15" strong but lightweight alloys

[Timmyevo6]

i need some new alloys for my cup racers. the ones that came with it are ok but very heavy! the 15" are heavier than the 17"s on my evo.

what is the fitment for the clio cup race cars and what are teh good makes of alloys that are forged and light.

not too fussed about cost just want strong and light.

cheers all.

 

[Danmalone1999]

Williams wheels are very strong, proven competition wheels (7.2 kg). ATS DTC are also proven strong competition wheels (5.5kg).

 

[Beef-Mc]

K-Tec have some light weight wheels listed.

 

[geesus69]

what wheels came with it?

 

[rs250nut]

oz superleggra 4.9kg or oz ultraleggra

 

[Tom85]

ultraleggra are extremely light, look quite spindley, cost a lot, but not sure how they fair up on a track taking a pounding! anybody use ultraleggra on the track with sticky rubber?

 

[Timmyevo6]

the car came with speedlines, proper ones for racing.

OZ superleggra would buckle within a few meets.

dymag is based down the road but no longer trade.

team dynamics look to be the way forward.

 

[Dave..]

Team Dynamics would be the ones to go for. 7.4kg for a 16" wheel, and they'll quite happily finish a two mile rally without a tyre on.

 

[Andyman]

You'd struggle to find Superleggera's anyway. Their like rocking horse poo in a 15

Ultraleggera's are slightly heavier but sure their also slightly stronger ? Was that not the reason why the super was originally ditched ?

 

[Addz]

what about speedline 2118's? they do magnesium ones too which weigh feck all

 

[Dave..]

Magnesium alloys go up quite nicely in a fire.

and 2118s are 9kg in 15", pretty effing heavy

 

[crazycup_racer]

braid!!

 

[rory182]

Magnesium alloys go up quite nicely in a fire.

Magnesium alloy doesnt burn white hot quite the same as pure magnesium

 

[Dave..]

Still sets alight a hell of a lot better than an alluminium wheel

 

[Jonny1*2]

Surely it's pretty hard to buckle the alloys really, especially if you're dong track work. I've got some ultra leggeras and they aren't much different weight wise to my 16" turinis

 

[Timmyevo6]

Surely it's pretty hard to buckle the alloys really, especially if you're dong track work. I've got some ultra leggeras and they aren't much different weight wise to my 16" turinis

i race my clio, it'll be bouncing off curbs and on two wheels.....(ONCE i learn how!)

alloys buckle very easy on track days when you start to push hard and use curbs.

they have to be 15"s

it has the speedlines with it, at over 9kilo a wheel they're in need to some lightening.

dynamics it is i reckon!

 

[Timmyevo6]

what about speedline 2118's? they do magnesium ones too which weigh feck all

its got them on it dude, not the mag ones though.

 

[Savi]

Volk racing wheels

Volk TE37 Cup's and Gravel's come in 15x7s.

 

[ado]

We changed from TD to rota slipstream as TD were useless at getting orders out.

The rota are supposedly much stronger and better for all those curb riding. Not sure how much the 15 x 7 weighs though (15 x 6.5 5.1kg).

 

[geesus69]

why differ from what the cup racers used? ie the 2118's and the 2020's?

i dont recollect them having a problem with buckling wheels? and they drive them hard!

http://www.yozzasport.co.uk/products.php?cat=157

 

[The Dark Knight]

Have you had a looked at Team Dynamics Pro Race 3's? Around 6.6kg in 15"

 

[Andyman]

IIRC magnisium wheels only have a shelf life of 2 years. They go brittle apparently.

No need to go down this route as theres plentyof far lighter alloys available for a fraction of the cost of mags

 

[rs250nut]

the car came with speedlines, proper ones for racing.

OZ superleggra would buckle within a few meets.

dymag is based down the road but no longer trade.

team dynamics look to be the way forward.

Please tell me your having a laugh:lolup:

 

[Jonny1*2]

the lighter you go, the weaker they will be, and I doubt it'll make that much difference really. Oh and 2 wheel racing isn't exactly the fastest way to move

 

[Timmyevo6]

We changed from TD to rota slipstream as TD were useless at getting orders out.

The rota are supposedly much stronger and better for all those curb riding. Not sure how much the 15 x 7 weighs though (15 x 6.5 5.1kg).

i buckled a set of rota's on my evo with 2 meets. but then i do use the curbs alot!

can't see there is much point afterall changing what i've got. speedlines it is!

 

[ado]

Speedlines it is. It's easier to get hold of crack than a set of TDs.

 

[fizzy_drink]

ultraleggra are extremely light, look quite spindley, cost a lot, but not sure how they fair up on a track taking a pounding! anybody use ultraleggra on the track with sticky rubber?

Finish won't last long on Superleggs...

...and they go a bit soft when really warm, lol.