Weight reduction extreme ..lol
05-28-14, 12:16 PM
#1
Weight reduction extreme ..lol
I was kinda bored so decided to compare the weight between OEM lug nuts and Rays aluminum lug nuts. My numbers might not be accurate but this is what I got. The OEM lug nuts weight 75.8 grams each. Multiply that by 20 and you get 3.342lbs.
The Rays aluminum lug nuts weight 25.5 grams each. Multiply that by 20 and you get 1.124lbs.
So the end result is 2.218lbs of weight reduction. Which I believe in rotational mass it might be more.
The Rays aluminum lug nuts weight 25.5 grams each. Multiply that by 20 and you get 1.124lbs.
So the end result is 2.218lbs of weight reduction. Which I believe in rotational mass it might be more.
05-28-14, 12:33 PM
#2
Yeah, if you replace the stock wheels with some light Rays/Gramlights/Volks/etc AND aluminum nuts, you'll swear you gained WHP! I was just looking at some lugs last night myself; thing is not alot of the listing say who tall the nut is. I'd like for the lugs to be flush with the surface of my "Track" wheels.
for science
05-29-14, 02:43 PM
#10
I've run DURAaluminum lugs on ALL of my cars for 10 years + and never once had one come back under initial torque set. And that was on a few STi's which were tracked every weekend.
Anywho, dropping rotational mass is very beneficial. On my IS350 I've done light weight forged wheels, dura lugs and the lightest improvement of them all - 2 piece floating rotors front and rear. Night and day difference; feels like a different car.
Toss in a lightweight CF driveshaft and a stock IS350 would feel like a rocket in 1st gear.
Anywho, dropping rotational mass is very beneficial. On my IS350 I've done light weight forged wheels, dura lugs and the lightest improvement of them all - 2 piece floating rotors front and rear. Night and day difference; feels like a different car.
Toss in a lightweight CF driveshaft and a stock IS350 would feel like a rocket in 1st gear.
05-29-14, 04:23 PM
#11
I've run DURAaluminum lugs on ALL of my cars for 10 years + and never once had one come back under initial torque set. And that was on a few STi's which were tracked every weekend.
Anywho, dropping rotational mass is very beneficial. On my IS350 I've done light weight forged wheels, dura lugs and the lightest improvement of them all - 2 piece floating rotors front and rear. Night and day difference; feels like a different car.
Toss in a lightweight CF driveshaft and a stock IS350 would feel like a rocket in 1st gear.
Anywho, dropping rotational mass is very beneficial. On my IS350 I've done light weight forged wheels, dura lugs and the lightest improvement of them all - 2 piece floating rotors front and rear. Night and day difference; feels like a different car.
Toss in a lightweight CF driveshaft and a stock IS350 would feel like a rocket in 1st gear.
05-30-14, 10:15 AM
#14
is there a reason everyone talks about rotational mass, but no one talks about moment of inertia? After all, if your talking about increasing the rotation of a wheel as quickly as possible, isn't that more important?
Last edited by scott1256c; 05-30-14 at 10:19 AM.