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: Tire and wheel weight, just for the record


Dragn70
Aug 9th, 03, 3:24 PM
A 275 60 15 on a 7" rally weighs 50lbs
a MT 28 9 15 slick on a 7" Weld drag light weighs 36 lbs

Matt Leuck
Aug 9th, 03, 8:46 PM
Good info, thanks! graemlins/thumbsup.gif

-Matt

19Nova72
Aug 10th, 03, 2:24 AM
Holy god that is like driving around with cast iron cylinder heads spinning back there, I had no idea a wheel/tire was that heavy.

ddeennis
Aug 10th, 03, 11:13 PM
i just did a swap on my 80 z28 camaro. and the stock 5 spoke rims with 245/60-15 tires weight in at 52 lbs each with the same tire and the z28 N90 alum. factory rims weight in at 43 lbs.