rich

Everyone seems to be talking about the lightweight BBS and Fikse wheels how they weigh very little and improve preformance...etc.

Does shaving 40lbs off of a 3600 lb car make a huge difference?

Thanks.

Jim De Arras

If acceleration and 0-60 times are important to you, then it may be worth it, it could shave a few hundredths or maybe even 1 tenths off the time.

chris grant

Surely the greatest advantage is the reduction in the unsprung weight,leading to better (?) handling

Ned

Even though one particular rim may be 10 lbs lighter than stock, it actually has more of an effect because of the inertia that a spinning mass generates. This also goes for moving suspension parts. The only side effect is probably over bad roads, since the wheel responds quicker to any irregularities, the ride may not be as smooth.

Ned

Another Drew

Actually the ride becomes slightly smoother because the momentum of the heavier wheels aren't translated to the body of the car. Image if the wheels weighed 500lbs...with the suspension compressed and as it rebounds (uncompresses), a higher proportion of the force (actually not "force" but distance) gets sent to the body of the car.

Other benefits include the wheels track better, which is noticable to me. The wheels maintain better contact with the street over ripples, cracks, and other bumps.

Main benefit: No more hernias lifting the wheels, and I have an easire time rolling them. The stocks keep wanting to tip over because of the spokes being on one side of the wheel. With the Fikses, eventhough the spokes are on one side of the wheel, it's so light that you can just shove it and it'll keep rolling :-)

Drew
00 S4 w/fikses

Vijay

Ride is better. I'm speaking from experience. The car feels more nimble, lighter over bumps.

LCP

I tipped my stock wheel over, face down, scratched it, & have been upset ever since