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JacobLeSann · 11-07-2021, 01:47 PM

Back to my rims. I can pay $240 CAD for some nice 5-spoke alloys (probably lighter) that are close to my car’s stock rims, with some pretty aged tires from 2012. That would be 195/60/r14. $240 for rims and rather old tires.

Alternatively, I can get some free alloys from my buddy with a junked integra. 15x6 rims, so I could presumably get some 175/45/r15 tires. An inch more of diameter, but the tire width is skinnier, and the height shorter. Free rims, no tires.

Edit: New option! Free steelies. 175/80r13 brand new tires on a steel rim. An inch below stock diameter. Not alloys though.

No real idea how rolling resistance works. Hence why I’m asking. Reading up on it right now myself, of course.

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JacobLeSann Master EcoModder Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: The Pas, Manitoba Posts: 319 Thanks: 427 Thanked 145 Times in 112 Posts	Back to my rims. I can pay $240 CAD for some nice 5-spoke alloys (probably lighter) that are close to my car’s stock rims, with some pretty aged tires from 2012. That would be 195/60/r14. $240 for rims and rather old tires. Alternatively, I can get some free alloys from my buddy with a junked integra. 15x6 rims, so I could presumably get some 175/45/r15 tires. An inch more of diameter, but the tire width is skinnier, and the height shorter. Free rims, no tires. Edit: New option! Free steelies. 175/80r13 brand new tires on a steel rim. An inch below stock diameter. Not alloys though. No real idea how rolling resistance works. Hence why I’m asking. Reading up on it right now myself, of course. Last edited by JacobLeSann; 11-07-2021 at 02:07 PM..