DG with 19" Rays: What happens when you don't roll your fenders...

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Old Mar 1, 2010 | 06:56 AM
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^^^ I've seen that list in several threads (on various forums)... it originated on 350ZTech I believe...

its the only reference I've ever seen - but its the exact same list that gets regurgitated... I'd like to see another source or better yet see them on a scale...

Does anyone have first hand weight?
I have 350z track wheels in 18's i can weight later when i dismount the tires. But numbers are just about the same as listed. I think 18's track wheels are at 19lbs each. I've sold 2 front wheels and the box weighted a total of 43lbs.

If you wanna nit pick down the last oz or so. You gotta weight them minus the center cap and TPMS.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2010 | 11:32 AM
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Tire size was your issue, 255/40 is too large of a tire to be running with OEM 19s. You should not be rubbing with OEM 19s if you aren't lowered. I ran OEM 19s for a couple of years without ever rubbing and I was lowered on springs at the time.

Just roll your fenders and get a smaller tire (245/40 or 255/35) and you'll be all set.
As Marcus said, a 255/40 is big a tire to run with OEMs. I will be running eithe 245/35 or 255/35.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2010 | 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by TurTLe*
I have 350z track wheels in 18's i can weight later when i dismount the tires. But numbers are just about the same as listed. I think 18's track wheels are at 19lbs each. I've sold 2 front wheels and the box weighted a total of 43lbs.

If you wanna nit pick down the last oz or so. You gotta weight them minus the center cap and TPMS.
but we're talking about 19" weighing 19 lbs (not 18")...
 
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Old Mar 1, 2010 | 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by OCG35
OEM 19" are not 19 lbs...
The front ones are. They're 19lbs in the front and 21lbs in the rear.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2010 | 06:07 PM
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Drag racers used small dia wheels to put as much SIDEWALL on their tire as possible. And use as little psi as possible to get maximum wrinkle in the tire when the launch
 
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Old Mar 1, 2010 | 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by myGi$Gangsta
The front ones are. They're 19lbs in the front and 21lbs in the rear.
mmm hmm... from the same list mentioned a few posts up...
 
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Old Mar 1, 2010 | 06:15 PM
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I think I've extrapolated the weight of my coupe 19s from the total weight - known published tire weights.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2010 | 06:17 PM
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^^^ whatever than means
 
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Old Mar 1, 2010 | 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by OCG35
mmm hmm... from the same list mentioned a few posts up...
Well you said they're not 19lbs..
 
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Old Mar 1, 2010 | 06:24 PM
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It means I believe I figured out the weight of the wheels in question w/o actually putting the bare wheel on a scale.

Didn't know I was typing in French
 
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Old Mar 1, 2010 | 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by myGi$Gangsta
Well you said they're not 19lbs..
right... I also said the list that keeps getting passed around originated on 350ZTech and is the only source I've ever seen... so that's the gospel that everyone uses (except Jeff, he used his guesstimate)...

What I'm asking is has anyone ever weighed them?... because from I've been told they "feel" heavier than the Volks I have... of course "feeling" is not an accurate way to determine weight... neither is guesstimating and I'm not convinced that the sole list that has been regurgitated boatloads of times is gospel...

If it has been weighed and confirmed, great - that's what I'm asking... or at least an alternate source from the one that keeps getting posted in dozens of forums and threads...
 
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Old Mar 1, 2010 | 06:42 PM
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I get 22 adn 23 lbs respectively. but again, I didn't actually put a bare rim on the scale.
 
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 03:46 PM
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I really do not care about the weight of the rims, but i am going to put 19" rays on my sedan and run Tein H Techs. With a 245/40/19 do you think I will have any rubbing issues? There is a guy on here, Blue Dream, that is running this set up and loves them. His ride is a little newer so do not know if that will make a difference? Thanks for the info...
 
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 04:48 PM
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Depending on tire brand you may or may not rub
 
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 01:35 AM
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I'm running the Coupe 19s with stock tire sizes and I have no rubbing issues...I'm also on an Eibach drop. -1.7 rear camber.
 
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