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Old 08-18-2024, 04:20 PM   #76 (permalink)
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2024 Update

I had been driving around on Civic steel wheels with 185/70-14 tires. Not ideal, but I picked up the set for only $60. Fuel economy was pretty good with high enough tire pressure.

I recently put some OEM RE92 tires (165/65-14) on 8.3 pound Insight donut wheels. A little narrow for the tires at 4" wide, but it works. Surprisingly not a huge difference in MPG, but I feel the reduced weight at low speeds. It's about 50 pounds less than the Civic wheels and tires.

I did not paint the wheels brown. It's metallic copper!
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