Wheels lighter than my R84 X-Lites?

[Antranik]

Hey everybody, I just got some new all-season tires on my 16" X-lites that weigh 17.6lbs and am looking forward to hi-performance tires when I get a new set of lighter 16's. I am just wondering if I should expect a noticeable difference not in the better traction of the hi-performance tires but of the lower unsprung weight.

The reason I ask is, suppose I get very light 16's @ 14lbs, the wheelweight savings is 3-4 pounds on each corner. How significant of a change will these mere few pounds make for the road handling and response of the suspension? Many people seem to go from the 17" S-lites (or other 17") which weigh 25lbs to lightweight wheels which will save them over 10 pounds in many cases and so I understand they will see a large improvement, but what about for this situation? Thanks

[obehave]

You'll definitely notice the difference.

[Andy@Ross-Tech.com]

Quote: Originally Posted by Antranik

Hey everybody, I just got some new all-season tires on my 16" X-lites that weigh 17.6lbs and am looking forward to hi-performance tires when I get a new set of lighter 16's. I am just wondering if I should expect a noticeable difference not in the better traction of the hi-performance tires but of the lower unsprung weight.

The reason I ask is, suppose I get very light 16's @ 14lbs, the wheelweight savings is 3-4 pounds on each corner. How significant of a change will these mere few pounds make for the road handling and response of the suspension? Many people seem to go from the 17" S-lites (or other 17") which weigh 25lbs to lightweight wheels which will save them over 10 pounds in many cases and so I understand they will see a large improvement, but what about for this situation? Thanks

If I already had the X-lites, I'd spend my wheel money on really good tires. Since I had the 17" pigs, it made sense for me to get lightweight 16"s.

[Hubert]

The very light 16" wheels are actually in the 11lb territory.
Lighter tyres would make a difference too. For example, the 205/50/16 Toyo T1-S weighs 19.4Lbs, compared to the 195/55/16 Dunlop runflats at 23.6Lbs.

[Mugami]

and light wieght 17's like the Centerline impulse (i think there calling them storms now) that i have are 11.7 lbs each can make worlds of difference..