefit. But I do buy a group deal every year before Targa.

Having come back from a trip overseas he has now commissioned a forging plant to produce Forged wheels for the R35. Cast wheels are not reccomended for this weight of car in tarmac racing.

He expects weights to be about 9.5kgs for the 19 inch and 11kgs for the 20 inch. I am pushing him to start work on the 19s as they will be street legal and CAMS legal being only 1 inch away fom the stock size, they will be lighter and there is a greater and cheaper availability of rubber in the 19in size.

But what he wants to know is what pattern would we like to see on the wheels as they are not made, so a design is up to the first buyer.

Ive ordered 2 sets and he states 3 months till finish at $2,000 a set. NB I dont pay until I see them.

But Im not fussed on style though I do like the look of these cheap cast wheels. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-276567794.htm and in a size 19 X 9.5

What does anyone else think as the more interest he gets the quicker he will produce them?

Does anyone know a good pattern or want to design his own?

NB these are not for sale or even available adn thats why I chose to put topic here.

$2,000 is his quote for a group buy of 5 sets or more. Which should be easy to find. Im buying the first two sets so I can give a report.

Dom

Edited March 10, 2010 by Dominic

[Tim GTR]

I have been speaking to Gmax wheels for about 6 months about a forged alloy wheel to fit the R35 and until lately he has not had enough interest fom customers to produce such a wheel.

Gmax produces a very cheap but ultralight cast wheel which i use on my EVO race car and I have been very happy over the last 3 years with the performace of their products. NB they do not sponsor me nor do I receive any money or benefit. But I do buy a group deal every year before Targa.

Having come back from a trip overseas he has now commissioned a forging plant to produce Forged wheels for the R35. Cast wheels are not reccomended for this weight of car in tarmac racing.

He expects weights to be about 9.5kgs for the 19 inch and 11kgs for the 20 inch. I am pushing him to start work on the 19s as they will be street legal and CAMS legal being only 1 inch away fom the stock size, they will be lighter and there is a greater and cheaper availability of rubber in the 19in size.

But what he wants to know is what pattern would we like to see on the wheels as they are not made, so a design is up to the first buyer.

Ive ordered 2 sets and he states 3 months till finish at $2,000 a set. NB I dont pay until I see them.

But Im not fussed on style though I do like the look of these cheap cast wheels. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-276567794.htm and in a size 19 X 9.5

What does anyone else think as the more interest he gets the quicker he will produce them?

Does anyone know a good pattern or want to design his own?

NB these are not for sale or even available adn thats why I chose to put topic here.

$2,000 is his quote for a group buy of 5 sets or more. Which should be easy to find. Im buying the first two sets so I can give a report.

Dom

Hi, Dom,

Very interested, very good price for forged wheels too, I have got many sets of 18x10.5 TE37 and LMGT4 and they all into the 5k mark.absolute bargain at 2k a set.please call me on 0433 878905 to get on further.BTW I have been using a set of GMAX cast wheels on a S15 track car. Thay are holding up OK

Alex

Melbourne

[Dominic]

why is the 10.5 size purchased?

I would have hought 19 X 9.5 would be a better option. I also want to go away fom the staggered size so that I only need to take 1-2 spares of the same size

Still a long way off as sizes and pattern have to be confirmed.

$2,000 is wholesale (or group buy price) they should retail around $3-$3.5 k