Steel vs Aluminum Wheels
Would switching from Aluminum to steel wheels improve CCC?
Typically adding heavier wheels is like adding 4lbs of weight for every 1lb of wheel weight. There is about a 18 lbs difference per wheel going from Steel to Aluminum. Thats 72Lbs for the rear and 26 for the front.
I think it would allow for a better ride as thw wheel/axle could respond faster to road conditions. and it would help is startup due to rolling resistance decrease.
However i am no sure the factors that contribute to the GVWR. Not sure of axle weight rating ins dictate by weight pressing down on the end of the axle tubes or the sheer forces on the axle its self as it tries to spin under load.
Typically adding heavier wheels is like adding 4lbs of weight for every 1lb of wheel weight. There is about a 18 lbs difference per wheel going from Steel to Aluminum. Thats 72Lbs for the rear and 26 for the front.
I think it would allow for a better ride as thw wheel/axle could respond faster to road conditions. and it would help is startup due to rolling resistance decrease.
However i am no sure the factors that contribute to the GVWR. Not sure of axle weight rating ins dictate by weight pressing down on the end of the axle tubes or the sheer forces on the axle its self as it tries to spin under load.
