I am wanting to know if there was much of a weight savings if anyone narrowed thier stock front rims to 4in. I'm looking at the aluma star package on rpm outlet but cringing at the price for wheels and tires for a good drag package.
If you are building a dedicated track car then skinnies should reduce rolling resistance and weigh less. But on a stock or near stock vehicle I personally feel the difference they are likely to make would be minimal at best.
The down sides are IMO skinnies often make cars look fairly stupid and loose the stance they had. Also on road performance (i.e. cornering) will be massivly compromised.
I guess a cheap option could be to weigh a space saver spare wheel compared to a stock wheel and see if they are lighter. And use these as a budget alternative.
I am looking for a cheaper lightweight front wheel/tire combo for the track. I don't plan on using them on the street. I remember the fox body cars using two spares as front runners. I'll look into that. Thanks for the help
I'm pretty sure several vehicles in the Ford and PAG have the same stud fitting so you could probably get some space saver wheels from another vehicle like a Jag or Volvo.
I know the MG ZT Bonnieville speed car (ran a Ford turbocharged mod motor about 900bhp) used steel space saver rims on the front to reduce drag.