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Old 09-15-2014, 05:50 PM   #47 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RedDevil View Post
Who needs a parking brake when you can shoulder it against a rock anyway? :P

Lug nuts don't do much, but if you change the hub material into something space age your wallet will be so much lighter you'd feel it at the pump.

Seriously, has anybody ever looked into the weight of the hub etc?
Why bolt that carbomagnesium rim on a pig iron hub?
Any other way to reduce weight on the hubs, or am I, err.... boring?
Actually, I chuckled at that.

Rocks are so prehistoric! Use other cars to stop yours!

This article is about $15,000 carbon-fiber rims for a Porsche 911, 19x8.5 and 19x12" rims, that are over ten pounds lighter than the stock wheels. One source estimated that would increase fuel efficiency by four percent:

Carbon-Fiber Wheels: A Costly Upgrade, But Better Performance?
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