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Re: Magnesium Wheels
Posted by 'SimonS' on 08 Dec 2008 @ 10:08


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"Best way is to test if you can afford both types and are consistent enough. "

Blobslosak is right about the last part. If you don't understand why you are setting the tyre pressures that you do, then the difference between the rim characteristics won't be any use to you, except by pure chance.

If you are at the stage where factors like rim stiffness, cooling rates etc are going to make a difference, then you will also appreciate that the rims to use may change from track to track, even during the day as the temperature goes up.

If not, then getting your tyre pressures right and your track strategy right may prove to be more effective and a lot cheaper.

If you haven't yet got one then a tyre temperature gauge and reliable pressure gauge is probably a better use of the money than a set of mag wheels.

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Magnesium Wheels  by 'JuniorRotax48'   (08 Dec 2008 @ 7:06)
Re: Magnesium Wheels  by 'ScoobyScene'   (08 Dec 2008 @ 8:33)
Re: Magnesium Wheels  by 'blobslosak'   (08 Dec 2008 @ 9:44)
Re: Magnesium Wheels  by 'SimonS'  << You are here!
Re: Magnesium Wheels  by 'KenE'   (09 Dec 2008 @ 0:56)
Sorry - don't agree!!  by 'maxdad'   (09 Dec 2008 @ 13:38)
Re: Sorry - don't agree!!  by 'KenE'   (09 Dec 2008 @ 21:43)

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