Murray,
I knew the phone dial wheels were heavy, but didn't know the exact weight. For a track wheel, search the various autocross sites like
http://www.midatlanticmotorsport.com/ or
http://www.tirerack.com/ , they have lots of lightweight wheels. Or, try Centerline "Autodrag" like I use. These are around 13 lb. each and were $125.00 each several years ago. Kinda ugly, but a good deal.
Light weight wheels really make a difference. A racing friend once told me "a car has five flywheels, one on the engine and one on each corner of the car, and they all affect the rate of acceleration". I wonder how much performance penalty people pay for the 17, 18 & 20 in. diameter wheels they use for "stylish" enhancement?.
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Originally Posted by msiert
Hi George,
Went to school last night. But now I understand what to look for in offsets. The problem was I was looking at wheels with positive offsets.
Recently purchase some 15 x 7 Panasports which I like to use for the street sense this is what the main use of the car is. I still have the old 15 x 6 Phone Dials that I could use as my track wheels for the two track events I go to in the summer but they weigh in at 26.5 Lbs.
I want to buy a cheap set of light weight track wheels to put my 205/50/15 Ecsta's on and buy a set of street tires for the Panasports. The idea of wider tires on the back was not a good one and has gone by the way side.
Thanks for your reply,
Murray
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