What are the benefits of after market wheels?
After market wheels are bought for primarily three reasons; 1) aesthetics 2) weight reduction and 3) allows for bigger brakes. The weight reduction varies, in my case, my 17″ wheels (M66) weigh 23-24 lbs. The M5 wheels which are 18×8, 18×9.5 weigh approximately 23 lbs and 25 lbs front/rear respectively. AC Schnitzer wheels that are 19″ weigh about 23lbs; Dinan 18″ wheels weigh approximately 18lbs. So you can get bigger, good looking, and strong wheels without adding and in some cases reducing car weight, but they are very expensive.
