I'm just attempting to improve (subjectively) the look of the car without destroying any handling characteristics. If I lose a few miles of range, that would be a-ok, but if I put a set of rims on the thing that significantly increases the unsprung weight and upsets the suspension, that would be a modern day tragedy. I just have no idea how much weight I can add before getting into trouble.
This is a massively heavy car that has been brilliantly engineered to cope with the weight. A few lbs on the wheels will make no difference whatsoever in terms of handling and range. Of course you'll need to pay strict attention to width/offset etc. I would focus on getting what you like.
I'm with the OP here - thinking about after market wheels and the options range from 30lbs to 50lbs; obviously the lower the better, but I wouldn't want to go +15lbs over stock per wheel. It would be nice to know what the stock ones weight.
Take a look at this link from the @Administrator about Suspension. At the bottom of the thread, last image of 20” with specs and tire size weighed in at 60 to 66.
Great info, thanks! Now to determine the weight of the tire and all the compressed air inside and then subtract from 60 lbs. A rep from Techart advised that their 21 inch forged Taycan rim was about 27 lbs. I can't imagine that would be significantly more (or less) than the 21 inch OEMs. So for now I will hover around the 28 and 30 pound weights for fronts and rears respectively. Also mysterious -- to me at least -- is how heavy, or light, one can go with regard to wheel weight without causing issues. Everything I have read indicates that substantially increasing unsprung weight can have a negative impact on the suspension. But where is the limit, 2 pounds, 5 pounds, 10 pounds??? Perhaps one of our engineer brethren on this forum can weigh-in (pun intended).
For what it's worth, most of the wheels for the Taycan being sold by tire rack are 38 to 45lbs (for 21").
Good info, thank you very much. I'm not looking to shave tenths of a second off my track time -- never actually driven on a track -- just trying to avoid doing something really stupid and/or wasting several thousand dollars in the process! I will however, in the not too distant future, weigh my 20" OEM Sport Aero wheels and publish the weights (excluding tires) for anyone else who is curious.
I would like to have done that but I'd need to remove the tire to do so. My technical skills are way, way lower than most of the folks on this forum. EG, I don't even own a torque wrench to check that I have properly tightened lugs after putting a tire back on the car. I know it is pathetic, but this is my first Porsche and I am now trying to be more of a hands-on, knowledge-based owner. Thanks to the great input from folks on this forum, I think I am already making progress. I am by the way going to attempt my very first mod (replacing US amber lights with Euro clear lenses) as soon as Suncoast delivers them. Baby steps!
