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Marauderer
07-31-2003, 04:01 PM
Does anyone know how much our wheels weigh?
joflewbyu2
07-31-2003, 05:01 PM
front wheel & tire - 52 lbs, rears are 56 lbs.
Thomas C Potter
07-31-2003, 05:18 PM
jof2 is correct, wheel alone is likely 22-23 lbs. Call BFG ask tire wt.

TP
joflewbyu2
07-31-2003, 05:23 PM
i had 255/5017 g-force on a 19.8 lb wheel and total weight was 52 lbs. i believe the wheels weigh about 20 lbs each, no more being forged aluminum.
FordNut
07-31-2003, 05:34 PM
I just checked one on the bathroom scales, maybe not extremely accurate but I got 23 lb.
joflewbyu2
07-31-2003, 05:46 PM
was that a polished forged wheel or a full size spare cast aluminum wheel? oh, btw - size of the magnetic drain plug or are you going to make me take it and bring it to the auto parts store?
FordNut
07-31-2003, 09:26 PM
That is the weight of a polished wheel (yours now) and the drain plug is a 14 mm. The seal is different from the OEM. It uses a flat plastic washer like older cars instead of the o-ring like the new one but I have no leak problems.
RCSignals
07-31-2003, 11:07 PM
52 and 56 lbs? Seems awfully high to me. These wheels and tires are pretty light by heft
amerikan
08-02-2003, 08:07 PM
52lb is a lot to have added on to the car... do you guys think it would make sense to get a smaller spare?
FordNut
08-02-2003, 08:32 PM
Well, now that you mention it since I've got both types of spares if I'm going racing maybe I should change over to the mini spare just for that extra few pounds of weight savings. Anybody got the mini-spare weight handy?
LincMercLover
08-02-2003, 08:56 PM
I took my spare out when I went to the track...
martyo
08-02-2003, 10:26 PM
I'll be taking my ex-wife out of the trunk when I go to the track....
MERCMAN
08-03-2003, 04:07 AM
Is that the cause of the the rear end noise some people are experiencing? :)
jgc61sr2002
08-03-2003, 05:55 PM
What LML said take the spare tire out of the trunk.
drobin
08-03-2003, 08:01 PM
Does anyone know what a mini-space saving spare weights and what would one cost....Lighter the better when it comes to speed!

Donald
Marauderer
08-07-2003, 08:19 PM
The spare weighs 32 lbs. and the jack weighs 10 lb with the hardware for a total of 42 lbs. savings. Man have you ever taken out the spare, it is hilarious looking in 18", looks like it should fit on a truck!