The thing is...will 330 HP counteract say...22 lbs wheels?
The thing is...will 330 HP counteract say...22 lbs wheels?
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You'll be fine. Your stock wheels probably weigh more than 22lbs... our stock ZHP wheels do. Any weight you can drop at the wheel/tire combo is a plus in the performance department, even a few pounds per corner will be noticeable. I say combo because some tires weigh more than other tires of the same size.
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Stock zhp...style 135 weigh 28lbs...no?
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Fronts are around 26, rears are a little more, but under 27.
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Yeah, I think I would like to get more than $500 for them. Hurting for money right now, but if times were easy I'd sell them to you for $500 and cover shipping myself
ARC-8s are on my list actually.
Terry
Yep, that purple crack is actually pretty lightweight as well!
Yes, light is good, but you're right, it's not as essential on a 210 hp, 3,300 lb BMW as a 100 hp, 2,000 lb civic or miata.
If you only have $500 to spend, a swaybar will do you more good than another set of wheels. It'll be pretty tough to find a set of wheels (lightweight or otherwise) in a specific size/offset for $500.
I just weighed my rears this morning and they were 28.2lbs each. I still have to weigh the fronts but I'm thinking they're not much lighter (27-28). I just got SSR Comp-H's (18.5lbs each claimed still need to weigh myself) with 245/40/18 Goodyear Eagle F1 A/S and total weight was 41.75lbs (~23.25lbs for tires). My front ZHP wheel + Michelin Pilot Sport 1 (225/35/18) was 49.25lbs. I believe the Pilot Sports are lighter than the Goodyears, I will weigh one 255/35/18 Pilot when I get home. I hope to weigh everything when I have the Pilot Sport's swapped to the SSR's and the Goodyears dismounted.
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Rear sway will take you out of stock
weight matters. Get the lightest wheel you can afford. It's worth saving up rather than buying something over 20lbs IMO.
You have a little leeway in the offset
13.4 WHEELS
Any type wheel may be used provided it complies with the following: it
is the same width and diameter as standard, and as installed (including
wheel spacers if applicable) it does not have an offset more than
+/- 0.25 inch from a standard wheel for the car. The resultant change in
track dimensions is allowed.
Wheel spacers are permitted, provided the resultant combination complies
with the offset requirements of this section. Wheel studs, lug nuts,
and/or bolt length may be changed.
Vehicles equipped with rims having metric specifications may use alternate
rims as determined by using the following procedure:
Diameter: converting the metric measurement to inches and using
the nearest smaller inch diameter rim.
Width: converting the metric measurement to inches and using the
nearest smaller 1/2-inch width rim.