I guess Motegi, yes, Motegi has come out with a new lightweight race wheel called the Traklite.

It actually looks like a nice wheel, and the specs seem nice(15x6.5 @ 10lbs)...I was just wondering if anyone has used or seen them on the street yet? This might belong in appearence forum, but im more concerned with how feel and ride, rather than how they look ...Thanks- Jim

 

if thats cast id stay away from it and if its forged then itll be a grip.

when looking for a lite weight afordable wheel you kinda need to stay around mid 12 lbs to mid 13's

anthing less then that and i wouldn't really trust it

 

they look good. but still, i would wait until others have tried them first.

 

It's amusing to me how everyone looks down upon a cast wheel, even though every single Integra/Civic/Prelude stock wheel that I know of is cast.

Forged is nice for track cars but the added strength isn't really necessary for a street car. That wheel would be plenty strong for street/autox. If the price were right I would buy them.

Cheers,
Sean

 

Wow, thanks for the advice guys. I dunno much about casting and forging, so all comments are a big help! keep em comin! Is it true some track wheels can get "mushy" or soft...Ive heard rumors of 388's and regamaster's losing there strength in a short period of time..any truth to that?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rapid_roy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">It's amusing to me how everyone looks down upon a cast wheel, even though every single Integra/Civic/Prelude stock wheel that I know of is cast.

Forged is nice for track cars but the added strength isn't really necessary for a street car. That wheel would be plenty strong for street/autox. If the price were right I would buy them.

Cheers,
Sean</TD></TR></TABLE>

wow no one in the post ever said anything bad about cast wheels in general.

if you would read i said cast wheels that are really like tend to be week. (konig traffik) for example i said if you want a stRONG CAST WHEEL look for around 12.5 to 13.5 for the weight i have yet to see a set of stong cast wheels that are lighter then that.

please don't post **** bashing what people are saying when they NEVER SAID IT

heres my post incase you for got

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by slammed_93_hatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if thats cast id stay away from it and if its forged then itll be a grip.

when looking for a lite weight afordable wheel you kinda need to stay around mid 12 lbs to mid 13's

anthing less then that and i wouldn't really trust it</TD></TR></TABLE>

see that i said if those wheels (10 lbs each) are cast stay away from them. never did i say that CAST WHEElS are ****

 

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wow no one in the post ever said anything bad about cast wheels in general.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Nor did I single you out as the person who said it.

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"please don't post **** bashing what people are saying when they NEVER SAID IT"</TD></TR></TABLE>

I encourage you to seek your own advice about bashing people and the things they say (or don't say).

My point was, many others have bashed cast wheels. Perhaps 'everyone' was the wrong word to use. I'll restate it as 'some people' then if that will make you feel better.

Cheers,
Sean

 

DING DING, boxers to their corners! lol..jk, thanks for all the help guys, im a wheel n00b

 

Where can you find those wheels?

 

since i was the only person to mention cast in this thread i thought it was directed at me just don't want bad info spread.


**** ive never rocked forged wheels too much money for this kid, rather spend the money on some motor or suspension parts.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by slammed_93_hatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">since i was the only person to mention cast in this thread i thought it was directed at me just don't want bad info spread.


**** ive never rocked forged wheels too much money for this kid, rather spend the money on some motor or suspension parts.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah, I was thinking the exact same thing, but it looks like Motegi has made a very nice attempt, maybe evan a good wheel, but im def. gonna wait until I see a trust worthy review. I was hoping to get my hands on some before they get played out worse than rotas . Thanks for all the help yalls.