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Originally Posted by white911
Why is the LTW5 so light and inexpensive? It is a cast wheel and that explains inexpensive. It is also light, a 17X9 at 16.4 pounds. I have seen failures of slightly heavier forged wheels (20 pounds) and many failures of heavier cast wheels (23 - 26).
If anyone is using these wheels on the big track with track tires could you post your use. These wheels look like a great bargain.
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When these came out last year, they were a huge hit. They have all of last season as a test bed, on many, many club racer's cars as the test.
They were originally made due to people wanting something slightly wider than the Kosei K1 Racings (17x8.5), while still being light and cheap. Kosei had stated that they were going to halt production of the K1 Racing wheels, and DForce went to making a mold. I think they did a great job of accomplishing what they set out to do.
I've used them for a few DEs, and about 20 autocrosses, and they are still great.