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hootis · 11-07-2015, 04:22 PM

Hi Guys,
Currently have 16" x 6.5" wheels and they're steel. I was thinking about buying aerodynamic moon caps that seem pretty popular here. There is probably also a significant benefit by getting aluminum wheels. Has anyone tested this which is the better option?

There will probably be a weight difference of about 50-100lbs. Which is always nice but I haven't seen any aluminum wheels that have hubcaps. Unless anyone has any ideas there are the choices I see.

Aluminum 16" wheels - Save weight

Aluminum 18" wheels - Lower the RPM of engine at highway speed
Save weight

Aerodynamic hubcaps - Est 5% based on other people guesses on this forum.

Any ideas?

11-07-2015, 04:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
hootis EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: North East USA Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Aluminium Wheels vs Areodynamic Hubcaps Hi Guys, Currently have 16" x 6.5" wheels and they're steel. I was thinking about buying aerodynamic moon caps that seem pretty popular here. There is probably also a significant benefit by getting aluminum wheels. Has anyone tested this which is the better option? There will probably be a weight difference of about 50-100lbs. Which is always nice but I haven't seen any aluminum wheels that have hubcaps. Unless anyone has any ideas there are the choices I see. Aluminum 16" wheels - Save weight Aluminum 18" wheels - Lower the RPM of engine at highway speed Save weight Aerodynamic hubcaps - Est 5% based on other people guesses on this forum. Any ideas?