lightest wheels

Author
Discussion

custardtart

Original Poster:

1,736 posts

260 months

Thursday 29th July 2004
quotequote all
Does anyone know what are the lightest possible 13"X6" wheels that will fit my westfields ford 4 stud wheel hubs?!

anonymous-user

61 months

Thursday 29th July 2004
quotequote all
Feast your eyes on www.wheelweights.net/

moomin

311 posts

271 months

Thursday 29th July 2004
quotequote all
you are probably looking at a magnesium split rim like the Mike Barnby ones previously used by Caterham - they weigh around 3.5kgs per rim. similar wheels are available from Rial (try via fluke-motorsport.co.uk), Image, Compomotive (ML split rim)...
also the Dymag single piece magnesium wheels are pretty light, and pretty costly.

moomin

custardtart

Original Poster:

1,736 posts

260 months

Thursday 29th July 2004
quotequote all
LexSport said:
Feast your eyes on www.wheelweights.net/

Amazing what you can find, this guy really knows his wheels

ehasler

8,567 posts

290 months

Thursday 29th July 2004
quotequote all
MB wheels are very light, but you may have to wait to get any made, as he can get very busy.

It'll take more than light wheels to beat me though!

Locoblade

7,651 posts

263 months

Monday 2nd August 2004
quotequote all
The Barmby's or Dymags are probably the lightest as Moomin says, Ive got 13x6 Compomotive ML split rims and ISTR they are about 0.5-0.75kgs heavier than the Barmbys, but they are possibly a little more robust as the rims are thicker.

Chris

>> Edited by Locoblade on Monday 2nd August 00:43

custardtart

Original Poster:

1,736 posts

260 months

Monday 2nd August 2004
quotequote all
ehasler said:
MB wheels are very light, but you may have to wait to get any made, as he can get very busy.

It'll take more than light wheels to beat me though!


This is just the start, you wait till the flux capacitior is sorted

ehasler

8,567 posts

290 months

Sunday 15th August 2004
quotequote all
Just weighed one of my MB rims, and it came out at 4.1 kg.

custardtart

Original Poster:

1,736 posts

260 months

Monday 16th August 2004
quotequote all
Bloody hell that's light, my minilites are 7.2kg each
It's not fair, I want my mummy - actually can i have yours?
How much do your nuts weigh?

ehasler

8,567 posts

290 months

Monday 16th August 2004
quotequote all
That's where you're at an advantage - my nuts weigh more than yours.

custardtart

Original Poster:

1,736 posts

260 months

Monday 16th August 2004
quotequote all
I'm not so sure, my nuts are pretty hefty. They certainly drag me down.