Lightest Wheels Possible 19 inch??
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From my experience, Volk Racing, SSR, Advan have been more of the go to wheel options for lighter yet strong wheels. One piece forged wheels will most likely be lighter than any cast or flow formed wheel, but it'll also come at a price. I have Volk Racing wheels on the street and have tracked them. I'm not in any competition mode, so going after all the weight reduction isn't my end goal, but tinkering with the car some more, primarily for lap times and testing myself is what I'm after. Currently I'm running 18" track wheels that come out to a hair over 17 lbs each. I know the OP wanted 19" options, but the more one attempts to shave a little weight, it will get expensive quickly. And thanks to guys here like FIGS and lobuxracer who provide so much knowledge and help, there are great voices always here to provide insight. There is also the option to customize with vendors like FIGS. Probably the best advice I can offer is to do some research and focus more on offsets, and budget permitting, it should yield some nice finds
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If you are really looking to take full advantage of a lighter wheel for racing/track purposes, I would just highly recommend going 18s. You can squeeze more tire in a 18 with less worry about fender or suspension clearance. As well as having a wider range of tire selection in 18 than in 19s. You can also roll a meater tire, which will save you in ride quality and less chance of wheel damage from a tire that is too thin. Some car manufactures also stepped down to a 18" wheel on their race versions of certain models.
Last edited by Fsport2UR; Feb 17, 2017 at 01:01 PM.
If you are really looking to take full advantage of a lighter wheel for racing/track purposes, I would just highly recommend going 18s. You can squeeze more tire in a 18 with less worry about fender or suspension clearance. As well as having a wider range of tire selection in 18 than in 19s. You can also roll a meater tire, which will save you in ride quality and less chance of wheel damage from a tire that is too thin. Some car manufactures also stepped down to a 18" wheel on their race versions of certain models.
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