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GS 5 spoke weight??
Posted: May 25th, 2009, 2:54 pm
by pattheriault
anybody know how much they weight?
I just put some 16' wheel that are 22lbs and it seem like I loss a big amount of power...
and is there a big difference in weight between tire?( in same size, different model or brand). think those could be a bit heavy too maybe...
Re: GS 5 spoke weight??
Posted: May 25th, 2009, 2:55 pm
by Evo_Spec
i happen to weigh these like 2 days ago, they're 13 lbs ^_^
Re: GS 5 spoke weight??
Posted: May 25th, 2009, 4:41 pm
by pattheriault
f---... thats why its such a big difference...
if only i had known they where only 13lbs I prob wouldnt have shop for some other wheel.
Re: GS 5 spoke weight??
Posted: May 26th, 2009, 1:02 pm
by Mooneggs
I just weighed mine too and I concur...
Re: GS 5 spoke weight??
Posted: May 26th, 2009, 1:04 pm
by onlytrueromeo
25lbs is soooooooo light. Most Miata setups I look at are about 30.
Re: GS 5 spoke weight??
Posted: May 26th, 2009, 1:09 pm
by Mooneggs
that's why I love the 5 spokes
lightweight and best looking OEM rim for the mx-3 IMO.
Re: GS 5 spoke weight??
Posted: May 27th, 2009, 11:40 am
by pattheriault
yeah.. prob gonna paint my GS wheel black and try to sell my other rims to buy some good tire to put on the 15 inch or if anybody know of a place online I could buy some lightweight 16" for cheap let me know lol
Re: GS 5 spoke weight??
Posted: May 28th, 2009, 6:42 pm
by nos92mx3
my 16" rota subzeros are 14.5 lbs a piece.
The slipstreams are even lighter.
Re: GS 5 spoke weight??
Posted: May 28th, 2009, 10:46 pm
by fowljesse
.....and you could spend $1000 more and get even lighter rims.....
Re: GS 5 spoke weight??
Posted: May 29th, 2009, 1:55 am
by Whisper
Tires for our cars are typically 18 - 22 lbs. So if you got 13 lb rims and total at 25 lbs, then your tires are 12 lbs? Must be some thin rubber...
Re: GS 5 spoke weight??
Posted: May 29th, 2009, 11:02 am
by Mooneggs
Whisper wrote:Tires for our cars are typically 18 - 22 lbs. So if you got 13 lb rims and total at 25 lbs, then your tires are 12 lbs? Must be some thin rubber...
I think you are right... I'll verify again tonight - I weighed them and now that I think about it it might have been 30 lbs combined
sorry for this misinformation ppl!
Re: GS 5 spoke weight??
Posted: May 29th, 2009, 11:59 am
by _-Night-Shade-_
My Enkei RSF-2 17" are 18lbs, I think that's pretty good considering their size
Re: GS 5 spoke weight??
Posted: May 31st, 2009, 7:53 pm
by mazda___mx3
the stock gs rims are freekin light when i switched to cheap bsa 17'' rims i felt such a loss in power
Re: GS 5 spoke weight??
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 1:32 pm
by Hoodzy
the bigger the rim size the more power u'll lose too
Re: GS 5 spoke weight??
Posted: July 27th, 2009, 10:12 am
by pattheriault
Im currently looking at a set of 15x8 Sport Max rim.. 0 offset..
do you think it would stick out too much? and does anybody ever had something the same size/offset on a mx-3?
I know I could get something like 20 offset so it would fit better but I have a great deal on those because the store allready have these in stock for somebody and the guy end up not buying them.. the dealer would give me a good deal cause he know he's gonna have a hard time selling this kind of wheel.