74Adam Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 I made a recent post on zcar but wanted to get some thoughts here as well. These Trak Lite rims only weigh 10 lbs for a 15x7 rim (of course you would have to include the weight of the spacer adapter) and I really like the look. I think these are fairly new because I am trouble finding info (i.e. reviews, posts on the various ricer forums) for them. I was just wondering if anybody here has any experience with these. I found some posts talking about Motegi in general and it seems like the general consensus is that they make a decent rim, but could be better. The Trak Lite's are forged, whereas some (all?) of Motegi's other rims are cast so I would think the quality would be a step up. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax240z Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 I think your weight is a bit low, but yes I have experience with them and would buy them. A good forged rim for relatively cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
74Adam Posted December 21, 2005 Author Share Posted December 21, 2005 Well, the 15"x6.5" are 10 lbs. while the 15"x7" are 10.5 lbs. Not bad and would really go well will some AZcar control arms and brake kit. http://www.1010tires.com/wheel.asp?wheelbrand=Motegi&wheelmodel=Trak+Lite+%2D+Flat+Black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax240z Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Wel my weight estimation was only going off of what they felt like in my hands, not very scientific! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypertek Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 but that offset must look horrible on a z or any rwd car.. is there even enough spoke clearence to run bigger brakes if you had them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatRaveR Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 About how much do these Trak Lites go for? The weight puts them on par with Volk TE37's of the equivalent 15x7" size, but I hope the the price isn't too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
74Adam Posted December 22, 2005 Author Share Posted December 22, 2005 Heat, check out that link I gave. I believe the 15's list for around 230-ish, the 17's 310-ish. However, right now there are two brand new sets on ebay with a "buy it now" of $860, and this is for the 17"x7". Hypertek, there are alot of people running the newer style rims with offset. You can probably find some examples on the various zcar sites to see if you like the look. As far as clearance, I would think you would have more since the spokes are now further away from the hub. I actually LOVE many of the stock zcar rims, but I thought this would be an interesting alternative. In fact, I'm the type that generally prefers stock rims on any given car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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