Spec V wheels - weight

Chuck Cragnolin chas.crag@verizon.net
Sun, 25 Aug 2002 03:31:52 -0500


Maurice Hilarius wrote:

 > I recently had the opportunity to weigh the wheels on my Spec V.
 > A VERY respectable 13.42 lbs. ( 6.1Kg)

How did you weigh these wheels? The reason I'm asking is that
www.wheelweights.net has them listed at 24 lbs.

 > the lightest wheels on the after market,  such as the Volk Racing TE37
 > typically cost well over $500 USD ($800 Canadian).

There's also Rota wheels which cost a heck of a lot less and are only a
few pounds heavier. The only problem is that they don't offer too many
wheels in a 4 x 114.3 bolt pattern.

Chuck Cragnolin
91 SE-R awaiting heart transplant
02 SE-R Spec V awaiting Nakayama TS6's