Am i mad to consider buying these?

[Krazykev]

http://www.rimstock.co.uk/wheeldetail.php?id=42

I've spoken to Rimstock, they can machine the centre bore to 60.1mm to suit Renault applications. Nice lightweight wheel i thought until i got a price back!

£450 + VAT Per Wheel retail!!!

Are there any alternatives of a similar weight?

 

[MonkeyKnifeFight]

Pro Race 1/1.2 etc are as light as those and come without the hideous price tag.

Ok nearly that light but Pro Race's are acceptably light without paying silly money.

 

[Krazykev]

1.2's come out at 7.4kg in the same size as opposed to 5.5kg for the 1.4G..

 

[MonkeyKnifeFight]

Whats wrong with 7.4kg? You want to pay over £2500 for wheels in order to save 8kg?

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Whats wrong with 7.4kg? You want to pay over £2500 for wheels in order to save 8kg?

Rotating masses.... It be much more than 8kg

 

[MonkeyKnifeFight]

Rotating masses.... It be much more than 8kg

Is he buying the wheels off you by any chance?

 

[Goodj]

Are these destined for an actual race car?

 

[theduck]

Still not worth the extra though is it? 1 wheel for £450+VAT or 4 wheels for about the same price...

 

[MonkeyKnifeFight]

For a start if your thinking lightweight wheels I'd be looking at 15's my 182 was transformed when I replaced the heavy standard wheels with 15 inch Pro Race 1's

 

[aucky]

That would be Krazy, Kev.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Is he buying the wheels off you by any chance?

Neither of my sets of wheels will fit under a mk2 arch, let alone go on.

5 stud FTW :approve:

 

[MonkeyKnifeFight]

It's a fair enough purchase if you consider the price of Volk Racing wheels but they tend to go on cars worth a lot more than a Clio.

 

[JackJack]

Stupid for a road car get the 1.2s.

 

[Rob]

Get o.z superleg's or ultralegs, one of them is really light, can't remember which. f0xy had a post about the weight of his recently.

With good tyres you can get them down to something silly and they won't break the bank.

I'd buy a second hand set and have them refurbished to look new, saving even more.

 

[Krazykev]

I'd be able to get them at cost price which reduces the price a fair bit. Still an expensive wheel though and not available till September. Think I'll do some saving and see what I've got to play with around that time...

 

[bozothenutter]

OZ alegritta's are 6.3Kg in 7x16