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Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian
This is an upgrade I'm considering, downsize from my heavy 16" alloys to a 15" sport wheel. Stock rims are 17 lb each, Konig Helium 15" are 11 lb and cost under $100 each. I'd love a set of TE37's but the price...  |
I didn't know about the Konig Heliums, thanks for mentioning. The stock wheels (cast aluminum) on my car are 15" so they weigh 14lbs front 15lbs rear or something like that, so it wouldn't be much of a reduction considering that the brake system and tire are both well over 20lbs. Those seem like quite good bang for the buck though. Another one to consider might be Kosei K1Rs or K4Rs or something, cheap cast aluminum and light. Only problem is these aftermarket wheels don't tend to come in the sizes that are ideal for skinny tires, they seem to all be 7 inches wide or more when these small and light cars work well with 6 and 6.5".
On Spyderchat some people splurged and went for 15x6.5 Volk CE28N that are 8 pounds flat...I didn't even know wheels under 10lbs existed! Aluminum rotor hats and aluminum brake calipers you can cut unsprung weight another 6 pounds or so, both mods are ~$100/lb unsprung weight reduction, which is certainly cheaper than a lot of weight reduction mods but still a good chunk of money.