Originally posted by Emin:
hmm the rims are way heavier then 25 pounds,they are 17's...



16" SVT E0 wheels weigh less than 23 lbs, as that's what FedEx told me mine weighed. Either you're lifting these with the tires still on or gravity is stronger in Iowa.

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The reason I keep bringing the weight thing up is from my own experience. I had a set of inexpensive 17-inch wheels with a set of inexpensive 17-inch tires. Total tire and wheel weight came to about 42 pounds! Stock is somewhere around 30 I think. When I switched back to 15-inch light weight wheels and a light tire I dropped over 50 pounds of unsprung weight from the car. The difference I experienced in performance was like night and day.



If your friend's 17" wheels are that heavy he needs to reinvest in some better wheels.

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