Anybody Know

 

48-52 lbs depending on the tires

 

versus what for 4th gen SE rims?!?





eric

 

16" 4th gens/5th gens are about 40-42lbs...Your car is going to be slower if you switch to 5th gen 17" (about 52 bs)

 

of course, thats common knowledge, even if they didnt weigh more...the whole rotational mass/enertia theory of a larger object...





eric

 

Just thought I'd say it in case someone didn't know

 

They're heavy. With tires, you're looking at 50-55lbs depending on tires, tread amount.

A Kansas City Maxima club member added a set of SE 17s to his 4th gen and he is .4 and 3mph slower on average. The Potenzas spin horribly and the heavy weight of the rim is hard to control once it's spinning along with the extra mass that's sucks out ET/MPH.

I must admit that the SE 17s do look damn nice though. They look like 18s on the 4th gen. If I were to own these rims, I'd get those super light Toyo tires Nealoc was running on his 17" K1s. The lighter weight tires and much stickier tread wouldn't make the setup near as bad.


Dave

 

I got a 5th gen with 17" wheels.

 

now just imagine if you switched to 16s







eric