…unsprung weight is equivalent to 10 pounds of weight inside the vehicle. While decent looking and relatively light for an Original Equipment wheel, the O.E. wheels for the GT-R, depending on your model, weigh between 22 and 27 lbs. each. The problem is, the GT-R just looks right with 20s, so what…
…your wheels while giving it a great look, consider the 19" O.Z. Racing Superforgiata that only weighs 17.5 lbs for the 19x8.5 front and 19.9 lbs for the 19x10 rear. This wheel is considerably lighter than the O.E. while providing a new style for your ride. As for tires, is the lightest always…
…perfection helps them deliver the best in modern alloy wheels. Creating the unique styles for today's market, Enkei Racing Series wheels are manufactured using the MAT (Most Advanced Technology) process. This combines one-piece cast wheel technology with a process of spinning the rim. Using this…
…Using an aftermarket wheel that weighs less than your factory wheel is another easy way to increase vehicle efficiency. The best way to find a lightweight wheel is to search by your vehicle's year, make and model, then sort by weight. This will show the lightest wheels first. A few of the…
…pressure. This produces the lightest and strongest product of the three primary methods. Most of the 2- and 3-piece custom wheels and race wheels in the market are forged. The downside is that due to the extensive tooling required to create a finished wheel, forged wheels are considerably more…
…the measured low point of the wheel's radial runout. The other simply aligns the tire's lightest spot with the wheel's heaviest spot. Original Equipment (OE) tire suppliers are required to mark the tire's "high point" while OE wheel manufacturers mark the wheel's "low point." This helps the vehicle…
Wheels are just another name for Rims. Technically the Rim is just the outside edge section of the wheel that "touches" the tire. Among our most popular "rims" are American Racing Rims, Borbet Rims, OZ, and BBS. For the C6 Corvette, I like the lightest weight forged wheel that we…
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