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Old 10-17-2013, 04:05 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aardvarcus View Post
A less expensive option for lightweight wheels is to look for oem wheels off of hybrids with the same lug pattern. My Toyota Celica is now sporting 15" Prius wheels, down from the stock 16" alloys saving over 5lbs a corner.
I did the same thing with the Corolla. I can sure feel the difference in acceleration, handling and steer-in when I switched from the stock 15" steelies to the 15" Prius wheels.
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