Need a quick answer.. yet ANOTHER wheels question >>

se7enty7 · Feb 21st, 2003, 05:39 AM

With wheels.. I had opted for 15's because of
1) rotational mass
2) I already have 205/50/15 crappy tires with about 15-20% tread left

Now: The person I bought them from has offered me 16's instead. My question is this: With Rota wheels, will it affect my rotational mass all that much? I am really not looking so much for performance as GOOD street driving, mpg, and all that.. I'm also planning on lowering it, but not for awhile.

I believe rota 15's are 12.5lbs and 16's are like 15 or 16lbs..
How much of a difference would it make?

PatScottAKA99XE · Feb 21st, 2003, 11:52 AM

1lbs on a wheel equals about 10 in the car, or so I have heard.

se7enty7 · Feb 21st, 2003, 02:39 PM

I wonder how much more a 16 inch tire weighs..

As in, a 15 inch wheel with a 15 inch tire might weight about 25lbs, and while you have a bigger wheel with 16 inches, you have a smaller profile tire... so does that make up for the difference in wieght?