pnutandgiz

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Wheel weight and rim sizes, advantages/disadvantages


I am curious to see what the major disadvantages to a heavy wheel are. I have an 03 z currently with 18" Infiniti wheels (i hate them, bought it that way) and am looking to get new wheels. I really like the Piaa Super Rozza's but they are beyond my budget so am interested in the Stern ST-1 beasts. These rims look like the Piaas but are less expensive and i can get a really good deal from Nedd for Speed Motorsports. I heard these wheels are heavy as hell however.

I am mostly looking for looks but I dont want my performance to go to sh*t either.

Also, I am up in the air as to go with 19's or 20's. Any suggestions??

davidv

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Search is a valuable tool. See: https://my350z.com/forum/wheels-and-tires/175784-rim-questions.html.

1nate7

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Get whichever you think looks the best. Really you are not going to notice much of a performance difference between a heavy 19" wheel and a heavy 20" wheel. I'd go with 19's just because I think its a more balanced look and there is a better tire selection.

bilinghm

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In my experience, light weight wheels and tires make a big difference. Stock 18's are heavy wheels. Track model's with Rays wheels save 10 pounds plus and do everything better. I switched to 18" (8.5/9.5) Enkei RPF1 wheels and knocked off 40 pounds of rotating mass. The result is very noticable. Wheels can look great and be light. Forget the bling, go light.

showstoppertk

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anything above 18's and you will likely be sacrificing performance to a certain degree. however most agree that 19's look better. I wouldn't suggest going with 20's unless you only care about filling out the wheel well.

pnutandgiz

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i am going with 19's. thanks for the replies