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Originally Posted by Perfectlap
Sounds like you need a stickier tire. While a heavier wheel may give you the perception of more grip, it'll will remind you that it isn't when the guy in the identical car beats you into and through the turn on a lighter wheel/stickier tire.
And unless it's a forged wheel, more weight makes the wheel far more likely to split/crack/bend on crappy roads. If the wheel cracks, the tire can go down, shred the tire wall and you just spent a nice chunk of change to replace a wheel and a tire.
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One piece forged, very very nice... in a parking lot only. Brittle stuff :/
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'97 Boxster base model 2.5L, Guards Red/Tan leather, with a new but old Alpine am/fm radio.
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