Blindo Rally Raid Wheels

[hamishpotter]

Anyone run these on an 80 series or Landcruiser in general? They offer some 6x stud patterns, and they look solid. I've seen them on Defenders mostly. Curious..

http://farcorners.co.uk/product/blindo-hd-alloy-wheels/

 

[hamishpotter]

actually scratch that I just discovered they weigh 31.5 lbs a rim. impressive in that they use high quality aluminum and probably r indestructible, but that's a lot of unsprung weight when same diameter SCS F5s weigh about 19lbs / rim.

here's some literature on them:

http://www.wild-rhino-racing.com/Download/blindoWheel.pdf

 

[duke01]

Wow! Those rims are heavy. Nonetheless they look good.

 

[Rallyroo]

Guess those rally raid wheels primary goal is utmost durability over unsprung weight.

They still look cool though. Perhaps another brand rally raid wheels will be lighter. Wonder the the Dakar Rally folks run.

 

[hamishpotter]

Looks like they sell a lot to the military, which explains a lot