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Old Mar 22, 2005 | 08:12 AM
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Weight?

How much do the stock 17"'s weigh? With and without the runflats, if anyone knows, thanks!

Doug
 
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Old Mar 22, 2005 | 09:04 AM
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Look up in the sticky about wheel/tire weight. The S-Lites weight about 25lbs and runflats add another 25 lbs to that.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2005 | 11:41 AM
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How heavy?

Yes, 50 lbs. total and I have checked several
to be sure. BTW, that's equal to my 71 Corvette wheel
and tire. WOW! That's heavy.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2005 | 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by CapWKidd
How much do the stock 17"'s weigh? With and without the runflats, if anyone knows, thanks!

Doug
Each one weighs enough to:
Give you a hernia
Throw out your back
Burst a blood vessel in your brain
Kill your toe if you ever dropped it
Begin training for Olympic power lifting in 2008
Make you appreciate you have lighter alternatives available

My autocross wheels are Kosei K1 TS 15x7" (10.6 pounds each) and Kumho V710s in 205/50-15 (18 pounds each). That's almost 19 pounds lighter per wheel vs the 48 pound stock S-lyte.

Forget adding power, just get lighter wheels. This works really well for the MC!
 
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