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Lighter wheels and performance
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<blockquote data-quote="RivRaptor" data-source="post: 1440199" data-attributes="member: 7526"><p>The logic behind the lighter wheels is good but I believe it is negated by the fact that our trucks are so heavy and about as areo dynamic as a brick that its hard to "feel" the difference. Coming from someone who rides / owns light weight racing Ducati's with carbon wheels & lighten flywheels etc, less recipacating weight does make a difference at higher speeds and can be felt. But how often would / do we get our Raptors to high enough speeds to actually notice a difference? And once at those higher speeds would we notice it enough to justify the money spent is a good question. I don't remember the exact figure but 1 ounce of weight on the rim is x amount of pounds @ 100mph, so it is significant.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RivRaptor, post: 1440199, member: 7526"] The logic behind the lighter wheels is good but I believe it is negated by the fact that our trucks are so heavy and about as areo dynamic as a brick that its hard to "feel" the difference. Coming from someone who rides / owns light weight racing Ducati's with carbon wheels & lighten flywheels etc, less recipacating weight does make a difference at higher speeds and can be felt. But how often would / do we get our Raptors to high enough speeds to actually notice a difference? And once at those higher speeds would we notice it enough to justify the money spent is a good question. I don't remember the exact figure but 1 ounce of weight on the rim is x amount of pounds @ 100mph, so it is significant. [/QUOTE]
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