Farley Green Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 Seeking guidance and comments of what's avaialble for such wheels and any issues surrounding their fitment and/or use? Philip Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motorsport Mickey Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 Do you mean these ? available from Moss, nice wheels. Mick Richards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peejay4A Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 If you have wires now these will be a straight replacement. I have them and they’ve been great. Make sure whoever balances them for you has a proper set of balancing cones. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jerrytr5 Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 Very, very heavy. Jerry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motorsport Mickey Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 (edited) Weight doesn't matter, these are decades old sports cars with chassis and bodywork weighing in at about 980 kgs upwards not 450 kg single seater race cars with all alloy bodies and spaceframe magnesium construction. I raced for 10 years using alloy, steel and then magnesium wheels that saved considerable weight per corner...couldn't tell a difference in handling with the magnesium's that I could convert into much less time, they just lost air quicker due to porous castings, these are original magnesium Minilites on the TR4 in my avatar. Mick Richards Edited August 8, 2020 by Motorsport Mickey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jerrytr5 Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 Curious, it was one of the obvious differences when I replaced wires with alloys. Far less crashing & bashing. Jerry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motorsport Mickey Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, jerrytr5 said: Curious, it was one of the obvious differences when I replaced wires with alloys. Far less crashing & bashing. Jerry That's a cosmetic difference Jerry, but the wheel being lighter is a technical difference and it is inherently linked against the weight of the car it is on. If it's on a thoroughbred stripped of every kilo racer being 10lb or whatever lighter on each corner matters to the dynamics and operation of it's suspension, if it's on a fat boy sports car the difference is almost indiscernible. You'll have real trouble turning your feel good factor of a lighter corner weight and wheel into fractions of time off the clock. Your crashing and banging is all about a spoked wire wheel flexing and it's centre hub roaming around inside the wheel circumference whereas the Minilite is bolted to the hub (the lightest way) and the Minator wheel has a centre spinner and bolt arrangement on a Minilte like wheel (somewhat heavier but of no consequence). I think they look good and allow swapping between both wire and bolted wheel systems with the minimum of inconvenience. Mick Richards Edited August 8, 2020 by Motorsport Mickey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jerrytr5 Posted August 9, 2020 Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 Always an education, thanks Mick. Agreed, they do look good. Jerry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rodbr Posted August 9, 2020 Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 Here's what they can look like when used as winter wellies. i have since changed to knock on type to avoid having to strip off the splined hubs. They knock on ones look even better but no substitute for wires, but marginally less work to maintain. Rod Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PhilipB Posted August 10, 2020 Report Share Posted August 10, 2020 No issues at all but the steering is noticably more direct, no doubt for the reasons Mick set out above Phil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Farley Green Posted August 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 Thanks to all for the responses & advice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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