Wolfrace Pro-Lite (vs VTS)(vts wheel weight?)

  1. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2008 Pontefract Posts: 4007 2010 E92 320i MSport
    #1
    Found them on the Wolfrace website and the 15's only weigh 6kgs!

    Went hunting on ebay and found them for £370 with 195/45 tyres!

    I know wolfrace are a bit pants but only 1kg heaver than Ultraleggera and nearly half the price! Think i'm sold. What does everyone reckon?
    And does anyone know how much standard VTS rims weigh?
  2. Established Member Joined: Jul 2007 manchester Posts: 2456
    #2
    if it lightweight your botherd about get some c5 steel wheels 4.6kg's iirc
  3. Forum Section Moderator Joined: Aug 2008 Liverpool Posts: 15517 Saxo VTR
    #3
    get some compomotives, or you could get the minilight alloys that used to be on mk2 escort rally cars. or the weller wheels they used to use they really weigh nothing, got to be some of the lightest wheels ever.

    although these do look quite appealing.

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...2393a3ffd9f3ef
  4. Scotland Joined: Jul 2005 Edinburgh Posts: 9556 Saxo 1.6i 16v VTS, 2 Classic Minis
    #4
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mystic View Post
    Hey folks,

    Rough List so far:

    Citroen C5 steelie = 4.8kg -Unconfirmed
    O.Z. Super Leggera 7"x15" = 4.9kg -Source
    O.Z. Ultra Leggera 6.5" x 15" = 5.2kg -Source
    Rota Slipstreams 7"x15" ET40 = 5.4kg -Source
    Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2 = 6.4kg -Unconfirmed
    Theres some of the lightest in 15's
  5. Forum Section Moderator Joined: Aug 2008 Liverpool Posts: 15517 Saxo VTR
    #5
    do light wheels really make that much of a difference..?
  6. Scotland Joined: Jul 2005 Edinburgh Posts: 9556 Saxo 1.6i 16v VTS, 2 Classic Minis
    #6
    Best place to save weight is unsprung weight, i.e. eveything between the springs and the road.
  7. Forum Section Moderator Joined: Aug 2008 Liverpool Posts: 15517 Saxo VTR
    #7
    would getting light weight wheels actually make the car faster? would it do anything substantial to the PTWR? if the wheelsw where lighter wouldnt it allow the wheels to spin faster thus makeign the car accelerate faster?
  8. Scotland Joined: Jul 2005 Edinburgh Posts: 9556 Saxo 1.6i 16v VTS, 2 Classic Minis
    #8
    Yeh, less effort required to spin lighter wheels. like comparing downhill mountain biking wheels to the wheels road bikes use
  9. Frequent Poster Joined: Aug 2008 Herts Posts: 700 2001 VTR
    #9
    Would be interesting to hear any before/after opinions with standard/light wheels