Re: Soft wheels feedback & conclusion

[thescirocco@juno.com]

On Thu, 18 Jan 2001 16:24:19 -0600 "Ben Rogowski" <bgr13@mn.rr.com>
writes:
> Two suggestions for wheels Phil.
> 
> One, the Kosei K-1 from Tire Rack.  Pro's:  Cheap and light.  Con's: 
> hard to get and not that attractive in my opinion.
> 
> Two, Ronal Turbo reissues.  Peter Lindvall was offering these to the 
> list for $450 a set a while back.  Not sure if he can still get them
for 
> that price, but they're advertised in Grass roots Motorsports for $650
a 
> set, so they are available in 15x7. 
The Ronal Turbo wheels are now $500 per set, delivered. 
Or $125 delivered, per wheel. 

> Not sure how light they are.
The new Turbo wheel is definitely not as light as the original R-10.
I just weighed a new 15x7 Turbo wheel on my bathroom scale, a whopping 19
lbs...
 
> Let me know if you've got any more wheel Q's.  I'd be happy to 
> answer.

What wheel and tire combination are you running Ben?

Thanks,
Peter
'79 Scirocco 16V project car
'83 GTI "Caged Rabbit" 
'84 Scirocco, RD/FF
'80, '88 Scirocco rollers

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