I am looking to get new wheels for my car but want lighter wheels does anyone know their weight so I can figure out how much I would be saving?

 

Lightest is going to be Volk CE28N. Run the 18x8 with a 225/40. 15lbs per rim. I have not decided if I am going to stick go with a 17x8 or go with an 18x8. I guess it all depends on what tires I decide to go with. You CAN go with an 8.5...but its a tight fit and you will have to roll the fenders a bit.

 

do u know how much the stock wheels weigh

 

I'll see what I can find out monday.

 

does anyone have the weight of these wheels without tires

 

stock wheels are 26lb's

there is a post on FGcoupe.com about it

 

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there is a post on FGcoupe.com about it </TD></TR></TABLE>

omfg! no wonder the Si's 0-60 is so damn slow.

Get some nice 17x7.5 ssr comps and cut that weight literally in half!

 

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omfg! no wonder the Si's 0-60 is so damn slow.

Get some nice 17x7.5 ssr comps and cut that weight literally in half!</TD></TR></TABLE>

sorry about my typo
its 21lbs and 46lbs with tires

little busy doing reports at work and my mind melded the numbers lol

 

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sorry about my typo
its 21lbs and 46lbs with tires

little busy doing reports at work and my mind melded the numbers lol </TD></TR></TABLE>

ah, that is a big difference haha.

Hm, interesting ... according to tirerack, the michelin pe2 215/45/17 summer tires are 22 pounds each ... 21+22 isn't = 46 pounds ... unless I'm missing something here ... ?

 

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ah, that is a big difference haha.

Hm, interesting ... according to tirerack, the michelin pe2 215/45/17 summer tires are 22 pounds each ... 21+22 isn't = 46 pounds ... unless I'm missing something here ... ?</TD></TR></TABLE>
are those filled with air?

 

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are those filled with air?</TD></TR></TABLE>

air weighs 3 pounds?

 

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air weighs 3 pounds?</TD></TR></TABLE>
yes, air DOES HAVE a volume. . . shipping rims/tires is cheaper with NO air than filled with air

 

I'm just asking if it has weight or not...

I know a huge balloon filled with air doesn't weigh anything... so I wouldn't think it would weigh anything in a tire/rim combo.

 

well that 3lbs is probably from the air

butt you can't get exact esstimates just from the net stats... always best to weigh out yourself, the most we can get off the net aside from someone posting pics of the weight or whatever is just good guesstimates lol

 

well the stats i posted were from fgcoupe.com

guy weighed his setup on his bathroom scale

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Type X &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well the stats i posted were from fgcoupe.com

guy weighed his setup on his bathroom scale </TD></TR></TABLE>
yeah i saw that post...

ps. i can't wait for the headlight to arrive from JPAX, once i get mine (the other side lol) in a week or two, i can start the HID Retrofit write up process !!!!

 

Anybody weigh the 17" alloy option rims?

They cost about $1000 extra. Are they worth it?

 

46lbs?!!!!! wow thats like an elephant! haha

 

I like the forged 5Zigen FN01R, 14.5 pounds in 17's, the biggest they make.

 

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air weighs 3 pounds?</TD></TR></TABLE> compressed air does, think about scuba tanks and oxygen bottles, etc. hell weigh a NO bottle empty then weigh it filled. different than tires but you get the point.

the heaviest part of a wheel tire combo is the tire, and the worst part you can have weight on any roational mass is on the outside. the larger diameter wheel you have the worse this gets. so from a pure performance aspect, choose a wheel that clears that caliper and go from there.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SeanJohn1802 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well that 3lbs is probably from the air

butt you can't get exact esstimates just from the net stats... always best to weigh out yourself, the most we can get off the net aside from someone posting pics of the weight or whatever is just good guesstimates lol</TD></TR></TABLE>

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You're wrong. Air, like any gas, does have weight... density, actually. It's not nearly as much as you think, however. The air in a 215/45-17 tire at 30 psi (at standard temperature and pressure of 0 degrees C and 760 mm) would weigh around 0.15 lbs.

Something like a scuba tank weighs more when full, but it has more volume and much more pressure than a car's tire. A full scuba tank contains much more air than an inflated car tire.

If it's actually cheaper to ship an uninflated tire, there's some other reason... perhaps the uninflated tire fits in a smaller space.