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Post  10SHOTS January 13th 2012, 11:48 am

what do you guys think about using an old heavy jw flexplate with a glide. did these work better than a light one ?, i see companys making aluminum ones now.
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Post  richter69 January 13th 2012, 2:22 pm

old heavy JW wheel works in my junk just fine.........
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Post  10SHOTS January 13th 2012, 4:16 pm

richter69 wrote:old heavy JW wheel works in my junk just fine.........
Just asking , but do you think you would pick up any with a lighter one ? or slow up some
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Post  Wheelie58 January 14th 2012, 7:54 pm

I am pretty sure that the aluminum wheels are about the same weight as a steel one....due to their thickness.
The biggest performance advantage that I can see is longevity, since the aluminum ones have a bolt on ring gear. The welds on the steel ones like a JW seems to be the failure point at higher HP, heavy car applications.
Here is a link about the aluminum CSR wheel that I run. It is doing a fine job.
https://www.429-460.com/t10836-new-csr-flexplate
I have the weights all written down....but do not have the info with me right now.
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Post  richter69 January 14th 2012, 11:43 pm

10SHOTS wrote:
richter69 wrote:old heavy JW wheel works in my junk just fine.........
Just asking , but do you think you would pick up any with a lighter one ? or slow up some



I wouldn't trust one that was lighter/weaker. As Keith noted some have had issues with the JW wheel, knock on wood mines been fine, and I bought it used lol. I will be making a change to a better one some day, I wouldn't say its lighter though.

6 pads vs 3 is a good thing.................
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