lightweight wheels

getcrunk88 · Post by **getcrunk88** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 11:04 am

im looking for a set of cheap lightweight wheels 16" i have a old set of the stock tires pretty good tread left and i want to get a set strictly for summer driving but i cant find any cheap im talking bout 90 bucks a wheel if anybody has any ideas for a nice set i would appreciate it

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 11:07 am

Rota Slipstreams are going to be the cheapest (around $450 a set) lightweight (13-14lbs)wheels you will find. At least that is what my research has found.

getcrunk88 · Post by **getcrunk88** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 11:17 am

I was checking out flik wheels but i heared that edgeracing is way slow with their shipping and lots of problems with em do you know where i could get my hands on a set of Rota wheels for that price?

ragek23 · Post by **ragek23** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 2:22 pm

i have used edgeracing and the shipping is not bad at all. I love my 17inch filks! Light and great looking for the cost

SlvrACR · Post by **SlvrACR** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 3:20 pm

Actually Centerlines are really cheap. My buddy just got 18" storms and they were $98 a piece new for polished. They weigh 17 lbs for a 18" so a 16 would prob be around 13-15lbs

Mopar00Neon · Post by **Mopar00Neon** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 5:01 pm

I have Kosei K1 wheels. Mine are 15"s but of course they make them in all sizes. Theyre pretty damn light weight.

Jerome Adams · Post by **Jerome Adams** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:48 pm

I think they stopped making the K1...I know Tirerack doesn't have them anymore (in 15" anyway)

When I get rims they will probably be Rotas...wouldn't mind Motegi Traklites...but those are a little more pricey

04sxt2.0 · Post by **04sxt2.0** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:00 pm

my 18" motegi RT-5s are real light about 10lbs with tire, the lightest wheels i have ever had yet.

Mopar00Neon · Post by **Mopar00Neon** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:16 pm

They should still have them. I know they stopped with 17"s for a while, but then brought them back in white only, and then silver later. Kosei seems to be weird like that.

Post by **Canada** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:31 pm

04sxt2.0 wrote:my 18" motegi RT-5s are real light about 10lbs with tire, the lightest wheels i have ever had yet.

Umm. I'm not calling you a liar. But until I see one of your wheels on a scale with the tire mounted. I would say no.

Depending on what tire you were running, I would approximate your wheel at 19lbs and your tire at about 20lbs. For a total of about 39lbs give or take total.

LCPLPunk · Post by **LCPLPunk** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:57 pm

ModernPerformance sells Rotas..

JRM · Post by **JRM** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:52 pm

EclecticBlue wrote:Umm. I'm not calling you a liar. But until I see one of your wheels on a scale with the tire mounted. I would say no.

Depending on what tire you were running, I would approximate your wheel at 19lbs and your tire at about 20lbs. For a total of about 39lbs give or take total.

according to this site they weigh in at 22.5lbs + whatever the tire weighs

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:27 pm

^^ And the air weight...

Yeah, that is WAY light... some of the best around are Rota Slipstreams, and I have ordered from edge twice now, and no problems, no late shipping, got everything as I ordered.

Post by **Diablo0** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 1:37 am

Vinny on 1GN (goes by "first gen troll" on here) was selling his 16" Rota Slipstreams so you or anyone else thats looking for a set may want to check him out.

Just a heads up

underway · Post by **underway** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:28 am

04sxt2.0 wrote:my 18" motegi RT-5s are real light about 10lbs with tire, the lightest wheels i have ever had yet.

how do u possibly have a wheel tire combo that light?....tires usually weigh around 16-8lbs alone...wat tires do u have that are so light..if they really are like the 5 lbs i would love some for my neon tho i know the rims are prolly way too pricey

Post by **racer12306** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:51 am

underway wrote:how do u possibly have a wheel tire combo that light?....tires usually weigh around 16-8lbs alone...wat tires do u have that are so light..if they really are like the 5 lbs i would love some for my neon tho i know the rims are prolly way too pricey

read EclecticBlue's and jrm868s' post. click the link in jrm's post.

ragek23 · Post by **ragek23** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:15 pm

according to edge racing the the flick and falken tire combo i am running wieghs in for a total of 34lbs each per wheel+tire.

http://edgeracing.com/2002/Dodge/Neon/bundle/2009/

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:27 pm

I'm pickin up a set of Enkei RPM2 17X7 that weigh 16.8lbs each, but I don't know what they'll run with the tire (Toyo Proxes 4 205/40ZR-17 84W).

Post by **racer12306** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:37 pm

^^^ those tires are probably 19 - 22lbs each.

thats a guess based on the weights of many other brands of that size.

ragek23 · Post by **ragek23** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:10 pm

edgracing has all the weights for the tires they offer.

those are 20lbs a tire. The falkens Ziex Ze 512 are the lightest u can get at 17lbs for that size. they are also the cheapest!

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:38 pm

For comparison sake, beings that we are talking about light weight rims/tires What is the average weight for stock rims and tires?
I know there are different kinds Steels, 7 spoke, 10 spoke, and the SRT rims. I haven't been able to find the info (its probably right in front of my eyes too.)

Post by **racer12306** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:38 pm

i believe the tires are about 18lbs

dont know what the wheels weigh, 16ish.

underway · Post by **underway** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:29 am

well my cheapy 17's wheel and tire combo weighs in at 34lbs i weighed it on a scale like a week ago cus i was thinkin bout steelies but my setup seems pretty dam light.... i only paid 350 for my rims and 400 for the tires....anyone lighter ?

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:49 am

My 2002 R/T wheels weigh in at 16lbf and my 2003 R/T wheels weigh in at 17lbf.

Post by **racer12306** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:49 am

that is a reasonable weight. but their is more weight around the circumference of the wheel/tire than on a pair of 15s that weigh the same.

underway · Post by **underway** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 7:30 pm

racer12306 wrote:that is a reasonable weight. but their is more weight around the circumference of the wheel/tire than on a pair of 15s that weigh the same.

yes i know i was still thinkin bout goin 2 a fifteen...theres a yard that has used rims and i found a stack of all the different years of neons stocker rims and i found the lightest version there was in a steelie and it weighs like 16lbs id say but im not sure how much i would gain just droppin the rim size...wat do u think?

Post by **racer12306** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 7:36 pm

the 14" steel wheel weighs 16lbs 10ozs.

dont know what you would gain. never studied it.

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:33 pm

What do snowflakes weigh? I think I saw a post a long time ago on neons.org with a pic of one on a digital scale and it weighed like 14-15lbs??? No, yes, maybe? WIsh I could remember.

Post by **racer12306** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:35 pm

that would make sense since they are aluminum. even though they are .5" wider and 1" bigger in diameter they should be a little lighter.

underway · Post by **underway** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 8:40 pm

my bro's 94 eclipse has 14" aluminum wheels and i was gunna take two for mine but they didnt fit unfourtunatly....i held his and mine in each hand and his weighed like half mine it was crazy...