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Ho heavy is the 18" wheel?

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:14 am
by Northernstar
I will be buying a new set of wheels in a month or two, just wondering does anyone know heavy each wheel is?? trying to find a set that is lighter than the oem one. any suggestions??

Re: Ho heavy is the 18" wheel?

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:21 pm
by Ronzuki
Remove a wheel & tire, weigh it, subtract tire weight of 26 lbs. (from Dunlop specs on TireRack).

Re: Ho heavy is the 18" wheel?

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:27 am
by Northernstar
lol, i know that's the quickest way but i dont have the tools.

Re: Ho heavy is the 18" wheel?

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 4:48 pm
by Ronzuki
:lol:
(1) jack from car's trunk
(1) tire iron from car's trunk
(1) bathroom scale
:mrgreen:

Re: Ho heavy is the 18" wheel?

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 5:28 pm
by Senegal

Re: Ho heavy is the 18" wheel?

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 6:46 pm
by Ronzuki
That was far easier than my method! The same, but easier!

Re: Ho heavy is the 18" wheel?

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:24 pm
by Northernstar
thnx Senegal~that was easy lol

@Ron: i totally forgot about all the tools in the trunk rofl

Re: Ho heavy is the 18" wheel?

Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 7:53 am
by Northernstar
btw, does anybody know if 18x8.5 ET+35mm will fit on the kizashi??
looking to get a new rims in the next few weeks....

Re: Ho heavy is the 18" wheel?

Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 3:52 am
by Firefly
AFAIK stock offset on the 18" wheel is 42.

Re: Ho heavy is the 18" wheel?

Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 6:33 pm
by Northernstar
i thought the stock offset is 50 @@
at least that's the ans i found here

http://kizashiclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4899