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Updated: Sep 25, 2019


Our magnesium forged wheel designs are growing at a very fast rate, as demand intensifies for the super lightweight forged material, manufactured and available for road or track applications.

So why are magnesium wheels in such demand, well for a couple of stand out reasons, the strength of the material being one as well as the weight of the product, this along with the reduced unsprung weight is also a huge benefit, with so many more advantages.

They are good at dissipating the energy of vibrations, magnesium wheels improve acceleration and deceleration of the vehicle, as the mass of the car and moment of inertia of the wheels is also reduced, tyre and suspension component wear is also drastically reduced, along with braking distances, the benefits of magnesium are endless, with the only negative side being the slightly higher price over a forged aluminium alternative.

Litespeed racing RS5 Forged Magnesium Monoblock wheel design

The Litespeed RS5 wheel above is the latest magnesium wheel design to be launched for road or track applications, shown with here in its 1 Piece Monoblock centre lock configuration for the Amazing Porsche 991.2 GT3-RS, with its 9.5x20 front and 12.5x21 rear set-up, machined perfectly to house the original specially produced Michelin Sports Cup 2 tyres.

The RS5 will also be available as a 3 piece forged wheel, magnesium centre with forged rim halves or as a 2 piece hybrid magnesium centre and carbon fibre barrel.

all configurations will be available in sizes 18" 19" 20" 21" & 22" sizes with a huge selection of widths, applications and finishes. Get in touch with us for further details on our Magnesium wheel range

 

Back in November we showcased new forged magnesium wheel design from GT3RR, which is a little homage to the OZ F1 wheel design and they have been making little detail changes over the last few weeks to make it exactly how they want the final design to look, and we are happy to report the wheel is ready to machine and to say we are excited is an understatement.

Our BMW Z4 GT3 V8 will be one car that this wheel design will be fitted to, 11x19 and 13x19 combo with the Matt black centre and Gloss black barrels, we are very much looking forward to see this wheel on our finished Z4 GT3. Another couple of builds we have going on that will also be fitted with F1R will be a fresh UK Speedwells Supra build in White and a Nissan GTR GT3 build that’s happening in Texas, both wheel sets ups are going to really enhance the look of this design, with huge lips and maximum concave, which is going to look incredible.

GT3RR forged magnesium F1-R, also available in forged aluminum

The sizes for this design are the usual 3 piece wheel sizes, 18” 19” 20” 21” 22” and 24” will also be added to the size list if required, all widths, colours and applications will be available, including centre lock and bespoke builds, building something crazy and would like this wheel design, lets discuss your requirements in detail.

The design is available in both forged magnesium and forged aluminium, for the people looking for the ultimate lightweight wheel the magnesium forged wheel will not disappoint, it’s really is incredibly light weight and can be used on the track or the street.

We are happy to be supporting such a high quality brand and product, get in touch with us for more details on this wonderful design.

 

Custom manufactured forged wheels, it seems like everyone and their dog now makes and sells a forged wheel brand, they seem to open up and close down on a monthly basis is the USA and all with one aim, to sell as many wheels as possible, there are very few wheel brands that have stood the test of time, apart from the very few, and most have poor business ethics, we could write a book on all the problems or issues we have encountered throughout the years with various manufacturers, but we are in a better place, selling and promoting our own product as well as going back to our roots selling Japanese custom bespoke forged wheels.

We have been looking for a wheel design for our own project car for the last 12 months, we have a set on the car that will be turned into door stops, wall clocks or coffee tables, as they will definitely not be used on the build, we have had so many offers from various wheel brands and some have been rather tempting, but for our build we really want something a little different to the usual designs that are a copy and paste from one brand to another.

The inspiration behind the F-1R, Formula 1 Selection of race wheels,

We are avid Formula-1 fans and have been for a long time, we also have a huge passion for bespoke wheels and they really do not get any better than the super lightweight F1 Magnesium race wheels, from O.Z Racing, BBS, Rays Engineering and Enkei have all made some stunning designs, our personal favourites are from O.Z Racing, the fact we have seen these wheels being manufactured back in the early 90's left an everlasting impression, so that is the design that we really want to pay homage to on our own build, the fact the design is a stunner is the added bonus.

For our BMW Z4 GT3 we are running 11x19 front and 13x19 rear, the decision we have to make will be whether we build a super lightweight wheel and use Magnesium or build a more conventional more affordable aluminium forged option with titanium hardware as it's a design we can make from both materials, we will also be producing in 1 piece monoblock in magnesium and aluminium forged.

13x19 GT3RR F1R Matte Black Centre, satin black outer reverse rim, Titanium hardware

The GT3RR design is also available in all sizes and widths besides the 19" we have chosen, with every application catered for, with every finish option available, all will come with the Motorsport and GT3RR branding around the rim as shown.

Sizes & Widths 8x18 - 8.5x18 - 9x18 - 9.5x18 - 10x18 - 10.5x18 - 11x18 - 11.5x18 - 12x18 - 12.5x18 - 13x18

8x19 - 8.5x19 - 9x19 - 9.5x19 - 10x19 - 10.5x19 - 11x19 - 11.5x19 - 12x19 - 12.5x19 - 13x19

8x20 - 8.5x20 - 9x20 - 9.5x20 - 10x20 - 10.5x20 - 11x20 - 11.5x20 - 12x20 - 12.5x20 - 13x20

8x21- 8.5x21 - 9x21 - 9.5x21 - 10x21 - 10.5x21 - 11x21 - 11.5x21 - 12x21 - 12.5x21 - 13x21

Available Finishes

F1 Silver, F1 Brushed, F1 Black & Polished, F1 Gold, F1 Bronze, F1 Black (Matte, Gloss, Satin) F1 White, with a huge choice of colours on request.

Custom widths are also available above 13" wide, and 22" sizes and widths will be added at a later date, and all wheels are manufactured with hidden titanium hardware, and every application will be available, with the usual bespoke options also available on request, we just can not wait for the wheels to be on the car, roll on 2019.

 
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