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Wheel weight?

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Posted by: 97stscaddy

Anybody know how much the stock 17" 5 star chrome wheels weigh?

Posted by: 02LSE96LSC91SE84TC

With stock michilin tire about 45lbs. alone I can't say.

Posted by: GWL

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Originally Posted by 97stscaddy

Anybody know how much the stock 17" 5 star chrome wheels weigh?

My stock seven spoke chrome 17" wheels that came on my LSE were 22 pounds each. Weighed when I changed tires. I was very pleasantly surprised by how light these factory wheels were, when most custom wheels weighed more.

Posted by: 97stscaddy

Thanks. I'm looking for some wheels and Id like to avoid adding weight if I can. So I guess I'll shoot for about 20 lbs.

Posted by: GWL

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Originally Posted by 97stscaddy

Thanks. I'm looking for some wheels and Id like to avoid adding weight if I can. So I guess I'll shoot for about 20 lbs.

Good luck! 20 # wheels gets into very expensive wheels. If you check on the web, most custom wheels do not specify weight. Tire Rack does and a lot of the wheels are in the 30+ #s range. It took me a long time to find a set of 18" 3 pc wheels that were at 23.8 #s each. At the time these wheels were in the $750 each range. To get 18" wheels that where lighter than the stock 17" wheels would take wheels that ran in $1250 ea, range. Remember it is the total weight of the tire/wheel combination and if you keep the tire diameter the same, the overall combination will weigh very close with 18" 24.8 # wheels and tires as opposed to 17" 22 # wheels because the 18" tires will be lighter.

Your quest for sub-22 # wheels will be easier if you are going to stay with 17" wheels.

Posted by: 97stscaddy

I've been tossing the idea of 18" wheels back and forth for a while. Id like to get a set, but the price of most 18" tires that I've looked at just doesn't outweigh the tread ratings. And I could get a set of cheap Kumhos or Falkens, but they're all high performance tires that are gonna wear out fast, and make a ton of road noise along the way. so I think I'm better of just to stick with 17"s, unless I find a set of 18"s that I really really like.

Posted by: GWL

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Originally Posted by 97stscaddy

I've been tossing the idea of 18" wheels back and forth for a while. Id like to get a set, but the price of most 18" tires that I've looked at just doesn't outweigh the tread ratings. And I could get a set of cheap Kumhos or Falkens, but they're all high performance tires that are gonna wear out fast, and make a ton of road noise along the way. so I think I'm better of just to stick with 17"s, unless I find a set of 18"s that I really really like.

Just be careful about actual wheel weights. Even Ronels are heavier than the stock LSE 17" wheels. and only the expensive BBS's are under the 22 lb. limit.