BI>GA>BI>             rung weight that is on a car, the better the handling wil
BI>GA>BI>be.  When you see brake rotors, etc. that are drilled out, it's usuall
BI>GA>BI>not to get the total weight of the car down, but, to get the unspung
BI>GA>BI>weight down.
BI>GA>Yeah, but does it improve it _noticably_?  I visited Tire Rack's website
BI>GA>and they had this long explanation of all that...  They said alloys will
BI>GA>improve handling, cornering, braking, but it sounded sort of like an
BI>GA>advertisment.
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BI>In all honesty, for street use, it's all style.  We went from 17# steel
BI>rims to  9.5# mag rims and our lap times only changed about .03 to .04.
BI>It did help us maintain a better line through the corners, but this
BI>would NOT be noticable in street applications.
BI>     Whoever wrote to check you back spacing is correct.  It ain't cool
BI>if the inside of your tires are wearing a hole in your inner fender or
BI>if the damn things stick out like a monster truck.
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For every single pound that is removed from unsprung weight causes an
effect of removing four pounds off the weight of the overall car.
Cross-drilling the rotors do the same thing, but not as much difference
as the weight that can be removed by alloy wheels and lighter tires.
Cross-drilled rotors dissipate heat faster than rotor that are not
drilled.
If your wheels stuck out like a monster truck, your car will handle WELL
on a road course.
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