turbogrill Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 (edited) Hi, We need to get a new set of wheels. I can't decide between cheap steelies (<$400), OK allooy (ROTAs, ~$650) or fancy racing tires (Kenkei $800). The money I don't spend on wheels I can spend on other stuff like better cool system, suspension, HP improvements. (I have the points but no money). Thanks Edited March 30, 2017 by turbogrill Very confusing topic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr1vlet Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 What car? I'd recommend the TR Motorsports wheels from tire rack over ROTA wheels. They're similar $ and probably better quality. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi_Im_Will Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 15 minutes ago, turbogrill said: Hi, We need to get a new set of wheels. I can't decide between cheap steelies (<$400), OK allooy (ROTAs, ~$650) or fancy racing tires (Kenkei $800). The money I don't spend on wheels I can spend on other stuff like better cool system, suspension, HP improvements. (I have the points but no money). Thanks Depends what you're looking for. Steelies are great for small diameter (<15"), with very wide widths and funny offsets, but they're heavy. Otherwise, if you're going wide with your wheel, the main limiter will be availability in the size and offset you need. For example, if you want to run 255/40R17, the ideal wheel is a 17x10, and most cars require a very low offset when you go that wide. That restricts your options to lots of money, or XXR, Rota, STR, etc. For a basic 15x8 TRM, kosei, enkei, etc are all fine, and ~125/wheel. Wouldn't use a steelie for something that narrow. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDChristianson Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 Whats the diff in weight? Im a fan of lowering I sprung weight. We've had good luck with Tirerack wheels also with steel you do have a chance of fixing one with a big Ford tool at the track 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3G Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 All 15x8 4-100 and plus shipping, tax ect. using website claims for weight Speedway motors for basset, Goodwin racing for Konig and 949, xxr wheels weighed by me.(price and weight will vary slightly by style) Basset steel = 24lbs $65 XXR cast alumin = 15.5 lbs ~$90 Konig flow formed = 12.8lbs $115 949 6ul flow formed = 11.4lbs $169 The ratio of sprung to unsprung weight is a big factor in ride quality and how hard the shock needs work to control wheel movement. lightweight cars are greatly affected by unsprung weight changes. Heavier rotating mass takes more power to turn, more brakes to slow and generally hurts performance. Looking above, for twice the cost you can get 1/2 the weight. How many teams would like to loose 45lbs of unsprung rotating mass? We chose XXR as the best deal years ago. Other wide light weight wheels have come down in price since then but xxr is still an excellent value, hundreds of hours of on track abuse has shown they bend (not crack) when hit and have proven to be quite durable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notbob Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 I'm a fan of esm wheels http://esmwheels.com They have a lot of them on ebay as well and decent prices for a full set, depending on what size/pattern you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbogrill Posted March 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 Lots of good stuff! Thanks I am looking for 15x9, I think zero offset should do it. 36 offset doesn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi_Im_Will Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 12 minutes ago, turbogrill said: Lots of good stuff! Thanks I am looking for 15x9, I think zero offset should do it. 36 offset doesn't work. Go aluminum for 15x9, and run a spacer to get to 0 offset. I think XXR has some really good options in that size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhr650 Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 (edited) 15X9 or 15X10 check out Jongbloed from Phil's Tire Service. Strong, light and very reasonably priced. Edited April 1, 2017 by mhr650 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandit Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 I like this topic as I'm debating Sawblades versus 17x9 steelies. Frankly should go 18 or 20 but tire costs get prohibitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDChristianson Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 Weight matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skierman64 Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 (edited) Everyone besides me should be required to run steel wheels. Edited April 2, 2017 by skierman64 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiredBirds Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 On 3/30/2017 at 2:26 PM, turbogrill said: Hi, We need to get a new set of wheels. I can't decide between cheap steelies (<$400), OK allooy (ROTAs, ~$650) or fancy racing tires (Kenkei $800). The money I don't spend on wheels I can spend on other stuff like better cool system, suspension, HP improvements. (I have the points but no money). Thanks what is the car and what size? steel wheels can get HEAVY... I'd look on ebay or c-list for a set of used wheels. We picked up 2 sets of C4 17x9.5's for our Trans Am.. we got all 8 wheels for under $400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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