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Originally Posted by esteem_lover  Your wheel size is 5" or 13" ? be specific.
what was the weight of your 4" steel rims & what is the weight of your present 5" alloy rims ? would be interesting to see how much weight you have shed for that noticeable pickup.  |
Sorry, I meant 5J alloys, as opposed to 4J stock steel rims; both are 13" rims. I believe the increase in pickup happens due to two reasons; lighter alloys plus increased contact patch due to wider rims (with same stock-size tyres). The increased pickup is noticeable; I can now drive at ~5 kmph (on level road with AC on) in second gear, whereas the car used to stall at less than 10 kmph earlier. Similarly for third gear I can now go down to ~20 kmph whereas earlier the car stalled at 25-30 kmph.