?....anyone know

If/when I go for new wheels I want the lightest I can get

 

volks alloys seem to be about half the weight of the standard aftermarket alloy, i'm sure there are others that do light weight ones but they all cost a fortune.

Here's a table I found for MX5 wheels, should be able to compare some weights here though the sizes would be a bit out. http://www.miata.net/faq/wheel_weights.html

 

What size?
The lightest ones that I've seen are 10"
I suspect the rubber would be heavier than the wheel.

 

basically my aim with the S is weight loss now as a means of enhancing performance

 

Join the local gym

 

Mugen MF-10s are extremely light Paul

 

I know you can get some Rays Engineering ones that some of the Skylines have on. IIRC they weight 1kg a corner!

 

wow, bet they don't come cheap. Having the unsprung weight reduced so much might spoil the handling, what do you think? The rebound etc is all setup for a certain weight so reducing it will firm up the suspension (a lot less load going through it mass * acceleration = force)

 

Slightly off-topic Zero, are you aware of this thread?

I think it covers the general area of your (and my ) interest

Colin

 

suspension is setup up for the sprung mass surely