Back from the frozen North and reunited with my car.
Switched out the 1LT (my car's model) 16" 19.8lbs wheels for wheels that come standard on the Chevy Cruze Eco: 17" 17.8lbs wheels.
Old Wheel:
1LT 5 Spoke:
- Cast Aluminum
- 16 x 6.5”
- Fully machined finish
- 42mm offset
- 5x105 lug pattern
- 19.8 lbs
New Wheel (getting a bit of a hatchback feel from this angle, but the focus is on the wheel):
Eco 15 Spoke:
- Forged Aluminum
- 17 x 7”
- Fully polished
- 42mm offset
- 5x105 lug pattern
- 17.8 lbs
Lost 8 pounds of
unsprung weight as a result. Also took out the spare tire (since it's a different size) and all the equipment that went with that and lost 32.4 pounds of weight from the trunk.
Put on new 215/55/17 Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max tires. These are the LRR tires that come standard on the Chevy Cruze Eco.
Also installed a rear upper sway bar in the trunk that helps cut down massively on body roll in the curves.
(Manufacturer's picture)
Flatter is better, right?