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ItsMyDaily
10-06-2006, 12:25 AM
any1 weigh their stock blackies yet? I'm curious to know how much they weigh.
Violin
10-06-2006, 07:06 AM
sock us balkies?

Never start a thread after drinking. :drinking:
eTiMaGo
10-06-2006, 07:26 AM
hmm my black socks weight a couple hundred grams maybe?
SimmZ
10-06-2006, 08:15 AM
Humm, I'm not living in the ghetto, but I think the "blackies" mean "black steel wheels".
ItsMyDaily
10-06-2006, 10:14 AM
hahaha I didn't even realize. I hate my keyboard.
eTiMaGo
10-06-2006, 10:47 AM
"keyboard"... suuuure... :wink:
ItsMyDaily
10-06-2006, 10:52 AM
:moon:
OK Yaris
10-06-2006, 03:58 PM
any1 weigh their stock blackies yet? I'm curious to know how much they weigh.


My black steel 15 inch wheels weigh 15 lbs each, as measured on my el-cheapo Wal-Mart bathroom scale. Hope this helps. -Mike :clap:
ItsMyDaily
10-06-2006, 05:48 PM
My black steel 15 inch wheels weigh 15 lbs each, as measured on my el-cheapo Wal-Mart bathroom scale. Hope this helps. -Mike :clap:
:w00t: thankx
vodkalush
10-06-2006, 09:23 PM
is that 15lbs for just the wheel or wheel+tire?
SimmZ
10-06-2006, 09:39 PM
I'm surprised... cause most of 15" wheels will weight a little over 20 lbs each... with tire mounted it reach easily 30+ lbs!
OK Yaris
10-06-2006, 10:08 PM
is that 15lbs for just the wheel or wheel+tire?

Just the wheel.
vodkalush
10-06-2006, 10:20 PM
damn.

thanks :thumbsup:
ItsMyDaily
10-06-2006, 11:22 PM
Man this is making me rethink changing my wheels at this time. I thoght the difference in weight would be very big, but only 4 lbs less isn't a big improvement. I may just wait now.
Wayside
10-07-2006, 10:37 AM
Actually, 4 lbs less using the same size wheel is a big improvement.
ItsMyDaily
10-07-2006, 12:08 PM
Actually, 4 lbs less using the same size wheel is a big improvement.

If you add up all 4 wheels thats 16lbs weight reduction. You can remove more by removing the back seats if you wished. It'll improve the car no doubt, but it won't be to a great extent.
tonywenzel
10-08-2006, 12:39 PM
Removing unsprung weight nets greater improvement than removing sprung weight.
SmellyTofu
10-09-2006, 05:06 PM
That's light if the bathroom scales is accurate. It's about 1lb lighter than the standard 15" alloys.
03Z33
10-10-2006, 09:46 AM
15" steelies weigh 33 lbs. each with the tires.

15" Watanabes weigh 24 lbs. each with tires, 9 lbs. each without tires.

17" CP-035s weigh 35.5 lbs. each with tires, 12.8 lbs. each without tires.
Black Yaris
10-10-2006, 08:12 PM
I did not weigh my stock steelies but I had a steel wheel in one hand and my new wheel in the other.. you could tell a HUGH differance... 4-6lbs... but I chose a very open wheel... I will get exact wights when I pull my nice wheels off for the winter