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Rather than rely on the interwebs, I weighed two different wheels for my NB8A. Tyre + Rim = Wheel.


The wheel on the left is a 15x6 +40 Enkei with a half worn inflated Toyo Proxes 4 in 195/50/15. Weight 13.8 kg (Rim alone 5.9kg Ref.: http://www.jason-parker.net/images/wheels.htm)
The wheel on the right is a dealer fitted Mullins 16x7 +38 with a Stilleto 205/45-16. Weight 17.7kg
Changing to the smaller rim will save me 2.9kg per corner. The weight of 3 litres of milk.

If you have weighed your wheels please add that info.

Factory SE Racing Hart 17x7 with RE002 weighed 17.2kg

Konig Wideopen 15x8 with KU31 weighed 16.2
This week I'll re-weigh the Konig with AD08Rs on

I went from 15x6.5 Volks +38 (5.5kg) with 205/50/15 R888s = 15.3kg
to Kosei K1s 15x7 +17 6.2kg with 205/50/15 R888s = 16.0kg
and then to Konig Flatouts 15x8 +25 (5.6kg) with 205/50/15 NT01s (9.8kg) for total of 15.4kg

now running Yoki A050s on the Flatouts so should weigh them again to see if any diff to Nittos..

15x6.5 MS01s (MazdaSpeed by Rays, Forged) with brand new 195/50 Re003:


12.1kg

smy0003 wrote:15x6.5 MS01s (MazdaSpeed by Rays, Forged) with brand new 195/50 Re003:


12.1kg

That's pretty light! My SSW's came in at 14kg (so 2kg heavier) but my wheels are a full inch wider at 7.5
Also wonder what my tyres themselves weigh being a not so great brand.

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Desmond Regamaster EVO 15 x 6.5 with worn 205/50R15 A050s 11.7Kg (3.9Kg for the Regamasters, 7.8Kg for the A050s)

Same Regamasters with new 195/50R15 R888s 12.7Kg

OEM NA8 14 x 6 with new Yokohama 185/60R14 C-Drives 12.6Kg

Regamasters are ridiculous. The Soviets put the Vodka down when they made them.

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NA8 OEM (forgot if hollow spoke) with 185/55 (forgot brand but tread @ 90%) - 12kg

6UL Gen 2 15x8 +36 on 205/50 AD08's - 13kg (i should reweigh with RS3's 225/45)

sorry for crap pics.

If the title had said:

"I weighed some wheels today, oh boy"

would the next verse start:

"He blew his tyres up on his car"?

PS You have to be getting older (and losing your hair) to get this.

Very good,Dave. I just had to laugh.

Racing Hart CP035 15 x 6.5 195/50 RE002's 90% - 12.5kg

davekmoore wrote:PS You have to be getting older (and losing your hair) to get this.

Sadly, lost most of my hair a long time ago

... and yeah, get it

Weirdly, there's a track on the same album about repairing a puncture.

Avanti racing (somebody put these on my sons NA6) - 16x7J1 ET40 690RG (205/45/16 tires) - 15.5 kg ea


Avanti (Storm II) 15x61/2J ET38 AP01 (205/50/15 Federal 595RS-R's) - 14.25 kg ea


'Made in China' 15x7J ET40 05S570SMX (195/50/15) - 16.05 kg ea

..." He hadn't noticed that the lights had changed."

Sprint Hart CP 15x7.5 with KU36 205/50 15kg