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Old Jan 30, 2010, 01:30 PM
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Light Weight Wheels

I'm looking for the lightest wheels for Time Attack / Time Trial in a 18x9.5 or wider. ANy suggestions would be appreciated.

I'm currently looking at:

Enkei RPF1 18x9.5 +15 18.9lbs
Enkei RPF1 18x10 +15 18.9lbs
Rota DPT 18x9.5 +20 ??lbs
Old Jan 30, 2010, 01:47 PM
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Two sizes of enkeis with the same weight? :/
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Driveline said my 9.5 +15s coming are 18.6
Old Jan 31, 2010, 08:03 AM
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I think the DPT's are a little more than 20lbs.
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Volks are just about the lightest money can buy. CE28 is their lightest (sometimes RE30 is lighter in some sizes, though advertised to be stronger), and TE37 is just a tad heavier.

Buddy Club does make a rim that's insane light, but they're hard to come by. Though honestly, if they're that much lighter than Volks, I would avoid them like the plague as they almost certainly would break on the track.

I forgot which magazine did a comparison of wheels based on density and such, but if I remember correctly, they compared Volks to Enkei and the FN01R (remember the model, but forgot the brand, ha ha). Volks had incredible density--much more than competitors. But their track results were inconclusive.
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Yea it was the ssr's that won that test and they where no where near the lightest, but I still like the volks for they are the strongest wheel money can buy.




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Volks are just about the lightest money can buy. CE28 is their lightest (sometimes RE30 is lighter in some sizes, though advertised to be stronger), and TE37 is just a tad heavier.

Buddy Club does make a rim that's insane light, but they're hard to come by. Though honestly, if they're that much lighter than Volks, I would avoid them like the plague as they almost certainly would break on the track.

I forgot which magazine did a comparison of wheels based on density and such, but if I remember correctly, they compared Volks to Enkei and the FN01R (remember the model, but forgot the brand, ha ha). Volks had incredible density--much more than competitors. But their track results were inconclusive.
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The issue is spending $2k+ on a set of wheels that WILL get damage on the track.

OP you also forgot the Enkei NT-03m. They are a little heavier than the RPF1 but they are super strong.
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volk te 37 how about light weight
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my wheels te 37 18 of set 45
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SSR offers light wheels... I see lots of people running them on tracks.
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funny to see Rota's compared to Enkei and volks... especially for actual race use.

yeah, you should add NT03's to the list. about a pound heavier then rpf1's but very rigid.
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Buddy club's are real nice and super light.
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one bad bump and good bye TE 37s, had them on my civic with 45 heights tires and cracked the rim
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Try an advan rg 2 here is a link if you want to find out more pics and the weight spec.

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...-ww-evo-x.html
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Originally Posted by cnj4ever
one bad bump and good bye TE 37s, had them on my civic with 45 heights tires and cracked the rim
Hmm I'm not going to doubt you, but my set TE37 holding up well, mind you I drive through a lot of bumps and undulation with such speeds sometimes and I don't see crack or any damage whatsoever. You probably had a bad batch or something but thanks for sharing.


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