PShipman wrote: Cool ... the Avenger wheels are a very nice alternative ...
Yah, if you are willing to overcome the caveats I stated. For spin balancing, you actually need someone who has a hub adapter (or you need to purchase or fabricate one) to mount the wheel and tire to the balancing machine. This is an added expense. It also requires the balancing shop to mount the adapter on and off each wheel while balancing, so they will charge more each time you balance a set of tires, as this takes more time, adding additional expense over the life of the wheels. If you are just autocrossing, you may be able to get by with static balancing, or even no balancing at all, but if you intend to use them for high-speed track work, spin balancing is a requirement you need to consider.
Tom, do you or does anyone else know what is the weight difference is between these steel type rims and a comparable forged aluminum wheel???
If you follow the web link I referenced above, you will see that the 10x15" Avenger weighs about 18 lbs., depending on the finish. The $105 price quoted from the website is for the chrome version, which may be slightly heavier. The plain, painted version is only $85.
They never made a Fuchs alloy wheel in that size, but they did make a 9x15" and a 11x15" for the RSR, although they are nearly unobtanium and I have never seen published weight data for them. I have seen sets advertised for $10,000 lately, though.
The published weight for a 7x16" Fuchs is 18 lbs, and an 8x16" is 19 lbs., so these are not out of the ballpark, considering they are steel and not aluminum. A very light Bogart or Kodiak alloy wheel in that size may weigh around 15-16 lbs., so you may be giving up 3 lbs. a corner or so, but as Paul pointed out, there can be more of a difference than that in tire weight, and it is distributed further out from the hub, increasing the rotational inertia.
TT
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:53 pm