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Wheel weight?
Leon van Dommelen wrote:
> > > It is! Pure aluminum! The way I know is that every pothole puts them > out of round. In fact, I would not be surprised if they were made from > pure gold. > > Leon Pure gold wheels at less than 12 pounds each? ;-) It does seem to me like a better wheel material would have been invented by now. Some type of composite that never goes out of round, is very lightweight and is at least as break-resistant as the wheels we use now. I know that magnesium has been used, but I would also prefer that my wheels not burn at thousands of degrees if a fire occurs. Pat |
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Wheel weight?
I looked the other day after Lanny mentioned these wheels and they were
still showing up as $89 ea. That's quite a buy considering the weight / look. Chris 99BBB "Chas Hurst" > wrote in message ... >I bought a set of Heliums from Good-Win and a set of Toyo TR-1s from online > tire. > Both were on special. The tires may still be on special but I think > Good-Win's sale is finished. It's still worth checking. > > "Chris D'Agnolo" > wrote in message > ... >> Ya, the Heliums that Lanny mentioned seem to be the 'hole in one' with > being >> inexpensive, light weight and not at all bad looking! Anyone know of a >> vendor doing a package deal? >> >> Chris >> 99BBB (40lbs/corner :-() >> >> "Christopher Muto" > wrote in message >> news:Y%Ewf.1772$%W3.749@trndny07... >> > Thanks for all the responses. >> > >> > I spoke to BF Goodrich (not Bridgestone as previously stated in error) > and >> > learned that the Traction T/A 185/60/14 weighs 19.29lbs. That means > 32lbs >> > per wheel when paired up with the SportEdition DS, or 35.5lbs per wheel >> > when paired up with the Borbet Type CA. If I just look at the total >> > weight of the Borbet and the SportEdition I do see a 10% weight >> > differential, but that is also just 3.5lbs. It seems to me that it >> > probably won't make a difference to me one way or the other between > these >> > two. On the other hand if I am willing to make the extra effort and >> > pay >> > the extra expense to get the Konig Helium's (which are 15" and not sold >> > bundled with tires mounted and balanced as far as i know - hence my >> > comment regarding effort) or something even more expensive... >> > >> > Thanks again for all the comments. >> > >> > >> > "Leon van Dommelen" > wrote in >> > message >> > ... >> >> "CGLee" > wrote: >> >> >> >>> >> >>>Christopher Muto wrote: >> >>>> I am looking for a new set of wheels and tires for my '95 and can't >> >>>> find any >> >>>> OEM one locally for a reasonable price. I don't really care if they >> >>>> are 14" >> >>>> or 15" and am planning on putting Falken Ziex's on them or perhaps >> >>>> Bridgestone Traction TA's... Meaning that I am not looking to the >> >>>> ultimate >> >>>> in performance, but rather a very good value. Tirerack has some > wheels >> >>>> that >> >>>> I like but many they are quite heavy. The 14" OEM wheels weight in > at >> >>>> about >> >>>> 11-11.5lbs (13lbs for the '99 14"). The 15" OEM are 13lbs. >> >>>> Tirerack >> >>>> has >> >>>> the SportEdition D5 that weights 12.8/15.4lbs for 14/15" > respectively. >> >>>> And >> >>>> the Borbet CA weights 16lbs for the 14" (15" not listed). These > wheels >> >>>> are >> >>>> under $70 each. I like the styling of the Borbet CA's and think it >> >>>> provides >> >>>> a modern look that still manages to reflect the roaster spirit with > its >> >>>> spokes. I also think that the painted finish on the Borbet is >> >>>> higher >> >>>> quality and doesn't look cheap like the Sport Editions. But if I go >> >>>> with >> >>>> the Borbet CA am I going to regret the added weight? Or should I >> >>>> forget >> >>>> about looks and just go for the price/weight leader of the 9.3lb > Kosei >> >>>> K-1 >> >>>> TS at $119 each? All comments welcome, I can take it >> >>>> Thank you. >> >>>> >> >>>> http://www.miata.net/faq/wheel_weights.html >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>Chris, >> >>> >> >>>A couple of years ago I e-mailed Miata Bob referencing what would be >> >>>the maximum wheel weight for a Miata. >> >>> >> >>>His recommendation was the less weight the better, but no more than 35 >> >>>lbs. wheel/tire combo at each corner. >> >> >> >> In that case, Mazda itself probably exceeded the recommendation with > the >> >> 18 lb 2002 SE wheel, or at least was right on it. The lowest 16" >> >> tires >> >> in the table on miata.net are 18 lb. >> >> >> >> Norman H Garrett III, in his "Mazda Miata Performance Handbook", noted >> >> that one popular 15" wheel-tire combo weighted 48 lb, and that while >> >> this was a substantial performance and ride penalty, it will not >> >> bother >> >> everyone as a price to pay for good looks. In short, nobody doubts >> >> that lighter is better, but what you want to accept depends on your >> >> tolerance level. >> >> >> >> Not that I would touch 48 lb wheel-tire combos myself with a 10 ft >> >> pole, of course. >> >> >> >> Leon >> >> -- >> >> Leon van Dommelen Bozo, the White 96 Sebring Miata .) >> >> http://www.dommelen.net/miata >> >> EXIT THE INTERSTATES (Jamie Jensen) >> > >> > >> >> > > |
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