rays gram lights/rims?

[ESPER]

hello, i heard that ray's gram lights are the best rims (becausethey are the lightest?) so i was wondering where i can purchase/look at them. also are they the same as volk? i usually hear the two mentioned togfether

thanks

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im getting me a set of gram lights

[silkk]

[SmithSR]

Look for info on the Gram Lights 57pro17x7 +25 with 36mm rim depth17x8 +25 with 49mm rim depth

go to the source rayswheels.co.jp

[red_240_fastback]

thats what im getting

[SmithSR]

For the crazy stuff, did you know the Volk GT-C can be had in 18x13 -28offset with 155mm dish! USD $830

[Nismo_Freak]

Gram "Not-so" Lights

[VitaminT]

Gram "Not-so" Lights

That's what I was thinking.

[IlIkEmYz]

Gram "Not-so" Lights

??? so what kind/brand of rims do you recommend??

[Nismo_Freak]

Whatever you like... I don't recommend any specific wheel because it's all biased too much on budget, looks, etc.

[skydragoness]

i'm going with team dynamics pro race 2's in bronze (most likely) in 16" +25

[Exar-Kun]

my GL weighed 14.8lbs in a 17x7.5" 30mm offset.

thats freaking LIGHT man. I love them...I even ahve a full size spare -chet

[nissan240sx92]

Why would you want lighter rims lighter might weight 3-5pounds lighter but you wond see the differnace rims are for look they are put of what you look at when you see a car drive down the road. Thats the frist thing that i see anyways

[SmithSR]

It's ok to associate new wheels with good looks, but if you ever go the opposite way, say, put some 18" chrome arelli assassins on your run-of-the-mill honda civic or kia spectra, you just killed that car's response. Both acceleration and braking.

Now, if you sack up and get some 15 or 16" forged wheels with good offset, and some sticky compound, the only way you can say there is no difference is if you haven't driven/ridden in a car set up back-to-back OEM vs forged with R compound.

[whiterps13]

Why would you want lighter rims lighter might weight 3-5pounds lighter but you wond see the differnace rims are for look they are put of what you look at when you see a car drive down the road. Thats the frist thing that i see anyways

actually youre wrong. 3-5 lbs per wheels is pretty significant, once you factor in that rotational mass is sometimes 5x heavier than stationary. so saving 15-25 lbs per wheel times four is damn significant.

[skydragoness]

Yeah. I want lighter rims to shave off the added weight of my front Z32 brakes. And lighter rims vs heavy cast rims and even *gasp* chrome rims can make a HUGE difference in your 1/4 mile time/bump steer/tire costs/effects on your alignment/etc.

Damn, i just have to remember that not everyone is performance/handling oriented like me. (sigh)

[Nismo_Freak]

actually youre wrong. 3-5 lbs per wheels is pretty significant, once you factor in that rotational mass is sometimes 5x heavier than stationary. so saving 15-25 lbs per wheel times four is damn significant.

Not quite.

The effect of unsprung weight is more like 2 - 3 times it's normal weight in sprung mass in terms of suspension performance, but everyone has their own number.

The benefits of minimizing unsprung weight are good and well worth looking into.

Suspension will ride softer with less unsprung weight due to the reduction in frequency, and magnitude of the forces when you hit a bump or dip in the road.

Suspension will react faster, less mass = less force to change it's direction.

Your car will actually stop faster, this is a benefit in wheel and tire unsprung weight only because the inertia of the wheel and tire must be overcome by the braking torque before the force is transfered to the tire.

Your car will accelerate faster, it is easier to accelerate a lighter mass than a heavier one. Same principle as the braking just switching the direction of torque.

Less wheel hop, this is a result of the rear suspension now easier task of maintaining the tire surface to the road.

Now you know why it is crucial.

[DawgMode]

Where do you guys get the wheels from???

[nissan240sx92]

Ya but that might be true but if you put on some ugle rims that are light or the same rims as everyone else is whats the point in doing that? I guess i like things to be different then other people do

[Dori Dori]

hello, i heard that ray's gram lights are the best rims (becausethey are the lightest?) so i was wondering where i can purchase/look at them. also are they the same as volk? i usually hear the two mentioned togfether

thanks

Just so you know, they are not the lightest rays wheels. Rays makes both Volk and Gram lights (among others).

[GEO]

57f Pro's gunmetal wiht silvier lip

[Projex240]

work wheels are the ****--how light they are--i dont knwo--but they are proabbly up there at the top few spots of the list--plus they look hot--and you can say you have "work wheels"heh

[IlIkEmYz]

Just so you know, they are not the lightest rays wheels. Rays makes both Volk and Gram lights (among others).

what's the lightest volk/gram wheels???

[Nismo_Freak]

SE37K, TE37 are the lightest "affordable" Volk wheels.

[silkk]

enkei makes some nice and light wheels

[Dori Dori]

what's the lightest volk/gram wheels???

I believe the magnesium TE37's.

BLING.

[VitaminT]

Mmmm TE37's. Oh well they are worth every penny, but cost a lot more pennies than I have.

Plus you can get super cool OEM Nissan wheels (lead reinforced) for a lot less.

[jEzTeR]

Advan makes some light wheels also.

[Chingon]

so does racing hart.

I've been looking into some magnesium stockers from other manufacturers, but I have yet to find correct offset, lug, or center bore.

[hXc_240]

i thought the ce28 was developed specifically to be lighter than the te37. im so confused