wheel weights - Toyota Yaris Forums

enobmort42 · 10-24-2009, 06:44 PM

this may be a silly question, and i feel retarded asking. is there a website or something on the rim that tells me its weight? i bought some rims off craigslist cheap and they look great and i love 'em, but i think they're killing my gas mileage! i suppose i could take one off and put it on my bathroom scale... haha.

also, what are the criteria for having a lightweight wheel? like, what's the threshold? lol

thanks!!

frownonfun · 10-24-2009, 06:53 PM

you might find the wheels you bought off craigslist on tirerack.com they list wheel weights

and imo anything 15lbs and under is lightweight. 10lbs and under is preferable but then you are getting into some expensive wheels. at least in my world.

enobmort42 · 10-24-2009, 06:56 PM

i'll give it a shot... i have trouble getting good google results, even. strange. but i'm assuming that doesn't include the tires? lol

frownonfun · 10-24-2009, 06:59 PM

no that wouldn't include the tires. also i was just thinking i guess anything lighter than stock can pretty much be considered light weight in a way.

do you know the brand name of the wheels? model?

enobmort42 · 10-24-2009, 07:05 PM

all i know is the brand. they say volution on them, but my own googling also shows heico? is there a special place they put the model name/number? lol

lunjiaow · 10-27-2009, 04:48 AM

The tyre it self could be heavier then the rim. Also if the tyres are wide means more rolling resistance which in turn uses your gas milage. Guess you could try to inflate your tyres a bit higher.

why? · 10-27-2009, 09:22 AM

the wheel weight link: http://www.wheelweights.net/

another one: http://www.superhonda.com/tech/wheel_weights.html

However also realize that size matters as well. The larger the wheel size, the more effort it takes to spin the wheels. I think it takes something like 4x the effort to spin the outside of the wheels than it does to spin the insides.

And lunjiaow is right. Tire weight is also extremely important. Thankfully most tire manufacturers now list weight on their websites.

10-24-2009, 06:44 PM	#1
enobmort42 First time DIYer Drives: '07 LB Polar White Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 434	wheel weights this may be a silly question, and i feel retarded asking. is there a website or something on the rim that tells me its weight? i bought some rims off craigslist cheap and they look great and i love 'em, but i think they're killing my gas mileage! i suppose i could take one off and put it on my bathroom scale... haha. also, what are the criteria for having a lightweight wheel? like, what's the threshold? lol thanks!! __________________ LED tails - debadged - 17" wheels - LED door handles - Painted Headlights - 30/35% tint - Blue LED Interior - DIY Cruise Control - Python 460HP Alarm - DIY Power Locks - K&N CAI - Lowering Springs

10-24-2009, 06:53 PM	#2
frownonfun View User's Garage Drives: 09 Yaris HB, 08 SR5 Tundra Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: RGV, Texas Posts: 1,086	you might find the wheels you bought off craigslist on tirerack.com they list wheel weights and imo anything 15lbs and under is lightweight. 10lbs and under is preferable but then you are getting into some expensive wheels. at least in my world. __________________ I crush you like tiny clown car, because you are clown, yes?

10-24-2009, 06:56 PM	#3
enobmort42 First time DIYer Drives: '07 LB Polar White Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 434	i'll give it a shot... i have trouble getting good google results, even. strange. but i'm assuming that doesn't include the tires? lol __________________ LED tails - debadged - 17" wheels - LED door handles - Painted Headlights - 30/35% tint - Blue LED Interior - DIY Cruise Control - Python 460HP Alarm - DIY Power Locks - K&N CAI - Lowering Springs

10-24-2009, 06:59 PM	#4
frownonfun View User's Garage Drives: 09 Yaris HB, 08 SR5 Tundra Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: RGV, Texas Posts: 1,086	no that wouldn't include the tires. also i was just thinking i guess anything lighter than stock can pretty much be considered light weight in a way. do you know the brand name of the wheels? model? __________________ I crush you like tiny clown car, because you are clown, yes?

10-24-2009, 07:05 PM	#5
enobmort42 First time DIYer Drives: '07 LB Polar White Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 434	all i know is the brand. they say volution on them, but my own googling also shows heico? is there a special place they put the model name/number? lol __________________ LED tails - debadged - 17" wheels - LED door handles - Painted Headlights - 30/35% tint - Blue LED Interior - DIY Cruise Control - Python 460HP Alarm - DIY Power Locks - K&N CAI - Lowering Springs

10-27-2009, 04:48 AM	#6
lunjiaow Drives: Yaris Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Perth, Australia. Posts: 189	The tyre it self could be heavier then the rim. Also if the tyres are wide means more rolling resistance which in turn uses your gas milage. Guess you could try to inflate your tyres a bit higher.

10-27-2009, 09:22 AM	#7
why? Only Happy When it Rains View User's Garage Drives: Yaris LB Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: harnett county NC Posts: 4,097	the wheel weight link: http://www.wheelweights.net/ another one: http://www.superhonda.com/tech/wheel_weights.html However also realize that size matters as well. The larger the wheel size, the more effort it takes to spin the wheels. I think it takes something like 4x the effort to spin the outside of the wheels than it does to spin the insides. And lunjiaow is right. Tire weight is also extremely important. Thankfully most tire manufacturers now list weight on their websites. __________________ Colin Chapman disciple

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