Originally Posted By: IndyIan
Originally Posted By: gamefoo21
Weight...
My OEM's are forged and weigh 9lbs a piece, they are a 14" rim. The local tire shoppe wants $125 a piece for similar rims that are called "Ultralights" and weigh about 25lbs a piece.
Another is, really high quality rims will have steel inserts where the rim meets the lugnut.
Of course forged lightweight rims with steel inserts aren't cheap... My oems have both those features...
Do you have a miata? New Mini?
Most OEM alloy wheels are 20lbs+, often heavier than the same size steel wheel, as they are usually cast, not forged.
I'm sure they are decent quality but nothing special for the most part.
I'm very interested in which car you have, I do solo 2 and getting 9lb wheels would be a nice upgrade over my steelies.
Ian
I run a '98 Suzuki Swift. I only know of a few forged lightweight rims but they are all for 114.3x4. What kind of car are you running?
There are even rims made which are a pound lighter than mine for my car, but they are rare compared to my uncommon ones. In 2 years I've seen 3 sets for sale of mine, and I think maybe one of the other. Mazda and the RX series tend to have lots of very light forged rims as well, but useless if you don't have the right bolt pattern.
Lemme know.