i have a red 2009 jcw mini tell me if these would look good on it and tell me if its worth getting these or keep the stock rims

http://www.altaminiperformance.com/p...O-17-BLACK-RED

 

On chili red? Those would be sweet.

 

yes it is a chilie red but i need to know if those even compare to the stock jcw rims

 

I love the new JCW wheels. Anyone know how much they weigh?

 

the stock rims are so nice i have no idea why you would change them to those.

BBS LM's i could understand.

 

The R112's are 23lbs and if you have the Bridgestone RF's they weigh 23lbs also.

 

those would look sweet! And if you can save 6lbs per side of rotating weight you will definately notice a difference in handling, braking and acceleration.

 

Bang for the buck (Light-weight), I bought these for my set of track tires. 17" wheels only weigh 15lbs each! $196 each



I did NOT get the orange ones!
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/Wheel...All&sort=Brand

 

Tenzo Mach 10s would look a lot better on your car.




Oh yeah, You can send the stockers my way.

 

I spent hours last night trying to looking in unsprung weight advantages with lighter wheels. Some people say for every pound you save gives you an equivalent 4 to 8 overall weight saving. Other equate HP gains with weight lost at each wheel. It looks like when that start to look at the pure physics of it all there are gains in handling and ride, but acceleration seems minimal to nonexistent, the most weight gains needs to be to the furthest edges of the wheels and tires. If what I remember reading last night is the real gains would come more from lighter tires for acceleration than wheels since weight loss is most done in the spoke area.

I can see in autox if you start to take off weight off the vehicle every bit can help, for most people who do not go to the track the gains other than slight handling and ride gains would seem negligible at best.

I am open to hearing more about this because I am struggling to go with a 24 pound 17x8 wheel Tomason Tn1 from bridge spoke 16's. I will gain a couple of pounds from Run Flats to non Run-Flats. But I will also a gain of 1-2 pounds over stock. I thought about going with Ultraleggaras 17's which would provide a gain of 8 pounds per wheel. But if there is no daily driver gain I will go with the Tomasons.

I am open to real physics discussions on the issues, and would even like to see if anyone did a before and after dyno test. I am also interested in the braking gains also in weight loss.

if I am wrong it what I have read please enlighten me.

 

anyone know of that replica wheel without the red line??

 

Looks similar to the ROTA GR-A http://www.rotawheels.com/wheels.asp?wheelid=19

Doesn't look like it normally comes in black.

 

The black wheel with red lip thing is very popular with the Civic/Integra crowd. I will say no more...

I would go for all black, either the TDR PR 1.2 or Konig Feather. Both very well priced and reasonably light.

 

 

rasputinj
Granted, I am all about handling and speed, but I would not compromise much (if any) performance for looks.
Adding unsprung weight bad! Reducing unsprung weight good!
See Unsprung weight part 1 - Handling
http://hondaswap.com/general-tech-ar...art-1-a-29057/ and Unsprung weight part 2 discusses how acceleration is also compromised with added wheel weight.
http://hondaswap.com/general-tech-ar...art-2-a-29058/
But then again, we all have different perspectives and priorities. If it makes you happy to be happy, go be happy!

 

Doing the math as stated in part 2 of the article above;
24 lb rims vs 15lb rims. 9 lbs x 4 wheels x 10 times factor = 360 lbs. Your accelleration with the heavier rims is like driving with two extra 180lb people in the back seats.

 

Go for it! Your car will look sweet, especially if you have a jcw body kit on.