I'm considering the purchase of a set of Rota Sub-Zero rims from a fellow ORG'er and am just wondering what the general opinion is on the lightweight rims. I'm mostly worried about their ability to survive my daily beltway driving and occasional runs into the triple digit area of the speedometer. Does the fact that they are lighter make them weaker?

 

Lighter rims are generally weaker, but I would only worry about that if there was a lot of weight on them.

 

That's why there's Forged rims......Volk Racing Rules.......I'm riding on Volk Racing GT-7's in 18" and they're lighter than my stock 16"s with tires.......

 

Are they really? Thats awesome. I guess you gotta pay to play.

I had to go with some konigs due to finances

 

where can i get them? and how much lighter are they?

 

I also reduced my unsprung weight even though I went to 18"s. The OEM 17s weighed in at 48.5 pounds with the OEM tires, the SSR GT1s with the much bigger tires (245/40 ZR18) weighed in at 47.5 pounds; 1 pound less than the OEM combo. The SSR GT1s weigh about 4-5 pounds less than the OEM 17" rims, but because I went with a much bigger tire (and since the Bridgstone S-03s are inherently heavy) I lost only 1 pound of unsprung weight; which is still better than gaining weight

 

You can try the Enkei high performance line, nice 18X8s for around $225-250 each.

Volks are the best, but cost too much. SSRs are nice, but a lot of people have them.

 

SSR GT1 = hehe i want these wheels so bad but i dunno if they are worth the $400 a wheel....





-Steve

 

hmmmmm.....I don't think so. I think I have only seen 1 other member with the real SSR GT1s on their car. A couple have knock offs (NAKAYAMA) and one or 2 have the SSR Competitions.


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They are Semi-Solid Forged, lightweight and strong...IMO they most definitely are worth the price.

 

If they are forged, this is not the case

 

Yeah, I was thinking of the Competitions. I think more than 1 or 2 have them though.