GA>BI> rung weight that is on a car, the better the handling will
GA>BI>be. When you see brake rotors, etc. that are drilled out, it's usually
GA>BI>not to get the total weight of the car down, but, to get the unspung
GA>BI>weight down.
GA>Yeah, but does it improve it _noticably_? I visited Tire Rack's website
GA>and they had this long explanation of all that... They said alloys will
GA>improve handling, cornering, braking, but it sounded sort of like an
GA>advertisment.
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GA>Los Altos, Ca. U.S.A
In all honesty, for street use, it's all style. We went from 17# steel
rims to 9.5# mag rims and our lap times only changed about .03 to .04.
It did help us maintain a better line through the corners, but this
would NOT be noticable in street applications.
Whoever wrote to check you back spacing is correct. It ain't cool
if the inside of your tires are wearing a hole in your inner fender or
if the damn things stick out like a monster truck.
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