Tell me your weights
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Burning Brakes
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Tell me your weights
What is the weight of one of your wheels to the closest 1/2 pound?
The ones I took off my car are 12 -1/2 lbs. This is just a bare wheel with slots cut in them,I can truly say these are one of a kind wheels because I milled slots in them myself.These wheels started life as a set of 5 wheels, 15" Dia. ( Brand xxx ) brushed finish, now a little different.
This does not include weight of tire,valve stem,5 lug nuts,weights on rim,and not with dirt on it.
The ones I took off my car are 12 -1/2 lbs. This is just a bare wheel with slots cut in them,I can truly say these are one of a kind wheels because I milled slots in them myself.These wheels started life as a set of 5 wheels, 15" Dia. ( Brand xxx ) brushed finish, now a little different.
This does not include weight of tire,valve stem,5 lug nuts,weights on rim,and not with dirt on it.
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From: Who says "Nothing is impossible" ? I've been doing nothing for years.
My Convo Pro's are 14 lbs each and they are aluminum. They are widely used in drag racing because of their light weight.
I think to get any lighter you start to get into a safety problem where you don't have enough material to guarantee they won't break under stress or the price goes up too high to make them affordable ?
I think to get any lighter you start to get into a safety problem where you don't have enough material to guarantee they won't break under stress or the price goes up too high to make them affordable ?
Last edited by MotorHead; Aug 20, 2005 at 07:11 PM.
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From: Science Bitch! Mississauga, Ontario
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Originally Posted by MotorHead
My Convo Pro's are 14 lbs each and they are aluminum. They are widely used in drag racing because of their light weight.
I think to get any lighter you start to get into a safety problem where you don't have enough material to guarantee they won't break under stress or the price goes up too high to make them affordable ?
I think to get any lighter you start to get into a safety problem where you don't have enough material to guarantee they won't break under stress or the price goes up too high to make them affordable ?
hmmm, interesting.
