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monda
 Post subject: Wheels??
PostPosted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 6:55 pm 
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Hi

Does anyone know of the lightest wheels (13 X 7) around eg - revolutions, superlites, minilites etc?

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meeni
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id say moke rims, but i could be wrong, there are some racing wheels which cost a fortune too that weigh stuff all. but with lightness comes weakness most of the time
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Whats the rea,son for wanting the lightest rims?
If it was purely for speed on a road car I'd tell you to tug a bit harder! :D
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marcsvenson
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i know they cant be the superlights as they aint superlight at all

lighter - less wear on suspension items and better handling
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Moke Sunraysias aren't very light. The centre plate is quite thick. They're no good for hard charging due to the flex they get.

Unsprung mass is the enemy of good handling on rough surfaces but most of the unsprung mass is in the iron hubs, arms brakes, drive flanges, CVs and knuckles. If every gram counts, go 10s.
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Volk TE37 , about 3.6kg each, 6061 aircraft grade aluminum, around $2500 a set no tyres :D

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And these will fit the mini
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There are rims out there made by group called compomotive. Nice looking rims.

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can be done for mini. 13x5" or 13x5.5"
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range from 13x5.5" up to 13x11.5". bit expensive. for 13x7" its $651 per rim. but you pay to be different. they are a lightweight, bloody strong rim.
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can be done for mini, not sure of price, but 13x7 possible.

forgot to mention you can get all of these from Stuckey Tyres, in Brunswick.

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