Aren't we supposed to ban French products for not being a loyal friend to the US?

 

I'm glad you made that jest...the first time I hear someone say "freedom rims" in my physical presence, I swear I'm gonna' punch 'em in the jaw.

 

i am changing the wheels for looks thats it
i ordered crossdrilled rotors and pads for a slk i hope they fit?????

 

did you order brembo's front and rear or?

ps about the wheels, if you add a pound or 2 in wheel and tires it's like taking 20 HP out of your engine!good luck

 

So does that mean if I drop down to 18/17 I gain 20hp????

 

THE XFIRE DIET., THE MORE WEIGHT YOU LOSE, THE MORE HP FOR YOUR ENGINE.

 

i didnt buy this car for the speed come on this anit no race car
its all about the looks
besides i will get the chip and be back to stock no problems 8)

 

If you put more lbs on unsprung weight you'll lose power or if you put more lbs in the car you'll do the same . POWER TO WEIGHT RATIO.The lighter the faster.

 

what if my new rims are 20lbs heavyer but im 20lbs lighter than the guy next to me at the light will we be the same ?

this makes my head hurt i just want new wheels :? i dont care what the weigh

 

Dan are you really sure about that small fraction of weight... your sayin if i add a 150lb friend to the car.... I should drop major amount of seconds of my car???

the few pounds of new wheel shouldnt be THAT big of a factor... 20 hp?!?!!??! Thats insane!!! thats the upsolute ECU!!!! ... I know for a fact when my bigger friend pushing almost 200lbs are in the car.. I never went from 6.5 -> 7.5 seconds!!!! would make my car more like a grand am....

 

Generally speaking, for every additional 100 lbs of "dead" weight, you will lose about 1/10 of a second in a quarter mile time. Again, that's a general figure and will obviously vary from car to car.

Rotating weight, such as that found in wheels, tires, axles, gears, etc., has more of an impact, although I doubt that the wheel/tire combo being discussed here would be noticable at all from a performance perspective...but they do look good!

Fritz

 

Well i'm not quoting any exact ##s but you can test i t yourself with a passenger and without!!I do recall that it's 20-30hp per person aveage lbs 150!Have you ever driven a honda with 4 people in it?The Crossfire wheels LBs vs new after market that weight more you will notice the most off the line!I would say 1/2 sec.-1sec slower depending on how much more they weight.Hence why do you think the SRT has lighter wheels! For faster times.

 

agian i am not trying to set speed records here . lol