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Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo

Yes, like I said, while technically true, i still don't think it would make a difference on this car, because:

1. Both wheels are low pressure cast and weigh about the same, so the difference in stiffness would be due to geometry change in the face of the wheel, which is minimal.

2. This car is light and not able to put THAT much load on the wheels. If BMW can get away with thin spokes on their 4000lbs+ M5/6, we can too.

3. Contact patch will vary much more due to bushing deflection than wheel deflection. let alone the deformation of the tire itself. These aren't formula 1 cars.

Unless I see data that proves otherwise, I'm willing to bet you cannot feel the difference between the 2, OR measure it with a stopwatch outside of a statistically significant margin of error.

Still, the point stands...

If Toyobaru has improved the stiffness of the wheels on the 86 without passing the cost on to owners than it is definitely worth mentioning as a value-add. Buying aftermarket wheels to achieve the same effect is a real cost.