how much do stock 96+ GXE wheels weigh?

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Sep 14, 2001 | 10:15 PM

mozy

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topic, and How much more than 97 SE rims?

Sep 15, 2001 | 06:34 AM

NickStam

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i think the SE rims with tires weigh 38.6

Sep 15, 2001 | 07:44 AM

Daniel B. Martin

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topic, and How much more than 97 SE rims?

Stock "steelies" weigh 20.5 pounds including the valve stem. This is actually lighter than some alloy wheels.

Sep 15, 2001 | 12:02 PM

sleeperGXE

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Stock "steelies" weigh 20.5 pounds including the valve stem. This is actually lighter than some alloy wheels.

So theoretically, if I replaced my stock GXE steels wheels with 17" Tantrums (19.2 lbs per rim) I wouldn't be losing any performance? Or would the larger diameter of the 17s slow me down anyways?

Sep 15, 2001 | 12:07 PM

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More of the weight is farther out on the 17"s, so even though they might weigh less, their moment (engineering term, don't worry if you don't know what it means) is larger, thus taking more power to turn, and in turn you will be slower. This doesn't take into account the overall diameter of the wheel/tire combo.