Wheels Stateside

[kiwi]

Anyone know of reliable suppliers of aftermarket wheels for Caterham (De Dion) in the USA, other than the obvious Caterham USA etc?
I am after a set of 13" and possible 16" wheels.

[Roll a 7]

Kodiak wheels, made in Canada, are excellent. Woody, a member of this site, can hook you up.

I bought some minilites from a UK 7 dealer a few years back, before freight cost more than wheels.

Also, Joe Hawkins (on this site) has 4 Panasports with new ACB 10s mounted at a decent price.

[kiwi]

Re: Wheel Stateside

Roll a 7
Thanks for the info, Kodiak sounds interesting, Woody, if you are out there and can offer help I would appreciate any help you can offer!

[kiwi]

Wheel for sale??

Calling Joe Hawkins!

Joe...apparently you have some wheels for sale...If you still have them please let me know..Kiwi

Kodiak wheels, made in Canada, are excellent. Woody, a member of this site, can hook you up.

I bought some minilites from a UK 7 dealer a few years back, before freight cost more than wheels.

Also, Joe Hawkins (on this site) has 4 Panasports with new ACB 10s mounted at a decent price.

[JohnCh]

I'm leaning towards the Kodiaks or Rials myself, but a cheaper option is Compomotive. The 13" CXR shown below is heavier than that Kodiaks, but they are a lot cheaper and still reasonably light. They will also provide you with just about any offset you want. BTW I've learnd of a shipping option that makes orders from the UK (like the Rials) a little more palatable. Parcels2go charges ~$115 for up to 25KG and ~$250 for 70KG. I am using them for my BGH gearbox and cams so will let everyone know how well they do.



-John

[kiwi]

it will be interesting to hear how this Parcels2go thing works out, thanks for the info on Compomotive and Rial I will look into both.

[Roll a 7]

Woody's biz is located between SF & Sacramento.

Joe lives in the bay area, though he may be @ buttonwillow this weekend.

Both use this website and may offer their Email addresses on the members list.

[kiwi]

Thanks! I will drop them a line.

[New2 7's]

I purchased wheels from Pack Racing Products, they are based in Arizona.

www.packracingproducts.com

I had very good customer service, they sent me several wheels to check the fit on my Caterham before I placed my order.

[Elv15]

unsprung weight

I believe the lighest wheels you will find are the ones from Mike Barnby (original equip on the R500). They are lighter than the RIALS that John mentioned above:

MB wheels (bare)
3.55 KG front (7.83lbs)
3.78 KG rear (8.33lbs)

Details here:
http://www.blatchat.com/t.asp?Id=116200
http://mb-racingwheels.com/

The RIALS are 4.9KG (10.8lbs) and even if they are a bit heavier, they seem to be quite nicely priced!! I'm not sure what the MB rims go for...

Based on the above numbers:

RIAL = 43.2 lbs/set of four
MB = 32.3 lbs/set of four :)

[JohnCh]

When I inquired about the weight of a 13x7 Kodiak wheel, I was told 6.5-9 lb depending on offset. So they are similar to the MB wheels. The nice thing about the Rials is that they are TUV approved, so provide a bit more confidence in the strength department. Of course there is certainly something to be said for saving over 10 lb of unsprung weight...

-John

[Roll a 7]

The Barnby wheels have a mag center and were described as "ridiculously light" by the gent that sold me a set. When I received a 2 foot tall box from the post I knew it was too light to be one of the wheels. I opened it and found a really light wheel inside, and a second wheel under it. Now I believe!! These are too light for everyday street use.

The Caterham dealer in VA had a set of 4 fronts, 13X6.5, for about $1600 a while back.