Tire and Wheel weights.
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Tire and Wheel weights.
Don't know who not to trust. Just replaced my Front 245/40/18Supercar EMT's on 18" X 8.5" polished wheels with 255/40/18 BFG KDW-NT's on Factory Reproduction C6 Z06 Black w/machined spokes 18" X 9.5".
The stock setup with sensors and wheel weights weighs 45# and the new setup with sensors and weights weighs 50#.
Problem is; the wheels were quoted at 2#'s heavier and the tires at 1# less, somebody is giving wrong info.
Wheel weights are from posts in this Forum and tire weights are from discount or tire Rack.
The stock setup with sensors and wheel weights weighs 45# and the new setup with sensors and weights weighs 50#.
Problem is; the wheels were quoted at 2#'s heavier and the tires at 1# less, somebody is giving wrong info.
Wheel weights are from posts in this Forum and tire weights are from discount or tire Rack.
Last edited by haljensen; Jul 28, 2006 at 08:50 PM.
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Originally Posted by Miaugi
Maybe a silly question....are you weighing them with air in them? The weights supplied that you reffered to would be without air pressure. 
My wheels/tires were both weighed on the same scales within a minute of each other with both @ 30# ambient air pressure in the tires..
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The wheels he started with were repro's of some sort. C5s/C5 Zs didn't come with 18 x 8.5 rims. They were either 17 x 8.5 & 18 x 9.5 or 17 x 9.5 & 18 x 10.5.
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