Brand name or Replica Wheels?
#27
I made some poos
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 841
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
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.
When in reality, all they proved was that shaving down your wheels to make them light is bad.
#30
Registered
iTrader: (5)
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: los angeles, ca
Posts: 1,394
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
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
http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/ed...x_j/index.html
#31
Ho-hum
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: 702
Posts: 158
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
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.
Last edited by flip702; 02-06-2008 at 12:20 AM.
#33
Ho-hum
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: 702
Posts: 158
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
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.
#35
The RX-8 is missed
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 2,084
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
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.
...the wheel wasn't meant to be shaved down to a bare minimum. In doing so, of course they will sacrifice rigidity.
When in reality, all they proved was that shaving down your wheels to make them light is bad.
...the wheel wasn't meant to be shaved down to a bare minimum. In doing so, of course they will sacrifice rigidity.
#36
I made some poos
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 841
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
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.
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.
#39
Banned
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: from the SF BAY to LAS VEGAS
Posts: 1,250
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
JimmyBlack
Series I Major Horsepower Upgrades
273
02-10-2020 10:23 PM
To The Wonder
NE For Sale/Wanted
0
09-12-2015 12:35 PM