Aftermarket wheel weight

JohnnyV541

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I’ve been looking at aftermarket wheels for the Supra and some of the options are 8-12 POUNDS heavier. That’s 8-12 pounds of un-sprung weight, is this something to be considered when looking at different wheel/tire options or It doesn’t matter if not going to have a track day or two? When choosing tire size combinations shouldn’t the front/rear tire ratio be an equal so that the handling isn’t adversely affected? Too wide in the back and not wide enough in the front would make the car understeer too much? Just looking for some advice, I’d hate to make a mistake and be disappointed and out $$
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Don't add weight if you can help it. I put wheels on WRX that were 10# heavier each, and immediately noticed the effect on acceleration and braking (that car was only used for street driving). The rotational weight affects acceleration and braking. Going with heavier wheels/tires is like adding a flywheel to each hub.
 

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hubcentric wheel thread with weight would be super helpful. definitely not it
 
 




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