hipers or aluminum

[yamahaman623]

i wanted to know what you guys thought i should do about wheels for drag racing. i want something light, so i thought of hipers but .125 aluminum are light too. just post anything about wheels

thanks

[k4f5x0r]

hipers erally arent light. the tons of bolts in them makes them really heavy actually.

[Mean250r]

for drag racing i deff wudnt go with hipers. a reg non beadlock alum. wheel will be lighter. Hipers are light compared to aluminum beads.

Hipers look fresh, Nothing like a quad laced up with hipers.

[LTRracer4]

yeah sittin on 4 flat tires after six months

[JJs450r]

the hiper i had on my yfz never leaked they were on there for 9 month, and the hipers i had on my old 450r were on there for a year n half and never leaked i guess i took care of them better who knows

[gcart2]

mine have never leaked. had them for a year. put through hell and back and they are still rockin.

[TWISTED]

Aluminum all the way..........

[LTRracer4]

do you guys ever change your tires? in the season i was changing tires weekly... now they leak from the centers. i guess i gotta take them apart and reseal the O rings in the center.

[JJs450r]

not weekly but put 5 differnt sets on the honda and 3 on the yammi

[300ex_#387]

I go through quite a few tires a year and I have no problem with my hipers leaking.

[LTRracer4]

have you guys broke any hipers? ive broke two wheel halves on two seperate occations, and 2 rings on other occations. Thats running 8-11 psi

[300ex_#387]

I haven't had any problems with my hipers, but I have trashed my fair share of aluminum wheels.

This is where i'm so confused HiPer are supposed to be so strong and flex rather than bend or break but people are breaking them in half.

[LTRracer4]

one of my friends shattered one in a whoop section some how... broke both halves into multiple peices, and broke one ring in about 6 peices.

Another friend popped a ring

and another friend of mine shattered a hiper half.

I dont know, i like the way they look and the easy of changing, but i dont like them breaking. they do stand behind their warranty though.

whats the warranty? if you break them or a seal goes will they replace it free of charge or they make you buy a new one?

[JJs450r]

Originally posted by 300ex_#387
I haven't had any problems with my hipers, but I have trashed my fair share of aluminum wheels.

x2 i run 7.5-9.5

[LTRracer4]

Originally posted by FoxHondaRider
whats the warranty? if you break them or a seal goes will they replace it free of charge or they make you buy a new one?

id you crack a half they will replace it... they wont replace any bolts or any rings, but if you bust a half they will replace it. if you bust off like 6 bolts in a half you gotta really pull their leg for them to replace it.

well atleast they will replace stuff, aluminum you bend those and your buying new ones

[motofreak2772]

do they sell non beadlock HiPers? Well I know they do for the fronts but do they have them for the rears? Im pretty sure that would do goodfor drag racing and would probably save the most weight since you dont have as many bolts and no rings.

[JJs450r]

i havent ran across any yet

[300ex_#387]

They do make them and they are a really light wheel.