Wheel weight - sport rays vs the world

TBOX · 03-11-2011, 11:56 AM

One of the main criteria buying replacement wheels for my sports is weight.

In my search however I am finding a very limited selection of 19" wheels that are equal or lighter than the stock wheels.

So far I've found te37 and it's sl variant, and the ce28n

I'd love to hear some input on some other great choices that will give my car a hot new look but also maintain it's current performance.

Also how do you folks feel about slight increases in rolling weight on performance.
If I went to another forged multi piece design like the sf challenge which is a couple lbs heavier, do you feel I will experience a large effect? Please share your experience.

kenchan · 03-11-2011, 12:09 PM

Weds SA55M, TSW nurbs... maybe you can find RPF1's?

also find lighter weight tires... RE050A's are heavy.

kenchan · 03-11-2011, 12:11 PM

btw, the yoisho! factor of my SA55M with Conti DW vs stock 19's with RE050A is huge.

when i pickup the SA55M's with Conit's i say "yoisho"
when i pickup the stock 19's with RE050A i say "oisyo!"
when i pickup the SSR19's 3pc wheels with RE050PP's i say "yoikorasho!! "

as you can see, this is a huge difference in gross weight.

cossie1600 · 03-11-2011, 04:11 PM

waste of money. you might as well buy some real tires and call it a day. a light wheel and tire combo is not going to give you more grip than a set of r comps or re11

kenchan · 03-11-2011, 04:20 PM

why do you need r-compounds on your prius?

TBOX · 03-11-2011, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cossie1600

waste of money. you might as well buy some real tires and call it a day. a light wheel and tire combo is not going to give you more grip than a set of r comps or re11

Oh I'm not expecting gains from lighter wheels, I just want wheels that aren't so heavy that I'll lose performance.
Re11 is going on whatever I buy.

03-11-2011, 11:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
TBOX Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 356 Drives: 09 370z MB M6 Rep Power: 15	Wheel weight - sport rays vs the world One of the main criteria buying replacement wheels for my sports is weight. In my search however I am finding a very limited selection of 19" wheels that are equal or lighter than the stock wheels. So far I've found te37 and it's sl variant, and the ce28n I'd love to hear some input on some other great choices that will give my car a hot new look but also maintain it's current performance. Also how do you folks feel about slight increases in rolling weight on performance. If I went to another forged multi piece design like the sf challenge which is a couple lbs heavier, do you feel I will experience a large effect? Please share your experience.

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03-11-2011, 12:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	Weds SA55M, TSW nurbs... maybe you can find RPF1's? also find lighter weight tires... RE050A's are heavy.

03-11-2011, 12:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	btw, the yoisho! factor of my SA55M with Conti DW vs stock 19's with RE050A is huge. when i pickup the SA55M's with Conit's i say "yoisho" when i pickup the stock 19's with RE050A i say "oisyo!" when i pickup the SSR19's 3pc wheels with RE050PP's i say "yoikorasho!! " as you can see, this is a huge difference in gross weight.

03-11-2011, 04:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 29	waste of money. you might as well buy some real tires and call it a day. a light wheel and tire combo is not going to give you more grip than a set of r comps or re11

03-11-2011, 04:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	why do you need r-compounds on your prius?