Which is lighter... VTS alloys or Rallye Steels

[Stissy]

i've heard rallye steels are pretty heavy

[saxokid100]

Ide say vts rims.........

[Danr]

VTS wheels are very heavy. Steelies will be lighter imo.

[Ashleyp]

does it matter much?

[djadzvtr]

will be the steelies......thats why they have them on iirc

[Stissy]

Originally Posted by Ashleyp

does it matter much?

depends how much it'll effect acceleration

[Ashleyp]

Originally Posted by Stissy

depends how much it'll effect acceleration

if its going to be used for light race use, a steelie isnt a good wheel choice though, doesnt matter how fast you accelerate when the wheels stop air getting to the brakes over the course of a track section, fade would be a lot higher due to lack of cooling

[saxokid100]

Originally Posted by Stissy

depends how much it'll effect acceleration

Just strip everything out your car!! then it wil be lighter

[Stissy]

Originally Posted by Ashleyp

if its going to be used for light race use, a steelie isnt a good wheel choice though, doesnt matter how fast you accelerate when the wheels stop air getting to the brakes over the course of a track section, fade would be a lot higher due to lack of cooling

so the best choice would be vts wheels?

i thought rallye wheels had the diamond cut outs to cool the breaks

[Ashleyp]

Originally Posted by Stissy

so the best choice would be vts wheels?

not the "best" choice

but maybe a "better" choice, i dont think S wheels are amazing for getting air to the brakes, but will be better than steelies

[KamRacing]

Originally Posted by Ashleyp

if its going to be used for light race use, a steelie isnt a good wheel choice though, doesnt matter how fast you accelerate when the wheels stop air getting to the brakes over the course of a track section, fade would be a lot higher due to lack of cooling

you could fit brake ducts

[Quick]

Lighter wheels = less unsprung weight = less strain on brakes!

[Pieface]

Team Dynamics 1.2 are the lightest aren't they?

[Ashleyp]

Originally Posted by Pieface

Team Dynamics 1.2 are the lightest aren't they?

nope

custom magnesium wheels are the lightest

but the lighest market alloy are the OZ superL's although theyre not produced now

[Pieface]

Originally Posted by Ashleyp

nope

custom magnesium wheels are the lightest

but the lighest market alloy are the OZ superL's although theyre not produced now

I was meaning a reasonable affordable price

[Ashleyp]

Originally Posted by Pieface

I was meaning a reasonable affordable price

2nd hand set of superL's could work out cheaper than some TD's

[benwh555]

OZ ultraleggeras i think are now the lightest without going to custom magnesium wheels. As already said VTS wheels aren't the best for cooling the brakes, but they are heavier than the rallye steelies. It doesn't really affect the acceleration so that you really notice that much, but i did notice an improvement in handling when i changed from VTS wheels to the OZ ultraleggeras.

[danboy]

im sure theres some c5 steelies what could be magnesium or alike and there super lightweight.

[willsy]

VTS Alloys are heeeeeeeaaavy!!

Wouldnt fit either to be honest.

Steelies are lighter by a long shot but iirc only 6j or even 6.5j (would rather fit one of the 3 below which are 7j hence more tyre on the road and with the steelies theres not alot of air to pass through to the brakes

TD's 1.2's
Oz Super L's
OZ Ultra L's

Are the most reasonable options

On Paper the Super L's are lightest of the 3 by about 0.2kg BUT i believe most people have to fit 20mm spacers and have 2 sets of wheel bolts (spacer to hub, wheel to spacer) in order to get them to fit which you dont need with the Ultra L's so the Ultras probably end up a tad lighter overall

[AlexR]

There's only one set of wheel bolts with my SuperLs and the spacers are made of alloy so weigh precisely fark all lol UltraLs look a bit ghey in comparison!