Volk TE37 wheels....Magnesium or Aluminum or both??
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Volk TE37 wheels....Magnesium or Aluminum or both??
I'm in the process of selling one of my sets of volks and a potential buyer questions whether my wheels are magnesium or aluminum. I always thought Rays Engineering only made them in magnesium but my wheels weigh more than my friends' wheels. With the same wheel spec; 15x7, 4x100 and a +43 offset my wheels weigh 10.3 lbs. each and his 7.6 lbs. each. Could it be that I have the aluminum set and he has the magnesium set? 
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Re: Volk TE37 wheels....Magnesium or Aluminum or both?? (Opossum Jenkins)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Opossum Jenkins »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">all i know is that they are forged aluminum </TD></TR></TABLE>
^ Yeb... are you sure you have authentic Volks?
^ Yeb... are you sure you have authentic Volks?
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Re: Volk TE37 wheels....Magnesium or Aluminum or both?? (Doostur)
Yes, they are authentic. So what are the main differences between the magnesium and aluminum wheels? Strength? Thanks guys... 
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by toyomatt84 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">He has the forged magnesiums. They're roughly 3lbs lighter than the aluminum ones in 15" trim.</TD></TR></TABLE>
ding ding ding.. i just looked it up also...
ding ding ding.. i just looked it up also...
Re: Volk TE37 wheels....Magnesium or Aluminum or both?? (LOSERboy)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by LOSERboy »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yes, they are authentic. So what are the main differences between the magnesium and aluminum wheels? Strength? Thanks guys... </TD></TR></TABLE>
Definitely strength, but more importantly weight. Much less rotational mass.
</TD></TR></TABLE>Definitely strength, but more importantly weight. Much less rotational mass.
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Re: Volk TE37 wheels....Magnesium or Aluminum or both?? (toyomatt84)
are you serious the magnesium wheels are 3 pounds lighter then the aluminum 15"s??? thats insane thats like a 5.5 pound 15x6.5 too good to be true 
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Re: Volk TE37 wheels....Magnesium or Aluminum or both?? (LOSERboy)
According to this website the weight of your volk te37's seem to be right ------------------------> http://www.upgrademotoring.com/wheels/te37.htm
Re: Volk TE37 wheels....Magnesium or Aluminum or both?? (FullRaceAcura)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by FullRaceAcura »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">are you serious the magnesium wheels are 3 pounds lighter then the aluminum 15"s??? thats insane thats like a 5.5 pound 15x6.5 too good to be true </TD></TR></TABLE>
That's no joke. Magnesium is a much lighter metal.
</TD></TR></TABLE>That's no joke. Magnesium is a much lighter metal.
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Re: Volk TE37 wheels....Magnesium or Aluminum or both?? (toyomatt84)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by toyomatt84 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
That's no joke. Magnesium is a much lighter metal.</TD></TR></TABLE>
dam thats insane. how about strength and priceing?
That's no joke. Magnesium is a much lighter metal.</TD></TR></TABLE>
dam thats insane. how about strength and priceing?
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