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Old 03-20-2005, 08:38 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Am I putting too much into wheel/tire weights?

Just looking for anybody's two cents on after market wheel/tire package weight vs stock....I'm of the mindset you lose too much performance and while not knowing for sure if there might be any long term issues with heavier wheels, I'm a little hesitant. I'm looking at 20's and most chrome's (talking $300-$450 price range/tire) come in at roughly 40lbs with a tire weighing in the neighborhood of 30-34lbs. With the stock 18 inchers with tires coming in at 56-58lbs, that's a (ballpark) 30% increase in terms of each wheel combo. Any thoughts from anyone......just trying to look at all angles before I drop my 3g's on a set of shoes. Thanks......this forum is great.
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