Looking for solid aerodynamic wheels. Post 'em and give opinions...

[groundflyer]

I know you are looking for rims but Why do some of you guys use pizza pans?
There have been Moon disk wheel covers under 100.00 seems easy? And snap on.

[PaleMelanesian]

1. Pizza pans are $10 instead of 100.
2. Those snap on caps don't always stay put. Not nearly as well as plastic hub caps for some reason.
3. This is a DIY-centric group. We like to do it ourselves.

[mcrews]

Originally Posted by redorchestra

I believe in some cirlces those were refered to as "bowling ball rims"

[mcrews]

Originally Posted by groundflyer

I know you are looking for rims but Why do some of you guys use pizza pans?
There have been Moon disk wheel covers under 100.00 seems easy? And snap on.

Most alloy wheels DO NOT have a lip to attach the hub cap to.
So you would have to use steel.
No you have a (probably) heavier rim with all the inertia issues......

[oil pan 4]

Here are my aero wheel covers.
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...eel-22003.html

[RobbMeeX]

Let's bring this back to life...

Well now I've got a six lug truck...

And GO!

[Regenerit]

Originally Posted by RobbMeeX

Let's bring this back to life...

Well now I've got a six lug truck...

And GO!

Hmmm. Yeah, no. lol I'm really happy to find that Pontiac wheel though. Now that I have my '11 Genesis Coupe and I'm thinking about changing its stock wheels to lighter ones (both are 18") (the stocks weigh about 25 lbs in the front and 29 in the rear) that weigh between 17-18 lbs, I'm now thinking about their aero dynamics.
Here is a link to the wheels I'm looking at possibly getting in the future. They are by no means aerodynamic but they weight 50%+ less than my stock wheels. Is there a possibility of them improving my fuel economy at highway speeds or would I really only notice a gain (due to less weight) at city speeds?
Here's a link to the picture of the stock wheel.

Edit: oddly enough, these wheels I'm thinking about buying have a lip that if I for some reason wanted to add pizza pans to them to make them aerodynamic I probably could. Of course, people would probably give me odd looks when they see pizza pans on a new sports car. lol

[F8L]

Originally Posted by mcrews

Most alloy wheels DO NOT have a lip to attach the hub cap to.
So you would have to use steel.
No you have a (probably) heavier rim with all the inertia issues......

You could presumably fix that problem by using a set of wheels with solid snap on wheel covers then just affix the pans or Mooneyes onto the plastic wheel cover.

The GenII Prius has fairly light (14.5?lbs) 15x6 wheels with a tight snap cover as do the GenIII wheels although they are heavier at 16.25lbs.

[Sporty Modder]

Originally Posted by RobbMeeX

Let's bring this back to life...

Well now I've got a six lug truck...

And GO!

Stock ck aloy truck rims...
Here is 1/2 of one. Later ones had faux lug nuts on the hubcaps.

[RobbMeeX]

FOUND SOME!!!!


Came with a free car! Thread to come once its tagged!

Also The C/K wheels have too small a center bore. But it doesn't matter because the trooper is getting sold!