LCR Wheel Weight

[hazman]

Hi,
Does anyone know the weight of a standard LCR wheel?

Thanks

 

[Willie]

There was a thread on this before.
I'd like to know this too.

 

[JamJay]

There was a thread on this before.
I'd like to know this too.

Willie, I know you want to remove every last lb from your car but I don't think you can do without your wheels

 

[Willie]

Willie, I know you want to remove every last lb from your car but I don't think you can do without your wheels

LOL, Ah balls, well worth a try

Na its all about unsprung weight or rotational mass.
The lighter the mass the better handling, braking and accelerating

 

[JamJay]

Very true. Be interesting to know this also, if no-one knows then I can always stick the spare on some scales later?

 

[Willie]

good plan
Also the tyre weights are good to know

 

[JamJay]

I have an extra tyre in the garage so I can weigh the spare wheel with tyre on, then the other tyre on it's own an deduct it from the combined weight of both to get the actual weight of the rim.

 

[Willie]

Perfect.
I know the OZ ultraleggeras are about 8.5Kgs
And thats pretty light

 

[JamJay]

I don't think the LCR wheels can be alot more, lighter than some 18's that's for sure.

 

[ibizacupra]

from memory when I last lifted a new LCR rim without tyre it was surprisingly light as std

 

[Willie]

Okay, will be very interesting to see the weight then.
This might save me some serious cash

 

[JamJay]

Rim with new 225/40/18 tyre = 20.5kg

New 225/40/18 tyre = 10kg

Rim weight = 10.5kg

 

[Willie]

Excellent cheers for that.
So can still save myself 4Kgs with lighter rims

So with Badger 5 2 piece discs = 6kgs weight saving
Lighter fly wheel, not too sure how much I saved there
Lighter rims 4kgs.
All good

 

[Willie]

jamjay's right. i just weighed my damaged LCR rim

Great, thanks bud

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

20.5kg with a tyre is still very light for a 18" rim, thats alot lighter than mine

 

[jonathanp]

Rota subzero's are quite light. Been told 8.1kg's but looking around I think its actually 8.6KG cheaper then OZ's though

Was trying to get some wheels from the states which were 7.7KG's but they were all sold before I could find someone to ship them, was gutted

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

Rota subzero's are quite light. Been told 8.1kg's but looking around I think its actually 8.6KG cheaper then OZ's though

Was trying to get some wheels from the states which were 7.7KG's but they were all sold before I could find someone to ship them, was gutted

Where did you see these in 5x100? I was looking at these a few months back but they were either 4x100 or 5x114

 

[Willie]

Rota subzero's are quite light. Been told 8.1kg's but looking around I think its actually 8.6KG cheaper then OZ's though

Was trying to get some wheels from the states which were 7.7KG's but they were all sold before I could find someone to ship them, was gutted

OZ have a new rim that 6.5Kgs but at about £600 each I have decided against them just now.
Light weight is good, but light weight and strong is gooder, lol

 

[jonathanp]

is it magnesium? Remember seeing the RS Watamabe cyclone they were 6.6KG's in 18x8

Have you looked on wheelweights.net?

 

[jonathanp]

Where did you see these in 5x100? I was looking at these a few months back but they were either 4x100 or 5x114

Rarerims do them on this forum