I wished I would have gotten 20"s but due to the circumstances I got 19"s!!

 

I had 20's for almost 3 years. I recently switched to a light set of 18's since i switched jobs and now do a good bit of driving. I never had volks or any other light weight wheels...but my next set is going to be a very light set of 19's. I was amazed at how much performance i had been living without when i was on the heavier 20's. My 20x10 with tire came in at 72 lbs....my 18x9.5 with tire comes in at 50. Huge weight savings that i made a tremendous difference in performance.

 

Wow

 

The tire weight difference will not be huge!!!! It's a wider tire but smaller side wall

 

That doesnt matter. Smaller sidewall tires have more steel within them to keep the smaller sidewall more rigid. A 285/30/20 tire is going to weigh around 30-31lbs. My 245/45/18, which is the same diameter but only an inch or so less wide, weighs 21lbs.

 

yes my car is a sedan.

 

To envied: I'm not trying to be mean but you are dead wrong on your info! 245/45/18 tires on average weight 27-28 pounds while 285/30/20 weight 30-31 pounds soo it's a 2 to 3 pound difference! Look up tire weights online and if u can find a 245/45/18 tire the weighs 20-21 pounds I'll buy u a set of them!

 

Oh yea you're right....my 18" tire weighs 25 lbs. I really dont know where i got 21 from haha My mistake. Regardless, my 20" wheel tire combo came in at over 72 lbs with a nearly bald tire. A 22lb difference in weight on all 4 corners made a tremendous difference. Not in just straight line performance but over all driving. The car corners better, brakes better, needless to say. The weight savings made the car feel like a whole different animal after switching to a lighter set up.

 

That is a very heavy rim!!! My rear wheel and tire combo is a 20 x 10.5 inch rim with a 285/30/20 tire and its 53 lbs.

The front is only 50lbs.

 

Yea it was heavy. It wasnt an expensive forged wheel or anything. It was a wheel that looked nice haha. When i weighed it i couldnt believe it either haha. It was a Vertini wheel, which a number of people on this board run as well. Thats why my next set of wheels are going to be a nice, forged, lightweight set of 19's.

 

really nice i like it!

 

I had 20s and I didn't really hate them until I rode my friends G which was stock. The 20s are too rough. They were 8.5x20 245/35/20 and 10x20 275/30x20. Switching to 9x19 255/40/19 and 10x19 285/35/19. I'll let you know how much smoother it should be.

 

nice! yes please do

 

If you want it to be smoother just change your middle number to more rubber.

 

Gotta be careful w/ that one, could change your diameter more than the
+/- 3% and mess w/ your VDC & ABS readings, also could result in quite a speedo difference.