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Wheel weights?

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gazbutS3:

--- Quote from: Top Cat on December 05, 2009, 09:23:02 pm ---Your starting to sound like Robin.  :P

The Works weigh 23 pounds without tyres, thats all i now pal. I think there pretty light considering thats 19in 8.5J.  :happy2:

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don't u ever say that again, I taught you all you know about offsets and rim widths you muppet :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

tony_danza:
I forgot to add, don't get too hung up on it chasing every gramme - lighter is better than heavy and you'll find the difference between the two are enough to note the benefit.

Another £xxxx for a 1/3rd of a kilo or whatever is daft unless you can afford it or winning depends on it.

gazbutS3:
not hung up at all, just interested. I wasn't looking for lighter wheels,was really happy with the way the MTM's look, then the TD's came up at a price that I thought would be interesting to see what a difference they might make. The MTM's will be going back on for the summer because they suit the car and I like um :happy2:

tony_danza:
That's the best way.

You got those TDs for a bargain, to get lighter, you'd have had to have spend a good £wedge more - which would have been daft!

Hurdy:
The weight saving depends on who you listen to for the calculations

Dymag quote 6x the weight saving, but these are on their carbon rims, which we all know are feather light at the rim.

As Mike has said, the savin is on the unsprung, rotating mass and is approx 4x the physical saving, so....

16 x 4 = 64kg  equivalent weight from the body of the car.

Not bad at all that and should make the car feel more nimble off the mark, feedback will be better through the steering and a little more agile in bends. All good in my book Gaz :happy2:

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