Wheel Weight vs. Wheel Width

[Peter Serwe]

My new ATS Comp Lite's weigh in at ~6kg, or
13.2lbs, according to the manufacturer.  I haven't
weighed them with the 205/50/15 Azenis wrapped
around them.  I plan to use these for some of the
same 'hot lapping' your referring to on my N/A SE-R.

I can say, they were ridiculously cheap, but you
probably know that from the NE list.

I still say they are a good alternative to a 15"x6.5"
Konig or Rota.  Being a little cheaper didn't hurt,
either.  If I end up being wrong, and they suck on
a track, I can always relegate them to street only use.

I'll also mention that I'm probably going to have to
roll my rear fenders a hair to run them.  I tried them
out on the prokit/tokico/ST swaybar equipped '94,
and they rub the outside of the tire on the inside of
the fenderwell in the rear.

I still don't know how they will fare on my stiffer,
higher, GC equipped '92.  I'll also mention that it's
entirely probable that a slightly higher positive offset
would have kept me from having to slightly roll my
rear fenders, but I'm okay with a tiny bit of rolling in
the interest of being cheap.

Peter

Matt MA wrote:

> I'm looking for an inexpensive 15" wheel to mount some R-compound
> tires.
> The tire size is 205/50/15. These wheels/tires will only be used for
> hot
> lapping; they will not be used in any kind of competition.

> I've found one model of cheap 15x7 wheels that I suspect are not very
> lightweight. I'm guessing maybe 17 pounds or so. The alternative is to
> go
> with 15x6.5 wheels that are only about 11 pounds.

> Two questions:
> 1. For my application, would the extra weight hurt more or the
> narrower
> wheel width?
> 2. Anyone know of other cheap 15x7 wheels? 15x7 seems to be somewhat
> rare, other than the super light super expensive forged ones.

--
Peter Serwe <peter at easytree.net>
Cheaper, Faster, Better, pick any two.