![]() See the chart in the article for a quick look at the data that show this. The overall weight is often higher than the OEM steel combo and more importantly, the center of the rotating mass is farther from the hub, which has the effect of making the car accelerate more slowly, i.e. Where things go wrong from a performance/acceleration/power at the wheel standpoint is when you go to a larger diameter, probably wider, heavier wheel and mount a lower profile, wider, heavier tire. The steel wheel of that size weighs 18 pounds. ![]() Cooling System, Cooling Fan System, Combination Meter, Clutch Unit, Clutch System, Clutch Start Switch Assy, Clutch Release Cylinder Assy, Clutch Pedal Sub-Assy, Clutch Master Cylinder Assy, Cigarette Lighter Assy, Charging System, Charcoal Canister, Chain. They have several alloy wheels in OEM size, weighing about 15 pounds. Honda S2000 2000-2003 Service Manual / Repair Manual. I looked at tirerack for wheels for my 1999 Honda Civic. The last few sentences of the article explain this pretty well. The total weight of the wheel/tire combo is important even more important is how far out from the hub is the center of mass of the combo. ![]() ![]() Often the OEM steel wheel combo weighs less than the “upgrade” of alloy wheel of +1 or more diameter, mounted with a lower profile tire that is wider than the OEM steel combo. alloy wheel is an oversimplification, I admit.
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