Wheel Weight?

[mcgowan]

I will be putting on 17" rims in the spring and have been stressing about the weight of the rim, they look heavy, will this cause extra problems?

[justin h]

They will not cause any problems. However, they are typically heavier so it takes more power to turn them, therefore you're a little slower.<BR>Typical 17" rims weigh around 20-25lbs.<BR>But, if you get lightweights they can be around 15 lbs., which isn't heavier than stock (I think).

[millionflame]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by justin h:<BR><STRONG>They will not cause any problems. However, they are typically heavier so it takes more power to turn them, therefore you're a little slower.<BR>Typical 17" rims weigh around 20-25lbs.<BR>But, if you get lightweights they can be around 15 lbs., which isn't heavier than stock (I think).</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Hey, are you sure typical 17s run that high? I thought mine were bad, but they are just over 16 lbs. Any lightweight ones I have seen are close to 10-14 lbs now.<P>You wont really see much performance drop with 17s. You'll lose acceleration, but gain a little top speed. Also, you will be going 1.8% faster than it says so on the speedometre.<P>~A

[justin h]

There is some chart on the Internet that has most rims listed, and most of them were about 22lbs. About a third were around 14lbs.<BR>I know the Motegi MR7 are 24lbs and mine are 22lbs. The Konig Heliums are about 15lbs., I figure that's why they named them so. More and more rims are lightweight these days. <BR>I looked around on Ebay awhile back, and they had most of the weights listed for their rims.

[Steeb]

volk te-37 would be the weight range your looking for but those wheels would be an investment imo... hahaha nice but for bang for the buck u cant beat rotas quality, pricing, and weight.

[mcgowan]

also, a previous mx3 owner told me that his 17"s caused damage to some axle parts, possibly ball joints, bearings, or tie rod ends not sure, what do u think?

[mcgowan]

ok the rims im putting on enkei shoguns are 24.9 lbs, thats pretty heavy, whats the weight of the stock rims?

[ProtegeSTS]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by CHRI$:<BR><STRONG>ok the rims im putting on enkei shoguns are 24.9 lbs, thats pretty heavy, whats the weight of the stock rims?</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><BR>Most stock mazda alloys around in the neighborhood of ~14lbs. Certain Miata wheels, as well as the Millenia wheels were much lighter (11 lbs)

[Steeb]

<A HREF="http://www.wheelspecs.com" TARGET=_blank>www.wheelspecs.com</A> is a great source for wheel weights. rotas are a good bargain for weight vs. price. i believe they are all replicas and not as light as the originals but still quite light. group buy center is having a gb on rota wheels as well.