Ummmm... that's the point. They designed the best wheel from the get-go.

 

The point I was trying to make is that the article seems to say that lightweight wheels are bad.

When in reality, all they proved was that shaving down your wheels to make them light is bad.

 

Good article. So is there a rigidity standard between manufactures?

 

last week i saw a mid 90s toyota corolla with 18x9(ish) gold BBSs on it. wheels were worth more than the car!

 

read this article, it talks about the advantages of using cheap cast wheels vs expensive forged rims in racing

http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/ed...x_j/index.html

 

My thoughts are this... I'm not out to set a landspeed record nor break any track records anytime soon... if the wheels look good on the eyes, the car and the pocketbook... (w/ an acceptable weight close to stock)... why not? If i come across some "brand" name product at an unbelievable price, I'd get it... but its all about spending your hard earned money wisely.

 

i have always found you get what you pay for so i tend to get name brand hence my pocket hurst. most likely something will disapoint you over time.

 

I take generic prescription drugs... drink crystal geyser water instead of fuji, evian or voss water... and select from the dollar value menu...haven't gotten disappointed yet.

 

flip I couldn't have said it better.....

 

exactly the point ... you're just looking it at differently. i think they're saying this: enkei made that "perfect" wheel, with regard to the balance between the necessary rigidity and weight. lightweight wheels ARE bad, when they sacrifice rigidity. think of it this way, if a "knock-off" wheel came along, they might "sacrifice rigidity" but taking a wheel similar to enkei's but shave it down, so they can say, "hey look, our wheel weighs less than enkei's so you'll go faster"! the uneducated wheel consumer might not realize that the maker may have sacrificed rigidity to make it more lightweight. so in this case, lightweight wheels are bad; that doesn't mean you should get a heavier wheel, just know that it's more than just how much it weighs. that's what i took from that article at least

 

Exactly, light weight wheels that are modified from heavier wheels like in the article will have sacrifices in strength.

Light weight wheels that are designed to be light won't have those sacrifices because they are made to work at that weight. It isn't some hack and slash job on a regular wheel like MCR did with the GTC-01.

Take the RPF1 for example. 17.2 Lbs 18*9.5, strong AND lightweight because they were made that way.

EDIT: Moral of the story is don't buy modified wheels, because you never know what they sacrificed to get the weight down.

 

there are enough inexpensive good looking wheels out there from enkei or 5zigen, why save a few more dollars on some cheap ebay stuff that might not be as trustworthy?

 

There are inexpensive deals and then there are cheap deals. Obviously we all should know the cheap option is not the preferred choice. Enkei RPF1 is a great example of an inexpensive option.

 

amen....

 

agreed and why i chose my words very carefully there.