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Old 06-12-2008, 05:13 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Well heres my situation. The volvo 850 has steel wheels with plastic hub caps that are about as close to completely smooth as you can get from an OEM but they are about 10lb heavier than the same size 6 spoke alloy wheels. If I switched to alloys, will the 40lb weight loss offset the increase in aerodynamic drag from spinning wheel spokes?

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