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Put the 13" VX wheels with 175/70 Michelin Defenders on the front of the car tonight, pumped up to 55+psi for now. The rear wheels will be keeping their 175/70-R13 Michelin HARMONY tires that I bought with the wheels two years ago (still going strong with beautiful tread).
Weighed the OEM 14" alloys and the 13" VX wheels with the tires mounted: 33lbs for 14" wheels and 27lbs for 13" wheels, give or take. So the benefit is less that I thought, but these are narrower, and the rotational mass benefit should equal at least 24lbs. I'll take it, especially since I do a lot of P&G.
Off to El Mirage tomorrow... pics to follow in another thread...
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.
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