These "original Minilites" or of lower quality than Panasports, and are
not real Minilites, as was previously mentioned. Panasports have an
incredibly good reputation, both for street and competition. Go to any
local SCCA event, and see how many of the guys are running on
Panasports. I got a set of 15x6 Panasports for my TR6 a few years ago
from K Speed in State College, PA. Much better prices than through
TRF. I am very happy with the wheels. They look great, and I could
definitely feel the difference in ride quality over wire wheels (HUGE
reduction in unsprung weight). If you are going to an aftermarket
alloy wheel, spend a few extra bucks over the "original Minilites" and
get some Panasports.
Tim Holbrook
1971 TR6
--- Jim Hill <jrhill@chorus.net> wrote:
> From: "Jim Hill" <jrhill@chorus.net>
> To: <LaJoMor@aol.com>, "SixPack List" <6pack@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: tires?? but what about rims??
> Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 04:07:26 -0500
> Reply-to: "Jim Hill" <jrhill@chorus.net>
>
> Larry M. wrote:
>
> > OR, you could get the ORIGINAL Mililites for about
> > the same price...click on this link....
> >
>
http://www.minilitewheels.com/cgi-bin/web_store.cgi?page=alloywheels.htm&car
> t_id=
>
> [http://www.minilitewheels.com/ will get you to the home page]
>
> These may be excellent wheels, and I have no axe to grind against the
> UK
> maker of these wheels or the US distributor, Vintage Racing Services
> (Main
> Street Motorsport, LLC.), but you should know that these are not
> "original
> Minilites" and they're not magnesium wheels - although one could
> certainly
> get that impression from the website information.
>
> Back in 1998 I asked for further information about these "Minilite"
> wheels
> and Steve Francis of Main Street Motorsport wrote that, "The Minilite
> "Alloy" has the look of the Minilite "Magnesium" wheel but made from
> aluminum." At that time, a wheel to fit the TR6 was still under
> development.
>
> Aluminum may be a better choice for the street than magnesium anyway,
> but I
> wish that aftermarket wheel manufacturers would specify the actual
> materials
> used and the weight of the wheels.
>
> For serious autocrossing or racing, the proven (and substantially
> identical)
> Panasports may be a better choice.
>
> Personally, I'd like to hear from someone who's tried the Compomotive
> ML
> spoke wheels (http://www.usacomp.com/ml.htm).
>
>
> Jim Hill
> Madison WI
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