Tire & Wheel Weights
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Tire & Wheel Weights
I keep hearing and reading about how heavy the run flats are and now much weight I will save by switching no non-run flats.
I recently changed my brake pads and took the opportunity to weigh the wheels and tires.
Tires are 245/45/17 & 275/40/18 OEM
Wheels are OEM polished type not the chrome version.
Fronts weights was 45lbs wheel + tire each side
Rear weights was 50lbs wheel + tire each side
I believe that my wheels weight is between 19-20lbs each (someone chime in if I am wrong) that would make the tires weight 25 & 30 lbs respectively.
I may be wrong on the actual weights but I think I am close to the real thing.
The question to the forum is:
What does a similar NON-Run flat tire in the above sizes weight?
by the same token, What does a sticky(race tire:R1,hoosier,kuhmo) weight using the same sizes?
Thanks
P.S. I hope I provided some food for thought to everyone :cheers:
I recently changed my brake pads and took the opportunity to weigh the wheels and tires.
Tires are 245/45/17 & 275/40/18 OEM
Wheels are OEM polished type not the chrome version.
Fronts weights was 45lbs wheel + tire each side
Rear weights was 50lbs wheel + tire each side
I believe that my wheels weight is between 19-20lbs each (someone chime in if I am wrong) that would make the tires weight 25 & 30 lbs respectively.
I may be wrong on the actual weights but I think I am close to the real thing.
The question to the forum is:
What does a similar NON-Run flat tire in the above sizes weight?
by the same token, What does a sticky(race tire:R1,hoosier,kuhmo) weight using the same sizes?
Thanks
P.S. I hope I provided some food for thought to everyone :cheers:
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Re: Tire & Wheel Weights (millerconsulting)
I changed to non-runflats, and weighed them before/after. Mine are Dunlop SP8000's, stock size fronts, 285/35-18's on the rear. The fronts weighed 6 pounds less, each, than stock. The rears were 5.5 less each. WELL worth the change. :D
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Re: Tire & Wheel Weights (6Speeder)
I changed to non-runflats, and weighed them before/after. Mine are Dunlop SP8000's, stock size fronts, 285/35-18's on the rear. The fronts weighed 6 pounds less, each, than stock. The rears were 5.5 less each. WELL worth the change. :D
