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Old Apr 1, 2014 | 05:16 PM
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Has anyone had a chance to weigh the base 18/19 inch wheels yet?

Just curious how beneficial it may or may not be to swap.
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Old Apr 2, 2014 | 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Higgs Boson
Has anyone had a chance to weigh the base 18/19 inch wheels yet?

Just curious how beneficial it may or may not be to swap.
I sold a set and had to ship them ups. They were approx 63lbs for the 19's and 59 for the 18's. That did include the tire and the wheel.
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Thank you!

Tire rack lists the tires as 27/33 so that would leave 32lbs wheels up front and 30 lbs in back?

That seems way too heavy....does that sound right to anyone?
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That does seem extremely heavy. Granted, the Z51s are forged and lighter, but I have non-forged 19" JCW wheels on my R60 and they only weigh like 21lbs. Not the same brand, but regardless - 32/30 is heavy.
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The wheels should be in the low 20's for wt. Check with LG. They started a thread a while back with various components wt.
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Originally Posted by ChucksZ06
The wheels should be in the low 20's for wt. Check with LG. They started a thread a while back with various components wt.
they listed the Z51 wheel weights. 23/27 without tires. I am looking for the base wheel weights, not Z51.

it's ok, I already ordered some 20lbers. my stock wheels will be for sale in a few weeks.
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Sorry, I thought you were talking z51 wheels.
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