Diamond racing or cheap steelies?

[Hen may possibly be a nut]

Everything weighs far, far less than Superlites. My old 15x6s were about the heaviest wheel I have ever met.

The name was originally an in-joke amongst the designers at Performance, but somehow it got public and they've just run with it ever since.

[KurtHS]

I'll put one on the scales but it'll have to be with a tyre on. Ok so Superlites are heavy but Diamonds are pretty light.

[sundee]

i find that hard to believe... diamond quote the weight of their 15 x 10 @ 9.1kg(20lbs) in the pro challenger series... the challenger series (same as pictured above)
quote the same weight (9.1Kg) for their 14" wheel.

my 15 x 10 superlite gtr weighed around 9.2kg/ wheel IIRC

i think standard superlites in the comparative sizes would weight slightly more. but defiantly not the GTR light versions.

[AJPS]

That in joke story sounds like complete bullshit. The wheel has been around since the 1960s! So it would of been superlite when comparing to the steel wheels of the day!

You had the old style 10 spoke superlites which were heavy for their size, no doubt.

But since they are used on a variety of cars strength is also a factor.

Simmons wheels had issues with barrels warping (when they used 4mm material)

my 15x8 GTR superlites weigh about 7.6kg each which for the size and application and budget is excellent.

I also have a set of 14x6 superlites I used on my gravel car and they have copped a fucking hiding, jumps, rocks etc, and still perfectly true.

[KurtHS]

No ones bagging Superlites here Dave come now! It's just that Diamond steelies are better.

[AJPS]

steelies are certainly in fashion at the moment!

[KurtHS]

I was joking and you didn't bite

[sundee]

[AJPS]

haha, I am professional

[meadan]

My superlights are the heaviest wheels Ive run on my ae86....

But i still prefer them over some commo looking steelies, or square chinese wheels