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Old 07-21-2009, 08:48 PM   #74 (permalink)
justinschmidt1
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Originally Posted by chuckm View Post
For keeping a vehicle at speed, the rim weight won't matter too much. It is mainly when you are changing velocity that it makes a real difference. I would suppose that a heavier rim weight would cause you to coast further. However, and for the same reason, it would also take more energy to accelerate the vehicle.
Makes sense, even if it helps with accelerating it should save me gas since my car eats gas when accelerating, not so much cruising.

Should help with the overall averages
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