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Old 07-01-14, 09:44 PM
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Default What Volk wheel is this?

These are the current wheels on my car. All I know is that they are Volk Racing wheels,
not sure which model. I am trying to find out how much these weigh and if there is even
a weight savings over stock, since they are 19s.
If not, sold!
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http://www.upgrademotoring.com/wheels/gt-c.htm
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Thanks for that info!
That looks like it.

Anyone have any guess as to whether they weigh more or less than stock wheels?

These things are really like $800 a pop? So much else could have been done to the car
for ~$3200.


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bump, if anyone knows whether these wheels are any weight savings over stock.

And if so, given they are 19s, any weight benefit is probably canceled out by greater
rotational inertia?
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Assuming that you have the 18 inch 10 spoke stock wheels, the weight of the those stock wheels are roughly 27.65 lbs.

According to the link posted earlier, the weight for a 19in Volk GT-C is also roughly around 27 lbs.

In that case, there would be no weight saving properties over stock. These wheels will be pretty much for looks.
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In that case, how much would you ask for when selling these wheels;
there is mild curbage on 2 of the wheels, wheels (and tires) are 5 months old,
and keeping in mind in Hawaii everything will invariably be more expensive.
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Originally Posted by Re3iRtH
In that case, how much would you ask for when selling these wheels;
there is mild curbage on 2 of the wheels, wheels (and tires) are 5 months old
~$2,000 for the wheels alone. Up or down dependent on what is included in the sale (i.e.: tires, center caps, etc.)

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Originally Posted by UniSlayEX
~$2,000 for the wheels alone. Up or down dependent on what is included in the sale (i.e.: tires, center caps, etc.)
Thanks! I feel I could get better performance out of a much lighter
TSW nurburgring wheel. And those are <$250 a pop.

Or is there something lighter than the TSW (naybe a Volk), that would offer any
significant performance benefit?
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