jimmy1234 Donating Members 364 Member For: 16y 10m 18d Gender: Male Posted 18/03/10 03:52 AM Share Posted 18/03/10 03:52 AM I have a couple of questions re. wheel weight. 1. What is considered light weight?2. What is the weight of a stock 18 (approx)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Jeturbo Bob the Freaking Builder Donating Members 10,813 Member For: 15y 3m 12d Gender: Female Location: SA Posted 18/03/10 03:56 AM Share Posted 18/03/10 03:56 AM with or without tyre? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Jeturbo Bob the Freaking Builder Donating Members 10,813 Member For: 15y 3m 12d Gender: Female Location: SA Posted 18/03/10 04:02 AM Share Posted 18/03/10 04:02 AM (edited) One of my standard 17" xr rims, no tyre weighs 13.5 kgs....so I might take a punt at 15.5kg or so? Edited 18/03/10 04:05 AM by Fluffy Mc D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy1234 Donating Members 364 Member For: 16y 10m 18d Gender: Male Posted 18/03/10 04:08 AM Author Share Posted 18/03/10 04:08 AM (edited) Was looking at without TyreEdit: Just read second post, So I would assume something around 8-10 kg's would be considered light? Edited 18/03/10 04:09 AM by jimmy1234 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Jeturbo Bob the Freaking Builder Donating Members 10,813 Member For: 15y 3m 12d Gender: Female Location: SA Posted 18/03/10 04:11 AM Share Posted 18/03/10 04:11 AM ye I guess 10kg's or so... if you got a smaller lighter wheel for track or whatever, I dont know what the difference is between say a 15" wheel.. but then there is an issue of it fitting over upgraded brakes aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tocchi Sandtrap Motorsport Donating Members 2,055 Member For: 16y 1m 1d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 18/03/10 05:26 AM Share Posted 18/03/10 05:26 AM if you are chasing light rims, check out the Rays Volk range.ive got 17x9" track rims (TE37s) that weigh 7.6kg each without a tyre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erko Donating Members 1,079 Member For: 21y 2m 23d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 18/03/10 08:04 AM Share Posted 18/03/10 08:04 AM in 18s stock is around 15kgs......10kgs cast wheels are good.....8kg forged wheels are the ducks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy1234 Donating Members 364 Member For: 16y 10m 18d Gender: Male Posted 18/03/10 10:04 AM Author Share Posted 18/03/10 10:04 AM Erko I was looking at some wolf wheels, they come in at $2100 18x8.5 front 18x9.5 rear. The web says 8kg's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winstor Member 611 Member For: 15y 9m 27d Posted 18/03/10 10:56 AM Share Posted 18/03/10 10:56 AM The Wolf S36 will also clear 362mm 6 pot setups too. They are also made by WORK exclusively for WOLF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy1234 Donating Members 364 Member For: 16y 10m 18d Gender: Male Posted 18/03/10 09:27 PM Author Share Posted 18/03/10 09:27 PM Ordered Wolf S36's 18 x 8.5 fronts and 18 x 9.5 rears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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