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15" vs 16" weight / nice rim spec site too



Yeah, that's the "price" you paid for "cheap" tires: weight.
Everything comes with a price-tag of some sort....

Larry    old crock

> My 13 x 9's with the old Hoosier bias ply Auto-x tires on them weighed
about
> 13.5 lbs each.  I switched to Khumo's this year because they were cheap.
> They are heavy though, I think the wheel and tire now weigh about 28lbs.
>
> Alan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com>
> To: "Elijah R" <nicadimus@hotmail.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 8:05 PM
> Subject: Re: 15" vs 16" weight / nice rim spec site too
>
>
> Those 16 (okay, 15.8) pounds may make only a few tenths of a second per
lap
> difference.  That could be the difference between winning and not winning.
> A serious racer would KILL for a tenth of a second.
> Casual racers like me (or the Meze) probably wouldn't spend the
> money/effort...
> :)
>
> Larry
>
>
> > During one of the suspension threads recently someone mentioned running
> 15"
> > rims for autocross because of the lighter weight as opposed to 16".
Being
> > curious I found some Keiser super light (steel)15" rims that weighed 14
> lbs,
> > my rims are 16" Kosei Sniper's (cast alum) at 18 lbs. Is that 16lb
(15.8,
> > hahaha) difference going to have a dramatic impact when I race my car?
> >
> > alos I found a nice rim spec site, not a lot of VW choices, but lots of
> > aftermarket spec's including weights.
> > although they list my rim at 18.9lbs the postal scale said 17.950.
> >
> > http://www.fiercecars.com/specs/rimweight.shtml
> >
> >
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