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Brisbane
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April 2004
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light weight racing wheels
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Tue, 24 May 2005 07:07
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So what are some good brands of light weight wheels the ones I have are to heavy they look good but thats only half the job they weigh about 20-25kgs a wheel if not more. Oh car is ra28 with 5 stud conversion.
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Campbelltown
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November 2003
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Re: light weight racing wheels
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Tue, 24 May 2005 07:09
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volk
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Terrigal
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May 2002
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Re: light weight racing wheels
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Tue, 24 May 2005 07:24
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My enkei's are quite light.
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Sydney
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March 2003
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Re: light weight racing wheels
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Tue, 24 May 2005 07:25
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For Oldschool, Enkei, Watanabes, Rays, SSR, there are plenty
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Location:
Newcastle
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July 2003
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Re: light weight racing wheels
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Tue, 24 May 2005 07:32
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the enkei RP-01's we have are light as, and even lighter are the buddy club p1's ive got on the other car.. easy enough to source esp if you are happy with 2nd hand
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Location:
brisbane
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October 2004
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Re: light weight racing wheels
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Tue, 24 May 2005 08:20
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what sort of weight are these lightweight wheels compared to standard steel rims or standard mags?
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Club Member
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sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: light weight racing wheels
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Tue, 24 May 2005 09:31
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compomotive make some of the best ligthweight race rims, you could also try OZ rims
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Location:
sydney
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October 2004
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Re: light weight racing wheels
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Tue, 24 May 2005 09:32
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does it make alot of difference if the wheels are lighter???
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Brisbane
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April 2004
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Location:
Newcastle
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July 2003
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Re: light weight racing wheels
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Tue, 24 May 2005 11:58
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yeah it makes a huge difference.. my buddy clubs are about 4.8kg a piece iirc. in 15x6 and the enkei are 6.3 in 16x7 im pretty sure they are the weights.. they are atleast close to the correct numbers 
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Location:
Hobart, Tas
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: light weight racing wheels
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Tue, 24 May 2005 13:23
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Another vote for Buddy Club P1s. Can't buy these new anymore very easilly, but are secondhand on yahoo auctions - especially 5 stud.
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Toronto, Downtown
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September 2004
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Re: light weight racing wheels
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Tue, 24 May 2005 13:29
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they will reduce the unsprung weight which helps handling and they also reduce the amount of weight the engine has to turn in the driveterrain
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June 2003
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Re: light weight racing wheels
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Tue, 24 May 2005 13:34
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TE37's are tha shiznit.
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Location:
Perth, WA
Registered:
February 2003
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June 2003
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Re: light weight racing wheels
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Tue, 24 May 2005 23:23
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The Volks come in at 7.2Kg's each.
You might wanna look at Weld Racing too.
It's the "RaceLite R/S" I believe. They're stupidly light. Here are some specs:
Size: 18x7
Offset: 40mm
Bolt Patterns: 4 and 5 lug
Weight: 13.4 lbs
Available Sizes: 17 and 18 inch
Contact: www.weldracing.com
That's about 5 kilo's per rim... for an 18 inch rim at that. I don't think they'd be well suited to our roads with all the pot-holes though. Same goes for any light-weight rim in this country really... stupid crappy roads.
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Location:
Brisbane
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April 2004
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Re: light weight racing wheels
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Wed, 25 May 2005 00:21
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I'm looking at some Volk CE28NF 17x8' wheels gold they make me horney yeah. Would put pics up but the work computer does not allow me. Stupid thing.
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