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Originally Posted by Ecky
Our cars probably look very similar right now on the inside!
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I don't think I'm as far along as you are. Not planning on gutting everything in the interior. Have to make it so that I can easily put stuff back in if/when I have to transport people. I did manage to get the rear seat out today.
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Ok, I'm almost panicking here, someone reassure me or give me a wakeup call!
Acceleration is improved with the weight reduction, and it takes a lower load to maintain a cruising speed. Drove faster today and still averaged mid-upper 50s MPG during personal drives.
Downside is, my car is lifted by about a quarter of an inch. AND apparently my current tires are 195/
60R15s,
not 195/
65R15s, so the tires I'm getting (185/75R14) are ~0.7 inches taller, which will raise my car up by another half inch or so.
I don't want to buy lowering springs for my car! Someone please explain to me how taller tires help fuel economy - I'm second guessing and considering returning the tires and spending $100 more to buy 175/75R14s!
Actual weight figures:
- Current:
- 195/60R15
- Height: 615mm
- EX rim weight: 18lbs
- Tire weight: 16.5lbs
- Total weight: 34.5 lbs
- HX w/ 185/75/R14:
- 195/60R15
- Height: 633.1mm
- HX rim weight: 11.5lbs
- Tire weight: 16lbs
- Total weight: 27.5 lbs
- Cost: $151.08
- HX w/ 175/75/R14:
- 195/60R15
- Height: 618.1mm
- HX rim weight: 11.5lbs
- Tire weight: 16.5lbs
- Total weight: 28 lbs
- Cost: $243.72
Taller tires help highway economy, but I don't want them hurting city fuel economy! I don't want my car to be raised! Will it all be okay with the tires I ordered or should I go with my new gut feeling to return them and get the more expensive but more compatible 175/70R14s????