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I was looking at getting new rims, but to be honest, I'm having a hard time justifying spending 1,000 dollars right now simply for aesthetic reasons. I'm hoping I can also justify (even if only in my mind) it if there is some performance/handling/mpg gain due to lighter weight.
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Bumped.. But a quick searched found the answer..
I just got done weighing the wheels and I'm confused...
The front sport wheel and tire weighed 50.8 lbs. The rear sport wheel and tire weighed 50.4 lbs.
I triple checked the weights and even measured myself between each check to verify the scale was on and it didn't fluctuate even a bit. Every single time the weights were as above. I then verified the rear wheels were the wider at 8.5" and the front were the smaller at 7.5"
Tire weights as specified from tirerack are 27 for the front and 28 for the rear.
The front had 32.5 grams of balancing weight and the rear had 12.5
Therefore the front sport wheel weighs 50.8 (whole thing) - 27 (tires) - .07 (weights converted from grams to lbs) = 23.73 lbs
The rear sport wheel weighs 50.4 - 28 - .03 = 22.37 lbs
How an inch narrower front wheel can weigh 1.36 lbs more...I don't know.
I just got done weighing the wheels and I'm confused...
The front sport wheel and tire weighed 50.8 lbs. The rear sport wheel and tire weighed 50.4 lbs.
I triple checked the weights and even measured myself between each check to verify the scale was on and it didn't fluctuate even a bit. Every single time the weights were as above. I then verified the rear wheels were the wider at 8.5" and the front were the smaller at 7.5"
Tire weights as specified from tirerack are 27 for the front and 28 for the rear.
The front had 32.5 grams of balancing weight and the rear had 12.5
Therefore the front sport wheel weighs 50.8 (whole thing) - 27 (tires) - .07 (weights converted from grams to lbs) = 23.73 lbs
The rear sport wheel weighs 50.4 - 28 - .03 = 22.37 lbs
How an inch narrower front wheel can weigh 1.36 lbs more...I don't know.
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