Kodiak wheel group buy?

[Boxologist]

After feeling how much lighter YellowSS' 13" kodiak and hoosier wheel/tyre combination was compared to my 15" KN and toyos, i want to make the next step. Are there any one the se7en owners on caterham/ford on 4x108 pattern.

 

I would like to see if its possible to reduce the HIGH cost even further.

[manik]

If you are interested, I believe we can arrange a group buy on the Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2 13" wheels.

[MichaelD]

I have 4 Kodiak 13x10s for sale. They are mounted with Hoosier rain tires and used only three events. As you know new ones are $456 each with a long wait. They could be yours for $2,000 but they are on hold now for another driver until June 20th.

 

Michael D.

[Boxologist]

weight of 13x9 wheel? expected price range? PM me if ur not able to go publicly w/ that info.

[Boxologist]

Mike, i think danny will pass on them, but let it run through his head again.

[MichaelD]

Kodiacs site did not list the weight. If you liked Toms' he copied mine so the weight should be about the same. Yo can play catch with my wheel and tire combo. That's how light they are.

[bsimon]

9.5 X 15 Kodiaks = 10.25 lbs.

[Boxologist]

...Yo can play catch with my wheel and tire combo....

 

Tom doesn't want to come out and play. And if he did I would start out by saying the r888s are more than enough to catch him :smilielol5:

 

Mike, I know how light they are. the 10" wheel just sat 2-3mm of tyre right on the uprights for the cycle wings when Tom and I were monkeying around. so i figure a 9" wheel will pinch the tyres in just enough. But from what Craig and Steven were saying from driving Danny's car last weekend, they were running out of gear. I may opt to go with tyres than have a 22" OD rather than the 20" to preserve that until i have an engine that can rev higher. Comparing my speedometer to my GPS for the trip, the speedo was off by 5mph at 60.

 

I am curious about what the stats would be on the Team Dynamics.

[jimrankin]

I just received a set of TD ProRace 1.2's, 17" X 8" and 17" X9" and they are, overall, really nicely made. I had intended to weigh them before I mounted the tires but got delayed by some center hub maching they had done wrong (they weren't up on Wilwood hubs) and when I got that fixed was too intent on getting everything on the car and forgot. I do know that they were a good bit heavier than I had expected. I was taking off a set of Motegi Racing Forged Tracklite wheels that were 16" X 6.5" that were very light by comparison, even when taking in the size diference. I have three sets of Inke's for different cars, all from their "superlite racing" type designs that also seemed to be lighter.

Your going to have to find a way to get weights from the manufacturer for TD's (it's not listed on their site) but I expect they won't be as light as any forged wheels you may find. The TD's do look strong enough to put on a BMW M6 (hell, even a Chevy 2500 truck) and take on the world without a bit of worry. The wheels designed in strength for the real world and real cars is probably a bit much for something as light as my 7.

The car feels fine with them on and I didn't notice a problem with rebound or a noticeable difference in mid-speed and up acceleration or braking (other than an impovement, having more rubber on the road) so they rate "fine by me". Thanks, Jim R.

[manik]

Sorry for the thread hijack...

Here are the specs on the Team Dynamics 13” variant of the race proven Pro Race 1.2. The wheel is a cast aluminum heat-treated product.

 

The main specifications of this wheel are:

 

PCD Range 4x100 – 4x108

Offsets & Weights

Et15 – 4.6Kg

Et24 – 4.5Kg

Et35 – 4.4Kg

Internal Diameter 312mm Approx

 

Finish/colors are:

Gloss Black

Matt Black

White

Gold

Silver

High Power Silver

Edited June 4, 2010 by manik