IIRC, they were lighter than the tyres
but I bent one in a pothole and couldn't get a replacement
as I said though super specials like these are the exception
Anyone know much about them... the word 'steel' implies heavy, but then they're used on Formula Fords, so can't be that weighty... can they???
Steel wheels aren't any heavier than the average alloy, some are lighter.
not incredibly light compared to modern alloys but very very strong and not as heavy as you might think, i have 3 sets for racing and am very happy with them.
I can't claim to know anything about wellers but IMO steel wheels are always lighter than alloys except in the extreme cases such as TD pro
race's, superlegggeras etc.
I was a mechanic for years, lifting the bloody things on and off, day in day out and steels were always easier! lol
This "lightweight alloy wheel" sales blurb is just that as far as I'm concerned, it's all bull as alloys are so chunky so they
don't break they end up weighing a ton. As stated above though, if you went out and bought speedlines, compomotives, OZ magnesiums or team
dynamics pro race etc etc etc, they would be lighter than the steel counterparts, or so you'd hope..................
Stott
The little Fiat might be getting modular wellers with hubcaps....
For a retro look
I weighed a 13"x5.5" Weller on my bathroom scales (wheel+me) - me method at 5.45kg.
Lighter than most OEM alloys.
5.5kg is perfectly respectable!
I had 15" superleggeras that were 4.7kg each!!!!
IIRC, they were lighter than the tyres
but I bent one in a pothole and couldn't get a replacement
as I said though super specials like these are the exception
Hi, I can claim some knowledge on this topic as we have had 19 vehicles mostly sporting Wellers- made originally by Les weller in batches often to
suit kit cars with deeper offsets than readily available,
Come in 2 sorts- the 8 spoke - favoured by Jeep type vehicles - Jago, Rickman Dutton Sierras Eagle RV s etc and latterly made fro Suzukis and Land
rovers- powder coated usually white and very stong although they do come in chrome and badly rusted flavours too, the other has circular holes and
is usually called "racing" as it was used more on track/ road cars than the 8 spoke.
Helpfully the measurements are always stamped on the wheel - diameter and offset etc
10" were made in spectacular widths for Minis, 13" popular with some of the classic ford guys , 14" commonly fitted to a lot of the
jeep type vehicles and 15" are sought after as not so many about. All sorts of odd sizes were made so it is a case of watching out for sizes you
might want.
Have a set of 15s with big tyres stashed somewhere and some 14s with BFGs fitted, all Ford (as in Mk 2 escort) fitment
We once collected a set of 13" x 10 " wide dragster wheels for a mate from an e bay deal. 
hth
Mike
I'm not sure what the current situation is, but when I last spoke the Weller, the massively amiable chap on the other end of the phone explained that they were in administration (or near-as-dammit; I can't quite recall) and as such they were unable to offer anything but shelf-stock... He sounded genuinely gutted that he couldn't help.
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Originally posted by Stott
I had 15" superleggeras that were 4.7kg each!!!!
IIRC, they were lighter than the tyres
but I bent one in a pothole and couldn't get a replacement
as I said though super specials like these are the exception
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Originally posted by TimC
I'm not sure what the current situation is, but when I last spoke the Weller, the massively amiable chap on the other end of the phone explained that they were in administration (or near-as-dammit; I can't quite recall) and as such they were unable to offer anything but shelf-stock... He sounded genuinely gutted that he couldn't help.