Titan ak-1 forged wheels 19 lbs

[highfructose]

There doesn’t appear to be a thread on these rims. Would seem like a good alternative to volk’s considering the price of $480.

However I think these rims supposedly only have a load rating of 2204 lbs (1,000 kg).

How does one figure out what a vehicle’s rim’s load rating should be?

T-AK1 Forged Off-Road

WHEEL DESCRIPTION TITAN 7 T-AK1: Titan 7 is wheel company that strives to drive performance into each and every product offering. We thought, what if we infused essential motorsport features into a wheel for the off road market? The T-AK1 is the answer. The “AK1” stands for (A)ll Terrain...

titan-7.com

 

[AnyMal]

There doesn’t appear to be a thread on these rims. Would seem like a good alternative to volk’s considering the price of $480.

However I think these rims supposedly only have a load rating of 2204 lbs (1,000 kg).

How does one figure out what a vehicle’s rim’s load rating should be?

T-AK1 Forged Off-Road

WHEEL DESCRIPTION TITAN 7 T-AK1: Titan 7 is wheel company that strives to drive performance into each and every product offering. We thought, what if we infused essential motorsport features into a wheel for the off road market? The T-AK1 is the answer. The “AK1” stands for (A)ll Terrain...

titan-7.com

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Why am i on a website selling a wheel with no specs??? HARD PASS. add to the never do business bucket.
Also 19lbs should be a giant red flag.

 

[bloc]

How does one figure out what a vehicle’s rim’s load rating should be?

Looking up the load rating of the stock tires is a good starting point.

At stock 33psi it is about 2500lb.. so no, those wheels are not strong enough.

 

[highfructose]

very good. Thank you.

Unfortunate though…at 19 lbs per rim plus a cooper 295 70 r17 would put the combo at 76 lbs, which is stock weight for the lx/land cruiser…but with a wider tread patch and 33.3” tall tire.

It’s too bad volk doesn’t appear to make a 17” 5x150 wheel.

 

[AnyMal]

@highfructose 2500 lbs or above.
Ideally the more the better.

There is at least 1500 lbs of load per wheel, and that is static load on 4 wheels. You will be lifting a wheel off road at some point and possibly loading a corner much higher than that.

6500 lbs / 3 is 2165 lbs and thats on an empty rig.

Methods website is worth shopping on, and they have a classification of their wheels from street use up including all specs.

Do business with them, they deserve the patronage.

 

[Joe422]

Running the Titan7 T-AK1 wheels and more than happy with them.
no issues with strength, and noticeably lightweight.
2200 lbs per wheel load rating. Which is fine for the LX (5400 curb/6850 gross)
even if i get a wheel lift here and there, it for a brief second at most.

Luckily, Wheels dont spontaneously collapse the moment they reach max load,
but the user should also have peace of mind as well.. (which i do)

i have friends running the JCR lightweight wheels too, with 2100 lbs rating /per wheel.
they wheel their 100’s pretty hard, with no issues.

 

[thebc]

Titan7 makes quality wheels. They are die mold forged, just like Volks, just made in China vs Japan. I believe the company was started by the head of Mackin, who is one of the primary importers of Japanese forged wheels like BBS and Volk.

They are a great low-cost forged option. They make a limited number of fitments, but what they do make is quality and a great value. They are popular track wheels for savvy Porsche owners. I owned a set briefly on an Audi S4 and can attest to the quality. I have also owned many sets of Volks, including on my LC.

 

[bloc]

Running the Titan7 T-AK1 wheels and more than happy with them.
no issues with strength, and noticeably lightweight.
2200 lbs per wheel load rating. Which is fine for the LX (5400 curb/6850 gross)
even if i get a wheel lift here and there, it for a brief second at most.

Luckily, Wheels dont spontaneously collapse the moment they reach max load,
but the user should also have peace of mind as well.. (which i do)

i have friends running the JCR lightweight wheels too, with 2100 lbs rating /per wheel.
they wheel their 100’s pretty hard, with no issues.

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Meanwhile toyota engineers feel 2500 was necessary…

 

[HSTexan]

Titan7 makes quality wheels. They are die mold forged, just like Volks, just made in China vs Japan. I believe the company was started by the head of Mackin, who is one of the primary importers of Japanese forged wheels like BBS and Volk.

They are a great low-cost forged option. They make a limited number of fitments, but what they do make is quality and a great value. They are popular track wheels for savvy Porsche owners. I owned a set briefly on an Audi S4 and can attest to the quality. I have also owned many sets of Volks, including on my LC.

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Are these the 20" Ultra Large PCD?

 

[thebc]

Are these the 20" Ultra Large PCD?

Yes. 20x9.5 0 offset. There is also a face-1 55 offset version in 20x9.5.

 

[highfructose]

Yes. 20x9.5 0 offset. There is also a face-1 55 offset version in 20x9.5.

What is “face-1?”

 

[highfructose]

Meanwhile toyota engineers feel 2500 was necessary…

I’ve seen a fair number of cracked rock warriors for sale (which weigh something like 21 lbs sans rings)…which is about the same weight as the Titans.

Part of me wonders whether the rock warriors, being so light and also relatively commonly found cracked, may not be up to that “2500 lb” rating…

Also, did Toyota actually publish the ratings for their wheels? Or is it an extrapolation?

 

[gaijin]

I’ve seen a fair number of cracked rock warriors for sale (which weigh something like 21 lbs sans rings)…which is about the same weight as the Titans.

Part of me wonders whether the rock warriors, being so light and also relatively commonly found cracked, may not be up to that “2500 lb” rating…

Also, did Toyota actually publish the ratings for their wheels? Or is it an extrapolation?

I would disagree with your statement, "...the rock warriors, being so light and also relatively commonly found cracked..." as I think a cracked RW is a rarity and not a common occurrence.

But don't take my opinion, I would suggest you take a look at this thread for some real world racing experience with the RW wheels on a 200 Series: Canguro Racing's Monica

The TRD 17" Forged Alloy Wheels (a.k.a. Rock Warriors) seem to be the wheel of choice for hard racing abuse.

HTH

P.S. Calling @cruiseroutfit

 

[thebc]

What is “face-1?”

Concavity of the face. face-1 being the least concave, face-4 being the most concave.

 

[highfructose]

I would disagree with your statement, "...the rock warriors, being so light and also relatively commonly found cracked..." as I think a cracked RW is a rarity and not a common occurrence.

But don't take my opinion, I would suggest you take a look at this thread for some real world racing experience with the RW wheels on a 200 Series: Canguro Racing's Monica

The TRD 17" Forged Alloy Wheels (a.k.a. Rock Warriors) seem to be the wheel of choice for hard racing abuse.

HTH

P.S. Calling @cruiseroutfit

It’s hard to do a sort of statistical review of rock warriors, I would agree, but I’ve followed used rock warrior prices on eBay, Facebook marketplace, etc for perhaps 6 months…and I’ve seen perhaps 4-5 cracked rock warriors…and in googling I’ve seen others complaining about cracked ones.

I’d imagine if there were as many volks and Titans out there getting wheeled hard, you’d likely see cracked ones too.

It’s been ten years. If rock warriors were of borderline load rating, one would expect their breakdown to begin occurring at some point.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

I would disagree with your statement, "...the rock warriors, being so light and also relatively commonly found cracked..." as I think a cracked RW is a rarity and not a common occurrence.

But don't take my opinion, I would suggest you take a look at this thread for some real world racing experience with the RW wheels on a 200 Series: Canguro Racing's Monica

The TRD 17" Forged Alloy Wheels (a.k.a. Rock Warriors) seem to be the wheel of choice for hard racing abuse.

HTH

P.S. Calling @cruiseroutfit

We've not had a single Rock-Warrior failure outside of some foriegn object such as a giant rock or sheered wheel studs, wheel hub stud failure, etc. We've wiped out a half-dozen wheels in this fashion. Sometimes we get western with them

 

[bloc]

I’ve seen a fair number of cracked rock warriors for sale (which weigh something like 21 lbs sans rings)…which is about the same weight as the Titans.

Part of me wonders whether the rock warriors, being so light and also relatively commonly found cracked, may not be up to that “2500 lb” rating…

Also, did Toyota actually publish the ratings for their wheels? Or is it an extrapolation?

Pretty safe extrapolation considering what a car company would stand to lose if they equipped factory vehicles with wheels that couldn’t handle the loads of the tires mounted on them.

Total weight isn’t a good indicator of ultimate strength, with differences in materials, production methods, and physical design. Plus things like forged wheels losing significant strength with powder coating. I also vaguely remember reading somewhere about forged wheels being more prone to fatigue cracking than cast, but can’t find much about that online.

Either way with the sheer number of rock warriors out there and the few cracked ones, I’m not too worried yet.

But I still wouldn’t be running a wheel not designed to handle the loads the manufacturer of the vehicle felt was necessary.

 

[Markuson]

There doesn’t appear to be a thread on these rims. Would seem like a good alternative to volk’s considering the price of $480.

However I think these rims supposedly only have a load rating of 2204 lbs (1,000 kg).

How does one figure out what a vehicle’s rim’s load rating should be?

T-AK1 Forged Off-Road

WHEEL DESCRIPTION TITAN 7 T-AK1: Titan 7 is wheel company that strives to drive performance into each and every product offering. We thought, what if we infused essential motorsport features into a wheel for the off road market? The T-AK1 is the answer. The “AK1” stands for (A)ll Terrain...

titan-7.com

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19 pounds sounds scary light unless its something crazy like titanium…?! Rock warriors are about about as light/strong a combo (for light weight) and they are about 24lbs (I had put 26…brain cramp).

Don’t forget that they don’t just carry motionless weight. They have to handle weight under momentum and other crazy forces in use…not to mention rock impacts, or other off-road stuff…

 

[highfructose]

19 pounds sounds scary light unless its something crazy like titanium…?! Rock warriors are about about as light/strong a combo (for light weight) and they are about 26lbs (unless my brain beoke again…).

Don’t forget that they don’t just carry motionless weight. They have to handle weight under momentum and other crazy forces in use…not to mention rock impacts, or other off-road stuff…

Rock warriors, based on my poking around, are around 21 lbs when you remove the rash ring.

Titan 17’s are 20-21 lbs (though some claim as low as 19 at times)

Volk 18’s are 19 lbs.

In my research, Ford actually publishes their wheel load ratings and the raptor wheels come in around 2100-2200 if I remember correctly.

I have not seen Toyota publish their wheel load ratings.

 

[Markuson]

Rock warriors, based on my poking around, are around 21 lbs when you remove the rash ring.

Titan 17’s are 20-21 lbs (though some claim as low as 19 at times)

Volk 18’s are 19 lbs.

In my research, Ford actually publishes their wheel load ratings and the raptor wheels come in around 2100-2200 if I remember correctly.

I have not seen Toyota publish their wheel load ratings.

Re Ford Raptor weight…

-For those of us driving fully-built 200s, we weigh a LOT more than the Raptor. Like thousands more. I’m well over 8000…sometimes 8400…and have LC trail buddies pushing 9k. Add rock strikes and aired-down in harsh jaggies, and our wheels tend to be in more jeopardy thatRaptors (IMHO…exceptions as always…)

But ya, rock warriors are 24 (not my brain cramp 26), and like you say, without rings, ring screws…lighter still.

Aside… Personally, my rings have surely saved my stems twice…and are scraped to heck…but

Just for kicks… my “beaty rings” earn their keep…