stanger383

I'm looking for the weight of the c5 z front wheel... Also is it Mag? while searching I found this data. According to this it is not mag.. Is this correct?


here is what I found:

C5 Corvette Wheel Hard Core Data

C5 Corvette Wheels Weight by brand and type
19.2 lbs, front; 21.4 lbs, rear - 97-99 OEM wagon
22 lbs, front; 29 lbs, rear - 97-99 OEM wagon
17 lbs, front; 19.5 lbs rear - 97-00 OEM magnesium
17.5 lbs, front; 19.5 lbs, rear - 97-00 OEM magnesium
18.08 lbs, front; 20.06 rear - 00 OEM standard, thin spoke, high polish
17 lbs, front; 20 lbs, rear - 00 OEM standard, thin spoke, painted, no sensors or centercaps
16 lbs, front; 20 lbs, rear - 01 OEM standard high polish
19.6 lbs, front; 21.4 lbs, rear - 01 Z06 forged
19.2 lbs, front; 21 lbs, rear - 02-04 Z06 cast/spun
24 lbs, 18x10.5 - 00+ repro high polish
28 lbs, front; 32 lbs, rear - Z06 chrome repro
23 lbs, front; 26 lbs, rear - Z06 chrome repro
23.5 lbs, front; 24.5 lbs, rear - Z06 Motorsports, polished
20 lbs, 17x8.5, 58mm offset, front; 23 lbs, 18x9.5, 65mm offset, rear
22 lbs, 18x10.5, 58mm offset, front - HRE 545 w/clear center
27 lbs, 18x12, 74mm offset, rear - HRE 545 w/clear center
24/25 lbs - Z07 wheel weight, front
28 lbs - Z07 wheel weight, rear

sevinn

I will weigh the wheels that I have and let you know shortly.

stanger383

thanks!

sevinn

Mine are silver painted speedlines with wheel weights, metal valve stem and no center cap and came in at 18.5 pounds. They appear to be normal aluminum to me.

stanger383

thanks a lot. That makes it tough for me to put my tires on a set of wheels I just bought.. They weigh almost 31 pounds each.... That's a huge difference but I might have to use them to get my contact patch flat

Dragracer_Art

I got 15lbs out of my car just by swapping in a smaller battery.

Do you still have the Z brakes on the rear ?

You could save some unsprung rotating weight by going to base brakes.

PRE-Z06

The C5Z wheels are not magnesium, did you order C4 ZR1 repos?

stanger383

this is what I bought... If anyone is interested I might sell them... Never had a tire mounted on them.

stanger383

for the MIR trip I have lighter mufflers,no pass seat,lighter drivers seat,lightweight battery,c5 rear brakes to replace the rear Z brakes still on my car...that should be around 110-120 pounds

HOXXOH

These are the stock C5 Z06 OEM 17 x 9.5 front wheels and the weight is pretty accurate. No other C5 is that size. There are several C4 wheels in that size, but none weigh less.

stanger383

For anyone that wonders the weight of the C5Z/hoosier combo. I just pulled my rear drag pack off and they both weigh 43 pounds
C5Z fronts with 315/35/17 hoosiers
hoosier lists the weight at 26 for that tire which would make the wheel 17.
I'm pretty sure that the wheels are closer to 19 as listed(sevinn said his are 18.5, mine have caps and balancing weights on them). So the tire probably weighs closer to 24 than 26.
I weighed the ZR1 wheels and they are 27.3 pounds...
So.......... for the difference of 17 pounds I think I'm going to run the ZR1 wheels. What good is a light wheel if I can't get off the line? The contact patch should be much better on this 11 wide wheel

PRE-Z06

Agreed the extra hook should make up the difference. You burned a little rubber off those Hoosiers, not sure about 2lbs worth tho lol

irok

my polished OEM 5 spoke rears 19 x 10 with MT ET STREET RADIALS 305/35/19 are 70 pounds each. didnt weigh tire and rim seperately.43 would be much better than 70

stanger383

results are in and I am much happier with the heavier wider wheels. I was able to run 20 psi and get my first 1.2x 60'!!!!

sevinn

That's very fast good work!

Bill Dearborn

The highlighted weights are what you are looking for. If you have the forged wheels they will be a little heavier. Cast wheels are Speedlines while I believe the forged are from Alcoa.

Bill