Holy Unsprung Wheel Weight Batman!

[ScLeCo]

So I was thinking of putting some 20" or 22" wheels on my truck for street use as I have a set of 17" steel wheels with 33" mud tires for off road duty sitting in my garage.
My current street set up is 17" American Racing cast aluminum wheels with Michelin Defender tires.
The wheels weigh 26 pounds and the tires are 50 pounds for 76 pounds at each corner.

The wheels I was looking at are Velgen VFT9 in 22x10 and they weigh 35 pounds each, which is not bad for a 22"x10" wheel. The tires are Nitto 420V 315/45x22 and they weigh 66 pounds! 101 pounds!

Do I really want to add 100 pounds of unsprung weight?

The 20" wheels are only 5 pounds lighter and the tires 305/55x20 actually weigh pretty much exactly the same as the 22" tires. So with the 20" set up I'm still adding 80 pounds!

I'm not sure the looks and added grip from the wider tires are worth the weight penalty...

 

[NJMOPAR]

Factory 275/60r20 on 20x9 chrome wheels come in @ 70-73lbs, so you're not that far off from your 33s on 17s

 

[TatertotScott]

I definitely noticed it going from stock GSAs on 20's to E rated Nokians......slightly taller, had a decent amount of impact to acceleration.....still faster than every Honda that has dared try me.....

But ride quality was barely affected.

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[Tim Garceau]

You’re losing 30 wheel horsepower on the dyno.

Not a Ram but skip to the end where they swap the tire package.

 

[WhiteExpress]

Um. Don't go so wide, on the rim nor the tire. 315s for a pickup is a big silly.
(Ignore those 295s under my truck)

 

[ScLeCo]

Um. Don't go so wide, on the rim nor the tire. 315s for a pickup is a big silly.
(Ignore those 295s under my truck)

I'm trying to put 700 hp to the ground.
Anyway I found a wheel and tire combo that will let me put 305/45R22's and still lose 4 pounds per corner.

 

[ScLeCo]

WHICH WHEEL???

 

[bfill_rebel]

WHICH WHEEL???

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Black rim is more my preference.

How about a pic of your truck to make advice more tailored to your truck ...


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[ScLeCo]

I don't actually have any. It looks pretty much like this.

 

[crazykid1994]

My 35s on 18s Setup is roughly 101lbs Each. 30lb wheels and 71lb tires. That’s crazy.

 

[ScLeCo]

Your wheels are actually pretty light. What kind do you have?

 

[bfill_rebel]

I don't actually have any. It looks pretty much like this.

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If ur truck is white with the chrome bumpers like the pic u posted then I would think then silver rim would look better.


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[crazykid1994]

Your wheels are actually pretty light. What kind do you have?

Mickey Thompson mm-164b in an 18x9 -12 setup with Mickey Thompson atz p3 in the 305-70r18 (35x12)

 

[ScLeCo]

Finalized wheel. It's now a two piece forged wheel. Production starts Monday.

 

[shadowhawk]

Finalized wheel. It's now a two piece forged wheel. Production starts Monday.

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nice looking wheel.