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Originally Posted by backpacker3
I've seen some pretty cheap rims so that's not an issue the tire would be the biggest expense. I figure I could gain a good amount of trunk space with a different setup as well. It is incredible the difference in space w/o the spare.
I know I may not see a huge difference but any weight reduction adds up and because I do a lot of city driving that does help some for me. I might look into it a little more if I can find some decent prices on a wheel and tire and see what the weight difference is.
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If you look around you should be able to get space saver wheels/tyres for free because all modern cars have them but there's little demand for them as they can't be used as road wheels. Most wreckers will be happy to be rid of them.
You're very unlikely to see any MPG gains from removing any single small component. But remember modern cars got as heavy as they are just a few pounds at a time, they can get lighter using the same principle.