New Atomic Wheels AWZZ on my R1S

[elatrickWheels]

My stock 21s were running threadbare by the time we returned from our ~6,000-mile road trip from the Left Coast to the South Coast (Houston, Tejas) and anyway I wanted new snow shoes for pottering around in the Sierra Nevada this winter. That was my excuse, anyway, for getting a set of Atomic Wheels AWZZ for my R1S. I fitted Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUVs on these. They’re 275/60R20 with 116H rating.

I want to acknowledge how responsive and helpful Santiago and the folks at @Atomic Wheels were during this process. I knew from the start that there was a back-order for the wheels I wanted, but in the end I didn’t have to wait quite as long as originally expected. In my order I had specified silver TPMS to go with these black rims, and Andrew from Atomic Wheels got in touch to recommend that I switch to matching black TPMS. That was a good call and I agreed. (The customer is always right, but sometimes you need to guide him to the right place. Well done, Atomic Wheels!).

I started this process with little knowledge of wheels and tires and it‘s remarkable how much there is to learn, even as a consumer. (It didn’t help that there seems to be some confusion about what is the minimum weight rating for tires on the R1S, with contradictory–and I now believe sometimes downright inaccurate–information on some of the leading tire vendors’ web-based configurators. TL/DR: 116 is enough, and inflate your tires to 48 PSI.) The Atomic Wheels folks were very helpful in guiding me through this whole experience. Here’s my R1S with the new rims.

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[boosted20v]

Looks good! I'll be pulling the trigger on a set of these in Brushed Bronze sooner than later!

 

[Atomic Wheels]

My stock 21s were running threadbare by the time we returned from our ~6,000-mile road trip from the Left Coast to the South Coast (Houston, Tejas) and anyway I wanted new snow shoes for pottering around in the Sierra Nevada this winter. That was my excuse, anyway, for getting a set of Atomic Wheels AWZZ for my R1S. I fitted Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUVs on these. They’re 275/60R20 with 116H rating.

I want to acknowledge how responsive and helpful Santiago and the folks at @Atomic Wheels were during this process. I knew from the start that there was a back-order for the wheels I wanted, but in the end I didn’t have to wait quite as long as originally expected. In my order I had specified silver TPMS to go with these black rims, and Andrew from Atomic Wheels got in touch to recommend that I switch to matching black TPMS. That was a good call and I agreed. (The customer is always right, but sometimes you need to guide him to the right place. Well done, Atomic Wheels!).

I started this process with little knowledge of wheels and tires and it‘s remarkable how much there is to learn, even as a consumer. (It didn’t help that there seems to be some confusion about what is the minimum weight rating for tires on the R1S, with contradictory–and I now believe sometimes downright inaccurate–information on some of the leading tire vendors’ web-based configurators. TL/DR: 116 is enough, and inflate your tires to 48 PSI.) The Atomic Wheels folks were very helpful in guiding me through this whole experience. Here’s my R1S with the new rims.

Hey! Thank you so much. It was a pleasure having you as a customer. Enjoy the wheels, and let us know how it goes with how lightweight they are!

 

[ndmiller]

TL/DR: 116 is enough, and inflate your tires to 48 PSI.)

100% correct sir if using a P-Metric 116XL tire usually with max PSI of 50.

An LT tire (that some choose as a replacement) is a whole different ballgame as they have a very different load rating with Max PSI of 80.

Those wheels are sweet and lightweight always a benefit.

 

[Acon]

Hey! Thank you so much. It was a pleasure having you as a customer. Enjoy the wheels, and let us know how it goes with how lightweight they are!

Put a set on last week and love them!

 

[mike22co]

Put a set on last week and love them!

The bronze looks really good with the Forest Green. Now I can’t decide!!

 

[vdubbed81]

My stock 21s were running threadbare by the time we returned from our ~6,000-mile road trip from the Left Coast to the South Coast (Houston, Tejas) and anyway I wanted new snow shoes for pottering around in the Sierra Nevada this winter. That was my excuse, anyway, for getting a set of Atomic Wheels AWZZ for my R1S. I fitted Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUVs on these. They’re 275/60R20 with 116H rating.

I want to acknowledge how responsive and helpful Santiago and the folks at @Atomic Wheels were during this process. I knew from the start that there was a back-order for the wheels I wanted, but in the end I didn’t have to wait quite as long as originally expected. In my order I had specified silver TPMS to go with these black rims, and Andrew from Atomic Wheels got in touch to recommend that I switch to matching black TPMS. That was a good call and I agreed. (The customer is always right, but sometimes you need to guide him to the right place. Well done, Atomic Wheels!).

I started this process with little knowledge of wheels and tires and it‘s remarkable how much there is to learn, even as a consumer. (It didn’t help that there seems to be some confusion about what is the minimum weight rating for tires on the R1S, with contradictory–and I now believe sometimes downright inaccurate–information on some of the leading tire vendors’ web-based configurators. TL/DR: 116 is enough, and inflate your tires to 48 PSI.) The Atomic Wheels folks were very helpful in guiding me through this whole experience. Here’s my R1S with the new rims.

I’m curious what your seeing for range compared to what you were getting previously?

 

[elatrickWheels]

Range was a consideration, both in buying these lightweight rims and in selecting the 33” diameter tires vs the OEM 34” tires. (I moved to this setup from 21” road wheels.) I was expecting some range hit with these softer snow tires. All that said, I’ve never really paid too much attention to range numbers. I do look at the efficiency graph on the dash periodically, and haven’t noticed any significant reduction in efficiency, although I doubt there’s been an improvement. There are so many other variables–traffic, ambient temperatures, road surface, the routes I drive, how I’ve loaded the car–that it’s hard to do a scientific comparison. And life’s too short! I will say that it certainly hasn’t been a disappointment.

 

[vdubbed81]

Thanks for the input. I have the 22 inch sport brights on my truck right now and am very much fixated on range so I just wanted to make sure that it wasn’t going to be a huge hit. From the sounds of it, it will be negligible, if at all.

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