Michelin/Enkei upgrade + more. Community suggestions welcome!

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Originally Posted by forzajuve

I think I saw yours yesterday Orbital. It is the WRB right? Looked nice too! I think I want to get one for my ultramarine but not sure if I should make it match the same color as the car or go for a carbon fiber one... perhaps too overzealous :P

Yerp, that's me. Thanks! I prefer matched colors, but yo' car is yo' car.

Back to wheels & tires: you will FEEL a heavier/lighter wheel/tire combo. This is actually the best place to remove weight as it is rotating unsprung mass. If you can swing it, go for light wheels (20-21 lbs is the stock cast wheel weight) and lighter tires. Note that wider tires will weigh more; I opted for wider tires, but being conscious of weight I opted for Michelins that were lighter than the BFG summer tires I recently sold. My wheel tire combo is ~37lbs per corner or a savings of ~4lbs PER corner while still going to WIDER wheels and WIDER GRIPPIER tires.