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Originally Posted by PRORICAN
I understand that stronger is better for obvious reasons but most "lightweight" wheels forged or not are under 20lbs. So when you guys say that tests have shown that heavier provides a faster time, are they over 20lbs? I guess what I'm trying to say is when is heavy too heavy?
PS- I've had a few brewskies so if I don't make sense don't mind me! Lol
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We're talking only about 17lbs vs. 15lbs (if we're talking about 17x8 setups). Nothing absolutely insane. The GTI guy running 29lbs to 19lbs...uh yea, I'll totally justify that because 10lbs is absolutely wtfbbq and 19lb wheels are actually designed at a good average weight. GTI wheels are built to break sidewalks if you smash into one. j/k
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Originally Posted by PRORICAN
Also I've noticed that 90% of racing teams use lightweight wheels with success so are they all wrong? Honest question since I don't have much experience with road racing/auto-x/time attack, etc.
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They want light but also cheap because they have many sets of wheels for backup and replacements. They bend a lot of wheels and trash a lot of wheels as well. We're not saying uber light wheels are super weak, they are actually sufficient and respectable, however justifying that it has better acceleration and will win you close races because you saved 1lb per corner, well, that's harder to say.
Also, the track surface is relatively smooth vs. public roads.