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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 02:57 PM
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50 lbs wheels and tires too much?
I just weighed my 19's with nitto 555 tires on them . Together each of them weighed 51 lbs. This sound very scary to me. Do most 18's and above usually weigh this much.
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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 03:09 PM
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Thats not so bad. My 18"s with tires weigh that much.


If I keep the Max, I'll probably upgrade with some gunmetal 19" TE-37s...
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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 03:32 PM
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the stock 15 sawblades with tires weigh like 46lbs or so...
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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 03:47 PM
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my 17's with tires weigh 52lbs each
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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 05:23 PM
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my 17s with tires weigh 48lbs
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Old Aug 26, 2003 | 02:12 AM
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Wow, so weight wont really hurt me just the extra rotational force of the bigger rim size will right. I heard that this could hurt my 0-60 time by .2 but give same 1/4 et with higher trap speed.
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Old Aug 26, 2003 | 05:45 AM
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Originally posted by madmax2
Wow, so weight wont really hurt me just the extra rotational force of the bigger rim size will right. I heard that this could hurt my 0-60 time by .2 but give same 1/4 et with higher trap speed.
No. Weight and rim size both effect acceleration, but weight being the bigger factor. 1lb increase in unsprung weight equals 8lbs of sprung weight.
I gained .25 in the 1/4 by shaving off 40lbs of wheel weight.
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Old Aug 26, 2003 | 07:19 AM
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That's not so bad. OEM 17's+RE92's weigh in at about 52lbs.

My 18's+HTR weigh in at 49lbs and i can definitely feel the difference in pickup.
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Old Sep 1, 2003 | 06:22 PM
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16 x 7.5
31 lbs. per rim/tire

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