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Old Apr 19, 2003 | 04:34 PM
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Would anyone know the weight of the stock wheels for a 1998 C5.
The 18" rear and the 17" front. Thanks
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Old Apr 19, 2003 | 05:26 PM
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I also have a 98 and did some looking around on the net for this info.

If I remember correcly, the RRs are 27 and the fronts 21.

Second hand info here, so not sure how reliable the source is.

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Old Apr 19, 2003 | 05:33 PM
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When i had my 99 wheels weighed for shipping it was out off the box because i did not have boxes yet and i just wanted an est. The rear wheel is 21 pounds 10 ounces. The front are 19 pounds 6 ounces according to the united states post office. hope this helps. :jester
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Old Apr 19, 2003 | 08:33 PM
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That is hella light if thats the case... The lightest I have seen for any wheel so far...
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Old Apr 20, 2003 | 08:10 PM
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1997-1999 Standard Wheels
Front = 22.0 lbs
Rear = 29.0 lbs

1997-2000 Magnesium Wheels
Front = 20.1 lbs
Rear = 24.0 lbs

2000 Standard Wheels (thin spoke)
Front = 18.08 lbs
Rear = 20.06 lbs
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Old Apr 20, 2003 | 08:19 PM
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unless the wheels were half on the counter and half on the scale, Those are the facts. According to the post office. :jester
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Old Apr 20, 2003 | 10:10 PM
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When i had my 99 wheels weighed for shipping it was out off the box because i did not have boxes yet and i just wanted an est. The rear wheel is 21 pounds 10 ounces. The front are 19 pounds 6 ounces according to the united states post office. hope this helps. :jester
:thumbs: Yep, that's exactly right for the wagon wheels. Weighed them myself on an accurate lab scale. By the way, the magnesiums are 17.4 in the front, 19.2 in back
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Thank you, I dont know where rgregory got that info from. I have the weights right here in front of me on the paper from the post office. :rofl:
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I got that info back in '00 when the '00 wheels came out it was a big deal because the '00 forged wheels were significantly lighter than the '97-99 and also lighter than the magnesium. Though I have never weighed them myself have seen very close numbers from more than one source.

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