Looking for lightweight 8 spoke rims like these

[thebarber]

a couple of things confuse me about your statements. you dont want to see TOO much of the calipers, but you want 17's....which will really show off how tiny the stock brakes and calipers are....

you also want to minimize unsprung weight, but again want 17's....which are generally heaver and push weight further out from the wheels' center.

all that aside, get light rims. oem 15" alloys are about 18lbs by themselves. personally, the best combonation of looks and performance would be light weight 16's....not TOO much tire, but enough to maintain more comfort, AND likely easier to find lighter ones....

i notice a HUGE difference in acceleration and braking going from my 14" steelies w/ 185-60-14 and crandalls car w/ 17's and 215-40-17

[Jansen]

Originally Posted by thebarber

a couple of things confuse me about your statements. you dont want to see TOO much of the calipers, but you want 17's....which will really show off how tiny the stock brakes and calipers are....

you also want to minimize unsprung weight, but again want 17's....which are generally heaver and push weight further out from the wheels' center.

all that aside, get light rims. oem 15" alloys are about 18lbs by themselves. personally, the best combonation of looks and performance would be light weight 16's....not TOO much tire, but enough to maintain more comfort, AND likely easier to find lighter ones....

i notice a HUGE difference in acceleration and braking going from my 14" steelies w/ 185-60-14 and crandalls car w/ 17's and 215-40-17

What's so confusing? I want to have 17" wheels, but I want a lightweight 17 so that I can mitigate the negative effects of a larger size.

I would like a big brake upgrade later, but the pics I've seen so far don't look too bad with stock brakes. I like the look of a thicker spoke, and don't want thin spokes.

What tire and wheel combination is Crandall using? That makes all the difference. If I went for 17" General Altimax HP 205-40/R17 with Kosei K1 TS it would weight 32 lbs, 2 pounds lighter than stock 15" alloys.

[thebarber]

Originally Posted by Jansen

What's so confusing? I want to have 17" wheels, but I want a lightweight 17 so that I can mitigate the negative effects of a larger size.

I would like a big brake upgrade later, but the pics I've seen so far don't look too bad with stock brakes. I like the look of a thicker spoke, and don't want thin spokes.

What tire and wheel combination is Crandall using? That makes all the difference. If I went for 17" General Altimax HP 205-40/R17 with Kosei K1 TS it would weight 32 lbs, 2 pounds lighter than stock 15" alloys.

i dig, i dig

he's got tenzo-r somethingorothers...i think theyre 18lbs a rim and has general exclaim uhp tires in 215-40-17

i threw his RS rims on my car to go to a meet in boston one time and noticed a minor difference from my 14's to the 15's....(keeping in mind that i noticed a BIG difference between my 14's and his 17's)

but 17's sure look sharp!

[Jansen]

Originally Posted by thebarber

i dig, i dig

he's got tenzo-r somethingorothers...i think theyre 18lbs a rim and has general exclaim uhp tires in 215-40-17

i threw his RS rims on my car to go to a meet in boston one time and noticed a minor difference from my 14's to the 15's....(keeping in mind that i noticed a BIG difference between my 14's and his 17's)

but 17's sure look sharp!

TR says 18lbs for those tires, total weight is only 36lbs ?!?!
Did the weight shift to the outside really affect it that much?

[thebarber]

Originally Posted by Jansen

TR says 18lbs for those tires, total weight is only 36lbs ?!?!
Did the weight shift to the outside really affect it that much?

i guess so...

all i know is, my car is much peppier...

im likely to get 15's when/if i upgrade from 14's....