View Full Version : Stock wheel weight


sharkman
05-14-2008, 11:17 AM
Can anyone tell me what is the weigth of the stock 18" wheels? i've done a search but can't find it. your input is appreciated.

TopGear8
05-14-2008, 11:54 AM
21lbs.

Aipex8
05-14-2008, 12:16 PM
Apparently two different companies made the stock wheels, so they can either weight 21 lb or 22.5 lb.

turborx8
05-14-2008, 12:25 PM
How about the weight of the OEM tire?

Aipex8
05-14-2008, 12:29 PM
Not sure, but again there are two makes: Bridgestone and Dunlop. So a total of four possible wheel + tire weights.

pdxhak
05-14-2008, 01:26 PM
I believe the RE40's weigh 28lbs. Never checked the dunlops but you could check some websites to find out.

sharkman
05-14-2008, 01:57 PM
Thanks guys, i will check the dunlop website to see if i can get some more info there too.

sharkman
05-14-2008, 01:59 PM
21lbs.



^ sounds about right. So if i get lighter wheels for my 8 how would that affect my ride?

pdxhak
05-14-2008, 02:04 PM
Which Dunlops do you have? Tirerack.com has weights listed.

sharkman
05-14-2008, 02:08 PM
i believe my tires are dunlops 8090's

pdxhak
05-14-2008, 02:09 PM
Just ran a quick search and I think your Dunlops are SP Sport 8090. If so then the 225/45/18 weigh 25lbs.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Spec.jsp?make=Dunlop&model=SP+Sport+8090&tirePageLocQty=

sharkman
05-14-2008, 02:10 PM
tirerack says 23-25 lbs

sharkman
05-14-2008, 02:11 PM
thanks

pdxhak
05-14-2008, 03:11 PM
np :)

PSTNLSS
05-14-2008, 03:23 PM
i filled mine with helium... still no hovercraft

dannobre
05-14-2008, 03:37 PM
My stock wheels and Dunlops weighed 44lbs

turborx8
05-14-2008, 03:45 PM
My stock wheels and Dunlops weighed 44lbs

That sounds wrong to me. The wheel would have to be 18lb with 26lb tire.

Did you use a standard bathroom scale?

pdxhak
05-14-2008, 04:00 PM
That sounds wrong to me. The wheel would have to be 18lb with 26lb tire.

Did you use a standard bathroom scale?

It was stated some OE wheels weigh 21lbs and dunlops weigh 23lbs - 25lbs. Assuming Dan has the best of both worlds then his would weigh 44lbs.

(*&^!@#$* Dan!!! :D:

Razz1
05-15-2008, 01:01 AM
Wrong!

The car comes with Run flats!

Check again.

It weighs more than 44lbs.

dannobre
05-15-2008, 01:47 AM
My 18X9.5 Enkei's with 275 Azenis weighed less than that :)

Altair 8
05-15-2008, 02:34 AM
Not sure, but again there are two makes: Bridgestone and Dunlop. So a total of four possible wheel + tire weights.

yeah i noticed that when i bent my rim. The assholes at my dealership, aka Lafayette Motors Co., ordered the wrong mold and i had to wait a whole extra week. Does anybody know what company weighs what? and does the company differ in year of production of the car or shipment of the car?

TrochoidMagic
05-15-2008, 03:20 AM
i remember weighing my stock set and it came back around 48lbs iirc.

all i remember for sure was the 275/40/17 with 17x9.5 rpf1(16lb 2~4oz) total 44-45 lbs. then again, i thought it be right for a tire of that size to be rather heavy.

so am i really getting no better than the oem combo in terms of weight?

maybe so, or it could be that i have the "22.5" lb mold wheels like stated. but yeah, you're lucky to be getting that weight. and i measured with rather new tire life...

sharkman
05-15-2008, 07:31 AM
i filled mine with helium... still no hovercraft



hahaha, that's too funny

robrecht
05-15-2008, 07:01 PM
I believe the RE40's weigh 28lbs. Never checked the dunlops but you could check some websites to find out.According to Tire Rack the stock RE40s weigh 27 lbs and the stock Dunlops weigh 25 lbs.

Some people have reported here that there are two different manufacturers of our wheels also: LM= U-Mold or H= Hitachi. Most people seem to say the stock wheels are around 22.5 lbs but tpyror said his wheels weighed in at 18.5 lbs. Hard to believe there's such a difference but, if so, it would be really nice to confirm this.