I got a chance to put on my new rims today. Driving around town i noticed how much lighter the steering wheel felt and reponsive when taking corners. Compared to my old 16" C8, I never thought about what a difference a light weight wheels would make!

 

what wheels did u put on?

 

16" advan rg

 

Same tires as the C8's?

 

yes the same, kuhmo ecsta. bought the rims used but lots of tread left. planning on changing to some yoko es100

 

yeah, get those es100's when those kumho's are worn. they dont last very long so start saving up

lightened wheels are fantastic. My car felt more responsive all around after i put on my 11lbs wheels. huge difference from the 17lbs i rolled wiht before.

 

the only problem i have with the kuhmos are that they are too noisy, but an all around great tire. I've heard nothing but good things about the es100.

 

PICS!!!!!!!!!!

 

I know the feeling as well, I went from 17in touring cups to my 16in slips, and was really surprised how good it felt. Then dropped again to 15in rnrs, and am currently loving it.

I would never go back to heavy *** 17s.

 

yeah, rotational weight is a huge factor

 

i'm looking to downsize my wheels too...

 

I love it too! what i thought was great was keeping the same wheel size but dropping about 3 lbs. which gave me the same handling but better response

 

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Wow, then going from 17" 25lbs rims to 15" 12lbs rims should be a huge improvement for me, can't wait... I'm surprised you could feel a 3lbs difference.

 

just to clarify 3lbs per wheel not overall

 

yea when i put my superleggeras on i noticed that it felt lighter and easier to control