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[vwthunder]

must have been for the 14" then... oh well... total (for 4) of 8kg less is still good though... right???

14" lol That will look good

[vwthunder]

To tell you the truth, on the street, i dont think you will really notice the difference between 8kg wheels and 12kg wheels

[dylan8]

To tell you the truth, on the street, i dont think you will really notice the difference between 8kg wheels and 12kg wheels

I think you would.
for example two exact setups.
17x8et35 225/40 wheel weight of 8kg
17x8et35 225/40 with a wheel weight of 12kg


People get confused when running smaller wheels (say 15" vs 17") yeah sure the 15" wheel is lighter, but the 15" tyre is also going to weigh more.

When I had the LMs on there was a huge difference between those and some of the other moderate weighted wheels

[Jarred]

I can't remember the exact numbers, but each extra kilo of wheel weight (unsprung) its equal to 10kg or something of sprung weight. I can't remember the exact numbers, but I do believe it was reasonably significant.

[vwthunder]

I dont really notice the difference when i switch from my Bora Sports to the BBS and the bbs are heaps lighter.

I guess with a turbo car it never really runs the same, performance depends more on weather/temperature/fuel etc. Im sure on the track even knocking off .5 of a second helps

Maybe in a slow car you would notice the weight more, im sure Dylan has experenced it lol

[vwthunder]

I dont know weither it is night and day

Do you put a few kg lighter wheels on and think, oh wow my car feels fast ?

[dylan8]

I dont really notice the difference when i switch from my Bora Sports to the BBS and the bbs are heaps lighter.

I guess with a turbo car it never really runs the same, performance depends more on weather/temperature/fuel etc. Im sure on the track even knocking off .5 of a second helps

Maybe in a slow car you would notice the weight more, im sure Dylan has experenced it lol

yeah things like temperature also play a huge factor on my slow car. so cant just base it on that.
tyre diameters, wheel widths, offsets all have an effect on handling, acceleration and speed
maybe you need to stop driving your car like a girl on the public roads

[vwthunder]

yeah things like temperature also play a huge factor on my slow car. so cant just base it on that.
tyre diameters, wheel widths, offsets all have an effect on handling, acceleration and speed
maybe you need to stop driving your car like a girl on the public roads

Yep i potter around on the roads where i live and keep the rest for the track, trying to stay under the raidar, its worked so far

[MrDeathLad]

I noticed a difference when going from 17x7 boavistas to the 18x7.5 Aristos. I know the Aristos are heavier but can't remember by how much.