Help with lightweight wheels
03-20-2006, 12:09 AM
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Help with lightweight wheels Sometime down the line I'd like to invest in a new set of wheels. I already checked the wheel weight sticky, but there weren't enough things listed to make a choice. What is the lightest wheel that I could run on a daily driver? I want 285's in the back. I'm told that Borbet is a good company to look into. I'd like a light set of tires as well if anyone has any suggestions. Thanks guys!
05-31-2006, 02:50 AM
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Just bumping the thread. What is the lightest weight wheel that I could fit 295's onto? I'm told that anything bigger than this will cause more parasitic loss than it's worth, unless you're making huge power (which I'm not). I suppose I'd want to keep with 245's up front.
I'm just hoping to shed weight at the same time. Especially rotational weight. 
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Yeah, if you're not looking to run any sort of drag wheels (bigs and skinnies), then you might be looking at spending lots of money to get a lighter weight wheel. As mentioned above, CCW and Fikse make light wheels that look stunningly good, but you're looking at spending at least $2,000+ for them.
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Originally Posted by Scotty-Z
Yeah, if you're not looking to run any sort of drag wheels (bigs and skinnies), then you might be looking at spending lots of money to get a lighter weight wheel. As mentioned above, CCW and Fikse make light wheels that look stunningly good, but you're looking at spending at least $2,000+ for them.
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05-31-2006, 10:03 PM
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I was just looking on the Borbet website and I think that their classic wheel the Borbet T is pretty sweet. The only downside is the largest size they make them in is 16 x 9. They still look good especially with the deep lip.
http://www.borbet.co.uk/images/tprod.jpg
http://www.borbet.co.uk/images/tprod.jpg
05-31-2006, 11:03 PM
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So I should just go with ZO6 wheels or something? I might as well, right? Then I can have the tires I want, and eventually upgrade to ZO6 brakes because my wheels will be big enough.
06-01-2006, 11:19 AM
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Sounds like you're looking for road course wheels, not drag wheels. We do have road race wheels that are very very light.
Depending on the size and design, our wheel-weights are among the lightest on the market. If you looked at our RR wheels, you'd be looking at ~16-18lbs per large wheel typically used with 315/35/17 tires. Remember those tires are pretty heavy.
I can't state that our road race style wheels are the lightest on the market since there are so many cottage industries coming up with road style wheels...but I know they are among the lightest on the market. Of course they are show-quality and manufactured from only high-quality materials, you do get what you pay for.
If you need pricing, please e-mail me with your requirements so I can setup your request.
Steve
Depending on the size and design, our wheel-weights are among the lightest on the market. If you looked at our RR wheels, you'd be looking at ~16-18lbs per large wheel typically used with 315/35/17 tires. Remember those tires are pretty heavy.
I can't state that our road race style wheels are the lightest on the market since there are so many cottage industries coming up with road style wheels...but I know they are among the lightest on the market. Of course they are show-quality and manufactured from only high-quality materials, you do get what you pay for.
If you need pricing, please e-mail me with your requirements so I can setup your request.
Steve