Other than 949racing, are there lightweight 15x8 wheels anywhere?
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (8)
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Floriduh
Posts: 884
Total Cats: 0
Other than 949racing, are there lightweight 15x8 wheels anywhere?
I was going to order a set of Volk wheels for the NT01s coming, but it appears I can't get anything wider than 15x7.5. Emilio's wheels, as well as his tech and customer support, are awesome, but I was hoping to find lighter wheels. I'm running on 9 lb Volk CE28s now, 15x7, but I want the 8" width. Are there any wheel manufacturers/dealers that someone can point me towards that may be able to help. Thanks.
#2
2 Props,3 Dildos,& 1 Cat
iTrader: (8)
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Fake Virginia
Posts: 19,338
Total Cats: 573
a lot of the JDM wheel companies make any size you want... they're just hard to get ahold of.
try these guys for example:
http://www.gruppe-s.com/Wheels/wheelspage.htm
They list some Volks and Japanese SSR in 15x8 sizes.
try these guys for example:
http://www.gruppe-s.com/Wheels/wheelspage.htm
They list some Volks and Japanese SSR in 15x8 sizes.
#6
Senior Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (8)
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Floriduh
Posts: 884
Total Cats: 0
Thanks for the link, Matt. I looked through it and the Volks in the types I want don't offer the 8" wheel with the correct offset. The SSRs don't have the right offset, either.
Seems that an 8" to 8.5" wide wheel with around 36-40mm offset would allow the tire to fit in the wheelwell without much rubbing issues, so that's what I was shooting for. 0 offset, makes me think of some kind of lowrider with the wheels sticking all the way out of the fender, nevermind the additional weight and scrub issues.
Seems that an 8" to 8.5" wide wheel with around 36-40mm offset would allow the tire to fit in the wheelwell without much rubbing issues, so that's what I was shooting for. 0 offset, makes me think of some kind of lowrider with the wheels sticking all the way out of the fender, nevermind the additional weight and scrub issues.
#14
Former Vendor
iTrader: (31)
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Posts: 15,442
Total Cats: 2,100
Slips aren't lighter than the 6ULs. The Koseis might be lighter. I know the ATC wheels Goodwin sells are not lighter. I believe you can still get Koseis through Tire Rack, but they are a custom re-drill to 4x100.
Without spending some serious coin, you aren't going to find a wheel lighter than a 6UL. Emilio did say that he could have made his wheels lighter, but he chose not to. There is only one bent 6UL that I know of, from BikeInDirt's car, and he dropped it into a 6" pothole at race-speeds. It was pretty bent, but it still held air. BID bent all 4 of the Kosei K1s he was running before he went to 6ULs.
Without spending some serious coin, you aren't going to find a wheel lighter than a 6UL. Emilio did say that he could have made his wheels lighter, but he chose not to. There is only one bent 6UL that I know of, from BikeInDirt's car, and he dropped it into a 6" pothole at race-speeds. It was pretty bent, but it still held air. BID bent all 4 of the Kosei K1s he was running before he went to 6ULs.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post