Styling Advice on wheels please

[Ruuko]

Hey peeps,

I have a 1.2 active (gettin a 1.4 t-jet soon muahaha), Have a little look at the below,

http://www.madmotors.co.uk/catalog/racing-force-white-tyres-p-21166.html

Anybody know if i'll need a spacer for 17 x 7 205/40/R17's? or will the just bolt straight on?

 

[Ruuko]

scrap it i know they'll fit now, hmph hmph, i should have done a proper search so sorry bout that.

But now I cant make my mind up between these Force 10 and white pro race from team dynamics, i tihnk it will come down to weight in the end.

Does anyone have a clue how much the Kei Force 10's weigh? cant find the info anywhere which probably means there heavier!

 

[punto_matt]

More than the pro race's

 

[Typhoon2]

The pro races are lush I got them on my 1.2, only the 16s though



Mine are an inch wider than the standard wheels makes it look more planted than the normal ones, as they stick out a bit more.

What colour are you going for?

 

[punto_matt]

That can be achieved with lowering the offset.

 

[clawliger]

ah for christ sake, i buy pro race's in white now everyone wants to put them on there GP's.


booo.

 

[punto_matt]

He had them before you

 

[Ruuko]

hey in all honesty i didnt know you wanted them on yours before i even contemplated them!

They do look sweet on the red punto mate, I also want white though sorry! :yum:

 

[Ruuko]

I also found out how much the Kei's weigh, 9kg each without tyres

 

[clawliger]

pro races in 17" are 7.6kg


will go faster with pro race's


lol.

 

[Ruuko]

I was reading hearing about a few pro race aloys not being the strongest things in the world and not being designed for cars much over a tonn anyone else heard of this?

 

[punto_matt]

You need all the help you can get

 

[Ruuko]

i certainly do mat please oblige

 

[punto_matt]

That was aimed at claw mate

I wouldnt think there will be a problem with the wheels they wouldnt be allowed to sell them to cars if they were so weak tbh.

 

[Ruuko]

hehe k,

I suppose so, I dont think there as pretty as the kei ones though!

Ok im going to blabber now this may be complete crap so feel free to ignore it but it's what my mate sent me in some links and showed me in a book.

So according to this crap I got if you lose roughly 3.3kg's sprung weight you get round about 1 hp at the wheels (obviously you dont actually get any extra out your engine its just not working as hard to turn the wheels which results in some power gain)

It's also stated losing 1kg unsprung ~ 8kg sprung weight.

Keis = 9kg
Pro Race = 7.6kg, lost 1.4kg per wheel overall lost 5.6kg over the kei's

5.6kg * 8kg = sprung weight loss of 44.8 over the kei's

and if my mates formula is correct which i am probably most sure it isnt that would mean you would have 13.57 (44.8 / 3.3) more hp at the wheels with he pro races than if you had the kei's

I know it must equate somehow or other but i dont know if the equations here are right.

oh yeah this is not taking tyres into acoutn either.

God i can talk crap when im drinking alcohol...

 

[clawliger]

you dont actually magically gain that power.

its basically the equivelent of.

you will loose more weight getting lighter wheels than taking out your rear seats for example.



i say buy keis.

 

[Ruuko]

You would say that

 

[Aircooledbug]

KEI's RULE.... 18" FTW!!!!!

 

[punto_matt]

I will give you £100 and my wheels for your keis

 

[Aircooledbug]

Sounds tempting! lol