Fitted

Wheels are shod with Eagle F1s and fitted. I know wheel choice and colour is a very personal thing, but I am really pleased with these. They’ll go very nicely with the Bank Holiday weekend surprise that’s coming at the end of the month.

The metal flake in the powdercoat on the wheels means they change colour a lot depending on the angle of the light (see rim photos). They look darker in this photo that in natural light. Oh and the car needs a clean and polish!

In all this set of wheels are a whopping 14kg lighter than the Speedline Chronos that came off. I know it is often talked about but it really is noticeable on the handling of the car, especially on the steering.

I’ve also been researching a bit to calculate exactly what weight saving the Hi Spec brake conversion will deliver. A Lucas 266mm caliper comes in at 5.2kg. The Ultralights with mountings etc… come in at just over 1kg. So the saving is 8kg per side in unsprung weight over the 266mm set ups with the caliper. This is offset against the increased weight of the discs which are 3kg a pair heavier, but that’s still another 5kg reduction in unsprung weight.