Originally posted by Pigeon:
It's not so much for acceleration (though there is some effect) as it is for handling.
I guess it depends on what your focus is, but the beauty of light wheels is that they have such an impact, really, on 3 things:
1. Handling (via reduction in unsprung weight)
2. Acceleration (via reduction of rotating mass in the driveline)
and
3. Looks.
And to answer another question, no big noise generators anywhere, but if I did, I'd have all the more reason to improve performance elsewhere. And, I shaved a good 20 lbs out from behind the steering wheel last year. Can't feel the difference in the car, but I sure feel better.
(Reminds me of road cyclists that spend $$$ on the latest unobtanium shift-lever to shave 20 grams off the bike, but "really need to lose about 20 lbs" to get to their "optimum weight.")
Function before fashion.
'96 Contour SE
"Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998
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