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Lightweight, alloy wheels are actually a performance enhancement to a vehicle. Provided, that is, they are actually lighter (going from a 17" steel wheel to a 20" alloy probably isn't going to help). When removing weight from a car unsprung, rotating mass (tires, wheels, brake discs*) offers the most improvement for the least decrease.


*Some high performance cars move the brake disc "inboard", that is they sit on the sprung side of the suspension, and use the axles to slow the wheel rather than being bolted directly to it.