Why rip the seats out of your car when you could just buy lightweight wheels?
Published by james May 8th, 2008 in Shop News, Alloy WheelsWhen purchasing wheels, people often go for the largest shinest wheels they can find, then are diasppointed when they find they actually slow their cars down!
With Rota wheels, you get the best of both worlds. Some of the best looking alloy wheels on the market, but at a fraction of the weight of most mainstream brands – BIG improvement in looks, AND a BIG improvement in straightline performance, both acceleration AND braking!
Simply put, a typical Rota wheel, weighs in at 5kg less than a mainstream alloy wheel, meaning that by fitting Rota wheels you have increased your cars performance by the same ammount as stripping your interior.
“Losing 1kg of rotational weight (i.e. wheel weight) is the straightline performance equivilent to removing 10kg from your car”
3 facts about lightweight wheels:
- A lightweight wheel doesn’t simply increase straightline performance, when you hit the bumps and twisties they come into their own.
- A lighter wheel is much more eager to change direction.
- Less unsprung weight means that your suspension won’t have to try and control 25kg of wheel and tyre bouncing around in the arch.
Industry Insider
Julian Pearcey
MD - Rota Wheels UK
