Lightest 19 wheel for T5/T6

[Mars2]

I'm searching for a new set of wheel for my T6 TSI.
Don't want to loose power in a heavy set of wheel so looking for a set of light wheel. something under 22 Lb

My Summer tire are on a set of OZ Ultraleggera 19x8.5 @ 9.3Kg (20.3Lb) with 255/40X19 Kumho PS91 weight 20.4 kg ( my oem steel with 235/55x17 weight 24Kg)

I would like to try something different than OZ ultraleggera for winter wheel as I have those for already 15 year. they were first on my Supercharged T5 V6 and now on my Stage 3 T6 TSI.

I found those interesting
- 2forge ZF2 19 x8.5 at 9.8 kg (21,6 Lb) a bit heavy
- ATS superlight 19X8.5 at 8.3kg (18.3Lb) not the most beautiful but super light!

Some of you know any good light weight wheel in 19 that fit T5/T6?

Real Forged wheel are out of budget as they are close to 1500Euro per wheel like superforgiata from OZ
Can only afford hybrid forged, flow forged... What ever they market that techonolgy

 

[GordonHR]

I can't help with your search but... lightweight usually means not as strong... and I guess there really isn't a huge market for alloys that aren't load rated for vans...

 

[Mars2]

Good brand with light weight wheel can be stronger than bad brand with heavy wheel
and from stronger to weak Fully forged > Hybrid Forged / flow Forged > Cast aluminium

I use OZ Ultraleggera for BMW they don't have those for T5/T6 Load rating. They have been strong for 15 year almost 300.000km
I drive pretty agressive with the two van's they were on, both van are around 400BHP.
Rally style driving, I never slow down on speed bump and in winter on mountain road it's full of pothole.
Sometime on snow I miss a drift turn and go hit the hard side of road.
So I think the OZ Ultraleggerra has proved to be very strong with all that they've been through.
So maybe I should by an other set of OZ Ultraleggera's

I have bend or cracked many wheel on my other car's. The last one where Porsche wheel on My Audi RS2
total destroyed after I hit hard side of the road drifting at good speed.

But I agree with you that market for weight wheel on Van's is very limited.
many don't understand that 1 pound save on wheel is 1BHP more to the tarmac
SO with a good set of wheel you can easy get 20BHP more to the ground.
WHP ( BHP to the ground) is what make the van move not engine BHP

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[GordonHR]

Sounds like you need to slow down a bit haha...

 

[Mars2]

NO life is boring when you slow it down

 

[S18RVW]

Have you got any pictures of these wheels on your van?

 

[mattyd247]

I'm searching for a new set of wheel for my T6 TSI.
Don't want to loose power in a heavy set of wheel so looking for a set of light wheel. something under 22 Lb

My Summer tire are on a set of OZ Ultraleggera 19x8.5 @ 9.3Kg (20.3Lb) with 255/40X19 Kumho PS91 weight 20.4 kg ( my oem steel with 235/55x17 weight 24Kg)

I would like to try something different than OZ ultraleggera for winter wheel as I have those for already 15 year. they were first on my Supercharged T5 V6 and now on my Stage 3 T6 TSI.

I found those interesting
- 2forge ZF2 19 x8.5 at 9.8 kg (21,6 Lb) a bit heavy
- ATS superlight 19X8.5 at 8.3kg (18.3Lb) not the most beautiful but super light!

Some of you know any good light weight wheel in 19 that fit T5/T6?

Real Forged wheel are out of budget as they are close to 1500Euro per wheel like superforgiata from OZ
Can only afford hybrid forged, flow forged... What ever they market that techonolgy

Sorry to pick up a thread from soooo long ago, but wondered if you ever did anything regrarding lightweight but strong enough alloys? I'm in the same boat: TSI owner and want to start using lighter weight alloys.

 

[Bermudez44]

I’m running Brightstone Engineering wheel spacers on my T6 no issues at all. If you’re going for lightweight wheels, it’s worth checking them out since they machine everything in the UK and can do custom hub sizes if needed.

 

[Mars2]

Those wheel are light and fit T5/T6 But they are not beautiful. I prefer the OZ Ultraleggera

2Forge Wheels

www.2forgewheels.com

 

[Mars2]

just discovered that 2forge ZF2 are load rating for 850 Kg and those are much nicer than ZF1.
Maybe I'll by a set 19X9.5 for front and 19X8.5 for rear RS3 reverse staggering style for efficiency on road with 4motion. have task 2 forge what offset they can do on those wheel. I think 25mm for front and rear would be perfect

2FORGE Wheels ZF2 19×9.5 5×120 ET15-48 MATT BLACK 10.5kg - OPSHOLDERS

The 2FORGE Wheels ZF2 19x9.5 5x120 ET15-48 MATT BLACK 10.5kg delivers lightweight performance and durability with advanced flow-forging technology.Before you order the product, we suggest that you ask for the exact delivery cost and time. Important: Price Per Wheel

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[mattyd247]

just discovered that 2forge ZF2 are load rating for 850 Kg and those are much nicer than ZF1.
Maybe I'll by a set 19X9.5 for front and 19X8.5 for rear RS3 reverse staggering style for efficiency on road with 4motion. have task 2 forge what offset they can do on those wheel. I think 25mm for front and rear would be perfect

2FORGE Wheels ZF2 19×9.5 5×120 ET15-48 MATT BLACK 10.5kg - OPSHOLDERS

The 2FORGE Wheels ZF2 19x9.5 5x120 ET15-48 MATT BLACK 10.5kg delivers lightweight performance and durability with advanced flow-forging technology.Before you order the product, we suggest that you ask for the exact delivery cost and time. Important: Price Per Wheel

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I exchanged a few messages with 2forge via Facebook messanger the other day and they confirmed that ZF1 is only rated to 735kg, but the ZF8 is rated to 865kg. That was is both were in the 19" size.