wheels... :)

[paul gee]

Hi all, I'm planning on asking Caterham for these wheels once I'm able to try a car with a view to joining the waiting list. I know they are 6J front and 8J rear by 13, anyone know what they're called please

[DCL]

I believe the style was called Orcus and the picture is in Anthracite finish. I don't think this 13 inch wheel is made anymore so Caterham may not be able to supply them new, but second-hand they are readily available.

[Turn7]

Not Orcus, these are Orcus and they are 15" only I think....

[Turn7]

CXR's are the a nicer looking wheel IMHO, also available in Anthracite....

[paul gee]

Thanks guys, yes the 6 spoke Orcus are 15", it's the 13" 8 spoke wheels I want. I'll see if Caterham Parts or Redline Parts still supply them, I assume these 8 spoke are also called Orcus ?

[Glug69]

They were called superlight wheels I think, I had the 15" version on my car, the 13" are supposed to suit the handling better, pretty sure they don't still make them.

[Blue 7]

People tend to refer to them as ‘KN 8 spokes’, as they were made by KN. Caterham discontinued them a good few years ago when they were replaced with the Apollo & Orcus wheels. I think that happened at the time they revamped the model names. I’ve got a set of the KNs on my 420R. Nice looking wheels!

[blackmamba]

Yes, 8 spoke Superlight wheels. Meteor Motorsport had a few sets of NOS wheels in 6” + 8” x 13” so worth giving them a call.

[paul gee]

Thank you all for the info, much appreciated, black mamba I'll give Meteor a call

[arun1uk]

paul gee said:

Thank you all for the info, much appreciated, black mamba I'll give Meteor a call

Or give John at Millwood a call - I got a full brand new set from him for £564 (6x8s without tyres) back in 2019. Fantastic company to work with.

[paul gee]

Thanks Arun

[Amris]

You can generally find these on FB marketplace too - there are a couple of Caterham specific groups out there which are definitely worth joining.

Also worth mentioning (without hopefully starting a debate), that some lower powered cars choice not to run 8's on the back as they are pretty sticky