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I just put back on my steelie's for the winter and I put my 17's on the sacel and they came up as 45 pounds!! With tires on they are maad heavy. I was wondering if it would be worth it to invest in some lighter rims. How heavy are the average wheels that people get. Im just trying to get a feel for how heavy they really are.

 
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At least 17" wheels looks good hey?
its all personal perferences. i dont mind having heavy wheels. (my wheel and tire come out around 39-40 pounds).
p.s
here are some weights i got for 215-45-17:

Yokohama ES100 - 23.1 lbs
Toyo T1-S - 20.1 lbs
Falken GRB 451 - 24.3 lbs
Falken Ziex 512 - 19.8 lbs
Kumho Ecsta Supra - 23.0 lbs
Kumho Ecsta MX - 21.0 lbs

 
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wowo i never knew tires were that heavy...i have kumho supra's in that size. It just seems really heavy and that it would be slowing me down, and trust me i need all the speed i can get.

 
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I'm getting some 15" 12lb rims and I just found out the tires I'm getting are 18.4lbs, so that's about 30lbs for the rim and tire together.

I was going to keep my stock wheels and just get new tires, but I found an awesome deal on these rims and since they're so light weight I figured I would get them.

 
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My 17" Superleggeras with rubber - 36 lbs
My Si wheels with rubber - 37 lbs
My Speedmasters with rubber - Roughly 31 lbs (damn Azenis are heavy)

 
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Yes they are but they make up for it in traction......

I believe the 205/50-15's are around 20-22 lbs.

combined with my slipstreams they come out to about 32-33 lbs.... Imagin what they would be on the stock steel wheels......



BTW, I absolutly LOVE those tires.

 
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Don't forget stockies weigh ~18lbs plus ~22lbs tires = ~40lbs of crap. If only I had money..

 
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Ya, heavie as crap. You will definitly notice a difference in performance between a wheel/tire combo of 40+ lbs vs 30LBS.

Just think of the difference of going from 45lbs per wheel to 30lbs per wheel, thats 15lbs per wheel droped (30 LBS of less wheight that the enginge has to get to spin) and 60LBS of less weight in total! You would DEFINITLY feel the difference.

 
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^^^thats true...but my car is slow anyways, so untill i need it i guess ill stick with the heavy wheels.

 
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try Advan wheels along with the bridgestone SO2A
17" feels like 14"
They made this wheel especially for racing
so it'd be very light

 
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damn, that is heavy, I though mine was bad at 40lbs for my 17's w/tires

 
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18" centerline RPMS forged alluminum 14.83 lbs!!!

 
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yah i guss there are alot of lighter wheels out there, but mine were cheap so i got them. Maybe if i get into autocross i can buy some small wide 15's, but for now heavy 17's it is!

 
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17.9 Lbs for Tenzo-R Passion 5 Rims
23 Lbs for Kumho Ecsta Supra
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40.9 lbs! Dayam, my tires are heavier than my rims? That sux.