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Changing stock sports Rims on Latio 4AT sedan

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winxp:
I noticed that most bros usually upgrade to a bigger RIM if they change their stock rims. Are there any significant benefits (comestic aside) or justification for someone to change their stock 15in sports rims to a after market one of the same size?

The only reason that i can think of is weight...the stock rims is rather heavy but i'm not sure how much benefits we can get if we were to change to a lighter rims of the same size.

Any bros can share their views on this and what are the popular Rims available for 15in and cost?

Ying:
I am on stock but I also want to know.

I guess part of the reason is you can't fit wider tyre (for better dry handling) on stock rim. changing to 16" rim plus lower profile tyre ( for rigid turning) to match stock rim + stock tyre diameter to avoid error in speedo meter and other ECU computation.

weight, I guess lighter will give better pickup but more bumpy. heavy rim then higher inertia thus car will not bump so much on rough surface. may be I am wrong, any pro can correct me?

Design, easier to clean, more opening for air to cool rotor or dirt/mud to stick on it. If you drop different rim from 13 floor, I guess some design will have less dent (rigid rim) than other.

clarence:
Even if the stock 15" rims are heavy, I don't think that meagre extra bit of petrol consumed can justify paying big money for lighter sports rims.

Silver:
check this out :

http://www.helium.com/items/738397-tips-for-buying-low-profile-tires

also check out moment of inertia and rotational mass

winxp:
looks like not much benefits to changing rims other than comestic appearance...(especially if we are not upsizing the rims)

Probably will just change my tyres then. Thanks for the inputs :)

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