Whats lighter 14'' alloy or 14'' steel.

[alendil]

hi every one
i am wondering which wheels are lighter steel or alloys.
i am not after grate look just after smaler unsprung weight.

[mtpagey]

alloys tend to be stronger and lighter :)

[chris1357]

IMO steel wheels tend to be lighter.. Of course there are a fair few light sets of alloys..

[FairDoos]

It really depends on what alloys you go for alloys are stronger yes but its harder to find a set that arnt lighter than a steelie which is also fairly heavy

[boy_racer92]

alloy is lighter try alloywheelworld i got my wheels there

[alendil]

i was thinking about standart alloys like vts/r they fill bit hevier than standart 14 steel

[chinkostu]

i had some 15s on the 1.1, they weighed a fucking ton!

[shooorn94]

VTS/VTR wheels are heavier than those of a 14inch steel, but you have the benefit that they a) look nicer B) are stronger and C) Provide better cooling for your brakes.

9 times out of ten you will be better with a lightweight alloy, pro race 1's are incredibly lightweight as are speedline 2118's, they also are quite strong despite their reduction in weight. They provide greater cooling and look great too.

But if you're on a budget and just looking to reduce unsprung mass, well sorted steelies will stand you in good stead.

[chinkostu]

VTS/VTR wheels are heavier than those of a 14inch steel, but you have the benefit that they a) look nicer B) are stronger and C) Provide better cooling for your brakes.

9 times out of ten you will be better with a lightweight alloy, pro race 1's are incredibly lightweight as are speedline 2118's, they also are quite strong despite their reduction in weight. They provide greater cooling and look great too.

But if you're on a budget and just looking to reduce unsprung mass, well sorted steelies will stand you in good stead.

cooling on VTR wheels is crap btw ;)

[wesley-saxo]

i would say alloy

[blackie_2k5]

i would say alloy

based on what

[alendil]

i may go and try to get proper weight for alloys and steels just to know exacly

[shooorn94]

cooling on VTR wheels is crap btw ;)

Tell me about it, but better than a steel wheel imo.

My Cooked brakes and masses of brake dust verifies your comment chinkostu.

[01cjoe]

leight weight wheels are not always 'stronger' but depending on what u need them for they can be a benefit, hence weightloss, on my corsa i had OZ superleggera's (15") and they weigh 4.2kg each........ brilliant wheels, all depends what u want the wheels for as u will need to compromise one for the other