10-05-2014, 11:22 PM | #1 |
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Killer Deal on these light weight rims from Tire Rack!
Personally I'm not a fan of how they look but in the pics below they look great on the F30 platform), but god damn they're light!
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/Wheel...All&sort=Brand So you might be thinking hang on $2400 for a set of rims isn't cheap, but these are a forged rim and are lighter than the big dollar HRE, BBS FI's that are 3 x 4 times the price of these breytons! BBS FI: The 19 x 10.5" rim is 19.8 lbs, the breyton 20" x 10" rim is quoted as 17.7! Source: http://www.the370z.com/2887236-post69.html |
10-06-2014, 03:35 AM | #4 |
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so say 10 pounds a wheel, 4.5kg, total 18kg saving. I wonder what that means in terms of performance/handling. Probably insignificant in the real world but might mean a lot on the track. |
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10-06-2014, 04:21 AM | #5 |
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I've run rays TE37 and advans on my previous cars and you can definately feel the difference in handling and braking. The car seemed to pull up a lot sooner, improved steering response.
Running lightweight forge rims on my motorbike made a huge difference also, when i had them installed and wrapped it on in 1st gear the front wheel lifted easily under power. They say per kg saved in unsprung mass = something like 10kgs overall i.e if you save 10kg in lighter rims this in turn is like taking a 100kg from the overall weight of the car |
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Given how the car's suspension is dialed in to work with the factory gear, changing rims would make me want to modify the whole suspension. It's like hammering down a paint tin lid, you hit down one edge and the other edge pops up |
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10-06-2014, 06:57 AM | #7 |
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17.7 lbs that's amazingly light for forged when considering the BMW 405M forged wheels are at 24lbs
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