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      04-22-2008, 06:49 PM   #1
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Time for my own thread full of abuse... Wheel Weight, O.Z. or Breyton? 8LBS?

I'm selling my DPEs with the Goodyear F1 GS-D3s on em' and going with a less expensive, likely 18" option, that will require less love and that I can worry about less.

So the question is, how important, or how big of difference is 3lbs per corner less VS 11 pounds per corner less than the OEM 189s?

I want the 19" Breyton Race GTS in Matte Grey but they are only 3 lbs lighter than OEM. Cause I love the look.

However the also inexpensive O.Z. Ultraleggeras come in at about 11lbs lighter per corner, and are 18"...

SO, the Question is I suppose just how much of a difference am I going to feel between the two? Seriously 8lbs? I don't think it will matter on the streets and I really do like the looks of the Breytons...

So Comments, other than "WTF are you thinking getting rid of those Fly ass DPE GT7s?" I've been getting that a lot from the ladies... along with a
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I asked Gary about 18" GTS in matte gray, he says there's no plans to produce those. That was around 3/24...
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Well that is odd, cause they are in stock...

Edit: OH OH I got you 18", No No, I do understand that I'd be wearing 19" Breytons, you are correct.
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I could tell that the guy buying my wheels locally was a little like WTF? Why would you be getting rid of premium wheels?

Simply put, I am just not into taking care of my wheels enough to really take care of the DPE's. One winter proved this to me.

Nope! I want an inexpensive wheel that looks good and that I can just hose off.

SO yeah ...
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I'm thinking I am all over the Grey Breytons... Something a little different, a little lighter but no biggie, and best of all inexpensive, and as they are painted, less needy.
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I want an inexpensive wheel that looks good and that I can just hose off.
When the GTS is dirty, it looks... exactly the same when clean

The OZ wheel was one of my finalists, but it didn't have concavity which I like. The other was the TRMotorsport wheel, which is pretty light too, but again, no concavity.
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When the GTS is dirty, it looks... exactly the same when clean

The OZ wheel was one of my finalists, but it didn't have concavity which I like. The other was the TRMotorsport wheel, which is pretty light too, but again, no concavity.
I almost got that wheel and thought there was no concavity, until I saw this picture for the dunlop tires:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....rezza+Sport+Z1

Click on the hi rez large picture option. They are more concave than I thought...if the rears were available I would have picked them up. I think they would look great on Alpine White.
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When the GTS is dirty, it looks... exactly the same when clean

The OZ wheel was one of my finalists, but it didn't have concavity which I like. The other was the TRMotorsport wheel, which is pretty light too, but again, no concavity.
See that was what I was thinking... No more hassling with the wheels or sweating some brake dust. Just wash N go.

I just have a hard time going with a wheel and tire package that isn't going to save significant weight. Slightly lighter than OEM is cool, but the DPE's were so much lighter... Although I will admit that I didn't notice a whole lot of difference between the DPEs and OEMs when I switched back on Sunday so this all could be sort of a moot point.

I think the Dark Gray will look good with the Alpine white. Something just a little different.
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