How much do our stock rims weigh?

And whats the offset again +40 or +45?
Thanks

 

bump, someones got to know this.

 

24lbs with a 55mm offset

 

I know this much: my stock tire and rim weigh 38lbs together. If you can find the weight of the tire (Michelin Energy MXV4 Plus, 205/55/16) then you have your answer. I have a 2.2 with the 6-spoke wheels, though. Ill bet all 1st gen wheels are all pretty close in weight.

 

sounds about right. i was todl the 16" rime weighs about 22lbs. so add in a tire which is at least 10-15 lbs and soem air and 40lbs seems about right.

my new goodyear eagles weigh 11 lbs each and the volks weigh 16 each so im hopin to see a difference in braking, handling, and accel. if they would finally show up i would be able to tell ya.

ofset is 40 something. but if ur gettign rims diff sizes and width will change th eoffset u want.

 

my stock 99 wheels weighed in at 26 lbs I believe


I forgot to weigh my toyos, but my CP-10's are only 18 lbs

 

Rotational mass 0wn3s. Larger the rims, more offset. If your gonna get 19"s you want +45 offset to keep away from rolling the fender.

 

Wow, thanks guys.

I wanted to know cause there is an autoX guy running a 99 accord coupe who is selling his gunmetal rota slipstreams stock sixe for the CL 16x7.

$350 for 4 rims with slighty used falkens azenis sports (same tires im running) Deal seems really good, plus I would have to wear out my street rubber autoXing. And the rotas weigh 13.5lbs.

Think I might be buying these....

 

rotas are sweet, but i had to get at least 17s

 

The cl has pretty big fenderwells, i'd say at least run a 18" wheel.

 

It annoys me that if I want to get, say, a new 17" package with summer tires, the summer tires weigh so much more than my OEM tires that a lighter wheel wont make much of a difference per corner. for example, the Kosei K1-TS 17x7 wheel I want weighs ~14 lbs, which is a huge difference compared to stock. But any performance tire I get would be at least 20 lbs, making each wheel/tire at least 34 lbs. I guess each pound counts, though...esp with rotating mass.

 

If you don't let me know, I might be interested....

 

get goodyear eagle f1 gs d3's. great tire. and they only weigh 11lbs each. also have a load rating of 91xl

i have 215/45 17

 

11 lbs each?!?! are you sure? the Potenza RE750s of the same size weigh 22lbs.

anyway, according to tire rack, my OEM michelin energy MXV4 plus tires weigh 22lbs (205/55/16). my crude weighing process gave me 38lbs for tire and wheel, making the wheel only 38lbs-22lbs=16lbs, which i dont believe. basically i took it off my car and put it on a bathroom scale, with air in it. would the air in a fully inflated tire reduce the reading on the scale?

 

the sticker from fed ex weighed 22 lbs for each pair of tires. so each one is about 11 lbs. i can tell just by lifting them. i can easily grab a pair of them with one hand and lift them well above my waist. feels like a 25lb dumbell.

 

very interesting...i cant believe they are so light compared to the RE750s, which are basically the same type of tire, offering similar performance. maybe the softer compound is inherently lighter...?

 

would cars feel a change in power distribution if they got like gram light rims?

 

what do you mean exactly?

if youre talking about feeling a difference in power with lighter wheels, then yes you will feel a difference with substantially lighter wheels. however, you ALSO have to look at tire weight. i think alot of people just look for light rims and dont think about tire weight, even though it plays a bigger role. its all about how easy it is to spin a wheel/tire combination (polar moment of inertia). if youve got a heavy-ass tire and super light wheel, it might be the same as a heavy wheel and superlight tire. so ideally you would combine a really light tire with a really light wheel. a basic rule of thumb is: every lb in rotational mass=40 lbs of non-rotational mass.

light wheels are a good starting point to increase torque off the line, but also keep in mind tire weight! since the tire is farther away from the axis of rotation, it influences moment of inertia alot.