Light wheels & tires DEFINITELY make a difference!

fueledbymetal · 05-22-2008, 04:04 PM

I may be trading my car in this weekend, so I swapped the OEM wheels & tires back on. I put my aftermarket set on the day I drove the car home, so I wasn't "dialed in" enough to the car to notice much difference. Now that I have 19k miles on the light set (15lbs less each fr, 18lbs less each rr), The difference was night and day with OEM set back on. Much more sluggish from a standstill and I have to brake harder to stop.

Also, the RFT's do in fact ride much stiffer.

Anybody going aftermarket, go lightweight - you won't regret it!

kson929 · 05-22-2008, 04:50 PM

how heavy are the original oem 17" wheels anyways?

satakal · 05-22-2008, 05:00 PM

15 lbs per corner? insane!
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Revlis · 05-22-2008, 05:14 PM

Would be good to post up which wheels and tires you are comparing.

And if you don't mind, I'd like to post up an.....

fueledbymetal · 05-22-2008, 06:15 PM

The wheeel info's in my signature - OEM 328i sport package 17" wheels with runflats vs SSR GT7's with Michelin Pilot Sport tires

panzer948 · 05-23-2008, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by fueledbymetal

The wheeel info's in my signature - OEM 328i sport package 17" wheels with runflats vs SSR GT7's with Michelin Pilot Sport tires

Hmm, still don't know the weights from this info. And have no idea how much those stock wheels would be. Can anyone chime in? Very curious about this as I am about to ditch my OEM 189s.

fueledbymetal · 05-23-2008, 03:45 PM

The GT7's are listed at about 17 lbs each whereas the stockers are listed around 30lbs each (rears are heavier than fronts). The non-RFT's are also a few lbs lighter than the RFT's. The difference in wheel/tire set weights were measured on my bathroom scale.

panzer948, I believe you'd see a huge performance difference going from OEM 19"s to some lighteweight 18"s (and have imroved ride quality too!).

fueledbymetal · 05-24-2008, 05:53 AM

I'm definitely trading my car in, so these wheels & tires are for sale:
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=144540

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fueledbymetal Lieutenant 129 Rep 579 Posts Drives: 2024 G80 6spd, Cayman GTS 4.0 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lexington Park, MD iTrader: (0)	The wheeel info's in my signature - OEM 328i sport package 17" wheels with runflats vs SSR GT7's with Michelin Pilot Sport tires __________________ Instagram: te37sl_m3
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fueledbymetal Lieutenant 129 Rep 579 Posts Drives: 2024 G80 6spd, Cayman GTS 4.0 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lexington Park, MD iTrader: (0)	The GT7's are listed at about 17 lbs each whereas the stockers are listed around 30lbs each (rears are heavier than fronts). The non-RFT's are also a few lbs lighter than the RFT's. The difference in wheel/tire set weights were measured on my bathroom scale. panzer948, I believe you'd see a huge performance difference going from OEM 19"s to some lighteweight 18"s (and have imroved ride quality too!). __________________ Instagram: te37sl_m3
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