lighter wheels do they really help out?

[josh green]

Throw on some ankle weights...takes alot more effort to move doesn't it?

You have to determine what you're willing to spend and how much you're willing to throw away. You can run a 8.5lb magnesium SSR Comp on the street but the first pot hole or road plate you encounter will make it look like a melted clock in a Salvador Dali painting. Tracks normally don't have those obstructions therefore it's safer to run a lighter more malleable wheel.

The lighter wheels are only that light b/c they go through a much more intense manufacturing process. They are typically designed for strength and that allows them to be lighter. A 14lbs rota will fold over WAY before any 8.6lbs Volk wheel would. Its a much more costly process to make and I am sure its a much higher quality metal as well. A real forged wheel should have no problem against a pot hole.

[speedminded]

You are extremely incorrect. The lighter wheels are only that light b/c they go through a much more intense manufacturing process. A 14lbs rota will fold over WAY before any 8.6lbs Volk wheel would. Its a much more costly process to make and I am sure its a much higher quality metal as well. A real forged wheel should have no problem against a pot hole.

How many sets of 8.5lbs wheels have you driven on? I can let you look at a dozen SSR's from the racecars and let you decide for yourself. Although operating temperature of the wheel is much higher on the track than the street they are soft and they bend extremely easily...a cast alloy wheel like a rota will bend very little before it just cracks.

[josh green]

How many sets of 8.5lbs wheels have you driven on? I can let you look at a dozen SSR's from the racecars and let you decide for yourself. Although operating temperature of the wheel is much higher on the track than the street they are soft and they bend extremely easily...a cast alloy wheel like a rota will bend very little before it just cracks.

I though tyou were using the SSR as an example. I have seen plenty of volks take a huge beating and they look perfectly fine. I do recall people saying that the SSR's were a little soft, but I dont care for any of their wheels anyway. Look at the new Volk RE30's, the 15x7 weighs 8.6lbs and is 30% stronger than the CE28's at the same weight. Forged wheels are made strong and I have a hard time believeing that street driving would do any harm. You are correct about the cast wheels cracking, I had some 15x7 slips and I hit a curb around 40mph and it cracked the lip and would not seal anymore.


Anytime yo free up weight things are going to react faster. The car will have a slight gain in power but its not going to be something that you will really notice. You probably would feel the difference getting back on throttle coming out of a turn or something. But no mad v-tec power.