heavy rims vs light rims

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Sep 28, 2013 | 11:12 PM

housemartini

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heavy rims vs light rims

rim an tire now 55lbs 18's looking to go 16's rim an tire 37lbs will i notice difference whp etc mpg or just waste of $$$

Oct 8, 2013 | 09:02 AM

sciontC

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I feel a difference when I put my heavy summer wheels and tires on, yes.

Oct 8, 2013 | 09:45 AM

jct

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stay with the light weight rims all around

Oct 8, 2013 | 09:38 PM

lunarcrusader

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you won't notice that much of a difference if it is just for DD

Oct 8, 2013 | 11:01 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by lunarcrusader

you won't notice that much of a difference if it is just for DD

This.

Around the track/canyons, yes, you will feel the difference (rotating mass is where you want to remove as much weight as possible), but on the street?not really.

Oct 9, 2013 | 09:59 AM

jct

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i noticed the weight of the trd 18s i had on my xA

Oct 9, 2013 | 09:39 PM

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Its called unsprung weight. And YES it does affect your mpg. I had some wide 17s and noticed that I lost almost 30miles/tank.

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