GT350 Wheels

[cholmes1]

Curious if anyone has plans to install GT350 wheels on their Boss?

The Ford price is insane at $16,000 for a set of four?!

It will be interesting to see when drivers start totaling their R models if the wheels will be had for more reasonable pricing...

If you in the market now here is the link http://www.fordparts.com/Commerce/PartDetail.aspx?n=eboMlsHlQDqyaAXQHYw05Q%3d%3d&id=351931167&m=2&search=true&year=2016&make=Ford&model=Mustang

It looks like the MSRP price gap ($13.5K) between the base 350 and the R model is mostly wheels...

I would love to have the black carbon wheels on my black LS for track days, but pretty certain $10K+ in driving enjoyment would not be felt.

Anyone have experience with ultra light weight wheels? Any major differences felt?

Thanks,
C.H.

 

[domesticpower]

The GT350R wheels weigh 16 or 17 lbs, right? If you have stock LS wheels, that's about half. I think you'd definitely notice it, especially if you push the car hard. With that said, you can get far, far better bang for the buck for $10k than a set of wheels. What do you have now for modifications?

 

[VoodooBoss]

The CF R wheels weight approximately 18 lbs and the stock cast aluminum non R wheels about 33 lbs each. It's no secret that lighter wheels will improve performance. Many of us have the R spec flow form wheels on order from @Need4SpeedMotors They should come in around 25 lbs each.

https://trackmustangsonline.com/index.php?topic=10423.0

 

[cholmes1]

Thanks for the feedback. No significant mods yet, but I do like the look of the Boss R BBS wheels at 20lbs but the custom wheels posted above look great as well.

For Reference

2012 Boss 302

Front wheel specs:
19" x 9" wide
5-lug, 4.5" bolt circle
169.3mm backspacing
42mm offset
255/40R-19 Pirelli PZero max performance

Rear wheel specs:
19 x 9.5-in.
5-lug, 4.5" bolt circle
180.9mm backspacing
45mm offset
285/35R-19 Pirelli PZero max performance

2012 Boss 302 Laguna Seca

Front wheel specs:
19" x 9" wide
5-lug, 4.5" bolt circle
169.3mm backspacing
42mm offset
255/40ZR-19 Pirelli Corsa competition performance

Rear wheel specs:
19" x 10" wide
5-lug, 4.5" bolt circle
187.5mm backspacing
47.5mm offset
285/35ZR-19 Pirelli Corsa competition performance