Have a read:

http://www.motoiq.com/magazine_articles/ar...ion-tricks.aspx

 

Unless the car is raced there is no point in going to lighter wheel for weight savings. Now asthetics is another story. My .02

 

Oblivion (Elder Scrolls)...waiting for a new 1!

 

no offense, but that's like saying unless if your car will be raced, there's no point in buying a sports car. making your car handle better is what having the s is all about.

 

^The difference of sportscar and a normal sedan is huge. Whereas, from stock wheels to lighter wheels you really won't feel any differences on the street.

 

[QUOTE=Orpheus,Sep 27 2010, 05:35 PM] no offense, but that's like saying unless if your car will be raced, there's no point in buying a sports car.

 

i understand the point. and sorry, i was not trying to divert from the subject. but i was merely trying to argue against this type of statement which i hear over and over...

... to me such points do not make any sense. i mean, the cost of carbon fenders on a z06 could be better used upgrading the seats... and is the cost of the forged wheels of a c5 z06 really worth the 1lb difference from the standard model?... and does a m3 really need a carbon roof? why didn't your s2000 come with a real audio system?--just 10lbs more right?.... you need more sound deadining on an evo?--now they got the touring model with more of the stuff for people who don't care about the weight difference.... 10lbs?

in the end, you bought the s2000 for your own reasons... but the s2000 surely is not the most comfortable car, not the fastest car, not the cheapest.... what good is it?

okay, sorry for ranting... not really on subject. but my real point is that lighter wheels do make a difference, even if you do not feel any. any performance car is the sum of all its parts, ...... unless if you think the steering rack stiffeners on a s2000 cr and the extra rear brace are totally a waste of the honda engineers' time... the vast majority of s2000 folks do not track their car........... but does that mean they do not need performance and do not enjoy those little special tweaks that make the s2000 such a badass machine?

anyway.... lighter wheels do offer more performance: they decrease unsprung weight, and they also decrease rotational weight. if you want to make your car lighter, there is no better place to get rid of it.

 

I think the last few posts sum things up nicely. I understand there may be a difference. I also understand that difference may be small.

Frankly I'm leaning away from super light, super expensive forged wheels in favor of slightly heavier, way cheaper cast wheels.

Thanks for the input.

 

I had the stock AP1 16" wheels. I then got 17" RPF1's which are lighter. But it seems that 17" tires are heavier, and the farthest point from the center of rotation. I can definitely tell the car is more sluggish after I got the 17's even though the rim is lighter.

 

Try some AP1 wheels and see if you notice the difference. I've felt a difference in acceleration with AP1s over AP2 and RPF1s with 235/255 NT05s