I saw these light-weight lug-nuts online and they weigh 25 grams compared to the stock 60 grams...or so they claim, and I was wondering if the combined decrease of 700 grams total (175 grams per wheel) would be of any difference? I was not planning on buying these considering they are $195 for the whole set, but I was wondering if that decrease of rotating mass would be anything significant in off the line performance. Sorry if this is a retarded question. Thanks for the input though!!!!

 

Don't wear your watch, get a haircut and leave your CD book or iPod at home.. Save your $$$.

 

Better yet, invest that $200 towards better rims, last I heard the factory 18's weigh almost 30lbs. You can easily get 18's that weigh in under 25lbs or if you have the money to spend under 19lbs.

 

Now I have heard it all.

 

Just take a big dump before you drive.

 

So, basically you're saving 700 grams of unsprung weight, or about 12 lbs of weight equivalent. Just fill up the car to a quarter tank and you can save a whopping 90-100 lbs!!!

 

700 grams=12pounds?! i didnt not calculate it like that. lol and the stock rims weigh like 27.2 pounds or something ilke that, and ya im lookin at possible lightweight forged aluminum wheels in the future, so thanks for the advice guys

 

check in the autocross forums....somebody knew about aluminum lug nuts that were alot less expensive than that...

 

Check posts 12 and 13.

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....58751&t=400169

 

woah! thanks for that link! i new decreasing rotating mass has more of an effect than weight reduction but i didnt know it was by that much! lol thanks again for that link