The Lobster

or at least a website....i couldnt find one i looked...plus every seller list them differently one said the group ns weighed 11 lbs the other said 12.5...i originally wanted the group ns but decided not too because they dont come in 16s. so now im looking at the circuit 8s...i want a light weight wheel. thx for anyone that helps!

SpoonTeg

i weighed my circuit 8s in 16"... they were 16lbs without tire and 37.5 lbs with tire


Modified by SpoonTeg at 4:34 PM 3/31/2005

The Lobster

wow so the circuit 8s are just as light as the group ns?

b17eghatch

if you want you can go to jaydm.com and they tell all weights of rota's

The Lobster

wow totally gay...15 inch slips 12lbs...16inch slips 13 lbs....15 inch circuits 8s 12 lbs...16 inch circuit 8s ..16 lbs! whats the dilly so!

syvikraicer

http://www.wheelspecs.com

they have almost every wheel imagineable.....some of them have specs and some dont

The Lobster

thx but jaydm.com has all the specs on all the rotas...i wanted light weight and 16s..but that doesnt seem possible unless i get the slips...

Mike_C

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lol you just said 16lbs for a 16" wheel is not light. lol! i can almost guarantee you couldn't tell the difference.

The Lobster

well i was going for the group N which were 12 lbs for the 15s same as teh circuit 8s...but once i stepped up to th e16 inches the circuits jumped up to 16lbs while slips jumped up one lb. i guess my stock rim is 17 lbs anyways but man if im going SOHC only i need every little thing possible....and cutting my rotational mass by 5 lbs is a HUGE difference

Import13alla

http://www.wheelweights.net/

best resource on wheel weights i have found

Mike_C

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less than you may think. if you were going from a 25lb wheel to something light, yes. but the difference between a 16 and 13 (or whatever you were looking at) is probably not even noticeable. additonally, i think the weight of the 16" circuit 8 they have listed is wrong

The Lobster

it has to be...how can the slips only go up 1.5 lbs which has more material then the circuits...and well if i want my SOHC to gain ever .1 sec as possible it would help i was reading honda tuning and there was a nsx on there and all he did was change his rims. brake calipers and everything around there to make it lighter and he gained 1.2 secs just from that. oh well

Mike_C

1.2s on what? a 10 mile run? 1.2s in the 1/4, no way.

Grodzman

Generally, you have to actually weigh those wheels. I have 16" Circuit 8's and they weighed in at 16lbs...and thats the hard truth. The difference between 16lbs and 13lb wheels is the same as not drinking Coca-Cola for a month, I'm certain that'll make for more weight loss than the wheel. Also, there's usually a bigger weight difference in tires, so why don't you consider lighter weighing rubber if this is such a big deal.

Consider important things, like offset for example, not a pound or 2 in weight. I suggest you get the wheels you like best visually, because the weight difference is miniscule.

The Lobster

yea it was on an NSX in honda tuning i think 3-4 months ago. how he just did weight savings in rotational mass/brakes.. to get get that extra time

veggiemaster

I=MR^2 , lbs is a unit of weight/force, NOT mass. to get your mass, multiply the weight by about .45 to get your approx. mass in kilograms. then you can get your true rotational inertia.