Wheel Weight - What is a decent weight?

[JSE]

What is a good average weight of a decent wheel?

I'm looking at buying some BSA wheels and selling my Work ones. The wheel I am looking at is 7.5kg. Is that a decent weight...not to heavy but not really light?

I know nothing about wheel weight so I thought i'd ask to get some comments. Cheers in advance

[StanTheMan]

if its 20inch big & 9 inch wide....that is sensational
under 6 kg is pretty good for an 16 inch i think
15 inch you can get under 5 kg for less than $170

[CT]

Good luck finding anything in 16 under 6kg! You will more likely find 15s in the 6-8kg range, 16s in the 7-9kg range. Most mass produced wheels are not that light, but if they are in the above ranges they will be fine. I run both a 4.5kg rim and 7kg rim on the race car and there's bugger all difference to drive on them - hardly noticeable. It's really an issue when the wheels weight 12-15kgs which is crazy stuff.

[JSE]

I forgot to add that they are 16x6.5s

[StanTheMan]

http://www.mx5mania.com.au/wheels.htm
Starcorp racing Wheels

[JSE]

Thanks Stan, yeah I always at Mania and checking out their whole 3 or 4 rims on display and weighing them up by hand haha not interested in that style though...I love the black with machined/polished lip...especially on Mariner Blue...MMM YUM...these are the ones I am talking about...

http://www.bsawheels.com.au/users/ProductDetail.aspx?id=275

[StanTheMan]

without going too mutch off topic ....does anyone know the wight of the NB8B 16 inch OEM ?

[Craig]

Stock NB8B 16x6.5's weigh 7kgs, the Titaniums are 8.2kgs and the Classic are 7.4kgs as a reference.

[StanTheMan]

Very nice indeed. didn't someone else put an set of 18 like that on thier Red NA?

The mania thing was really in redsponse to Chris....I would have to assume that the weight they quote is on the mark. Those particular wheels are everywhere....even Tempe tyres has them on thier website.
Sure they are not my cup of tea either but by what CT is is saying . It seems these starcorps are a bargain for what they are.

[JSE]

Yeah, I wouldn't think that the weight of the wheels would be a massive performance factor. I mean in theory yes, it would but could you really feel the difference of say 12kg wheels to 6kg?

[Adam_NAclubman]

1kg unsprung is supposed to make as much difference as 4kg sprung isnt it?

If so, I'd expect you would feel 6kg per rim, thats 24kg unsprung, so the equivalent of 96kg sprung, like having a big passenger with you all the time

[CT]

I forgot to add that they are 16x6.5s

I'd be looking into 16x7s myself - it's worth the extra 1/2 inch. Ask Mania about Alt wheels - there's some nice ones floating about but availability is sketchy I think.

Wheels are about either looks or performance. I have found that generally good looking wheels are not the right offset or size or are not light. Sometimes, you can get the right combo, but it's $600 a wheel! Case in point, try finding a 16x8 in the right offset and stud pattern for an MX5. The closest I've found is Buddy Club Racing at P48 or P20. Why they don't do a P35 is beyond me! And these are close to $500 a wheel!

And yep, the starcorps are definitely a bargain if they are your cup of tea.

[Adam_NAclubman]

Like that?


Still 6 kg for a 15 though

[StanTheMan]

also for a 89 you should know a 7 inch wide wheel will get into defect territory. I'm not saying its going to happen just be aware of it.
If its for racing ......or you may just not care....then just ignore this post.

[Adam_NAclubman]

A cop isnt going to measure the width of a wheel or remove a wheel, just tell 'em its a 6.5