The Benefits Of Lightweight Wheels

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Today we discuss the benefits of lightweight wheels, and if you actually need them or not!

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[fitmentindustriesgarage]

Would you run lightweight wheels on your ride? Tell us what you drive, and why or why not!

[jerizzome]

I'm really glad they have someone on the team that talks about the more technical aspects of wheels, tires, and suspension. Keep doing the thing Sean!

[sloqlap]

You guys should add a way to sort wheels by weight if you're going to extol the virtues of lightweight wheels. As it is, I can't tell which wheels weigh more than others on your site.

[praddzzz]

I noticed in some budget cars the alloy wheels are heavier than regular steel wheels. Mite go for lighter steel wheels to help on bumpy roads.
Thank you for this video. Especially 1:55

[uscfroadie]

This is perhaps the best video I’ve seen on the subject. Many of the ones I’ve viewed do not go into the specifics about the performance benefit gained. The only way it could’ve been better would be to take one vehicle with different weight wheels and tires (one set super light weight, the other with the same size wheels and tires but heavier) and do acceleration, braking, and cornering test with a Vbox to confirm the results.

[RealDeepHouseKing]

Went high-school with this guy. He was so funny with his cars. 👋

[MrDjzimon]

Had enkei rpf1 16" on 247bhp type r yokohama r tires and feeled the diffrens in acceleration much !

[tommywt]

if only Fitment Industries included weight in the filter area....

[Encryptus]

Just went from 12lbs to 6lbs in the weight of the rims. 30 miles decrease in fuel usage, around 8% fuel savings per tank, from 48 mpg to 52mpg. I knew it was going to drop but I was surprised with these numbers.

[SANJOLOCO]

still don’t know why these videos don’t get much love🤦‍♂️ that’s crazy to me....guess more people care about show....than go!

[GerHang-mz]

How much should a wheel weigh to consider light weight

[dheck]

21 Ford Bronco with 35 by 12.5 Toyo Tires and KMC Summit Wheels.

I will never intentionally take this off road and would like a smoother ride.

If my next set of tires are 33s and maybe lighter Wheels, will this make it rides smoother on the highway?

[jimmy]

The new wheels on my CX-5 weigh 7 lbs. less per than the stock…from 24 each to 17 each. The biggest difference I noticed is in acceleration and handling.

[RobHTech]

I would think that dropping rotating mass, i.e., wheels+tires, would cause a rougher ride because the suspension has not changed, meaning that it is made to push against a higher weight, and with the weight lowered, the suspension will slam the wheel into the ground.

[oon]

Do lighter wheel makes the ride more comfortable or less comfortable?

[apennatie]

How can I get a set of directional wheels? (Aodhan AH09). I always need to buy a set of 4, I just want 2 Passenger and 2 Driver side.

[jakeanderson]

thanks for your reply i was curious to know my wheels are 4.8kg so im pretty good on my wheel weight.

[jakeanderson]

what weight in kg would you say is a light wheel ? .

[Byrdro]

Can you explain the difference between 8.5 and 9.5 wheels, performance wise?

[tlpplacement]

Ha, ha. But how do you reduce weight by 10lb per wheel? Even when I changed from 17-inch (OEM) to 16-inch (Volk Racing forged TE-37) on my FT-86, all I managed was a reduction of 7 lb per wheel.