16" Skyactiv Alloy wheel weight
Well in my quest to find some aftermarket wheels, I really was concerned about the weight. In order to keep the great MPG that the skyactiv gets I needed to know the wheel weight of the stock 16" alloy wheels.
I finally found someone selling a wheel and asked they weigh it for me.
At first they said net weight was about 22lbs
... To which I replied, I'll pay you 10bucks to get the EXACT weight. The seller agreed so I paid 10bucks.
The seller weighed it on a Mettler gram scale.
Weighted in at 8605grams.
(453.6 grams per pound) = 18.9704 lbs
But he wasn't done. He weighed it again on another scale, his shipping scale.
The shipping scale weighed it in at:
18.95 pounds
The wheel didn't have the TPMS sender or a valve stem on it. So with those figured19lbs
Figured I would post it for those searching to replace their OEM and want to keep the MPG up on their new skyactiv. Mod away
I finally found someone selling a wheel and asked they weigh it for me.
At first they said net weight was about 22lbs
... To which I replied, I'll pay you 10bucks to get the EXACT weight. The seller agreed so I paid 10bucks.The seller weighed it on a Mettler gram scale.
Weighted in at 8605grams.
(453.6 grams per pound) = 18.9704 lbs
But he wasn't done. He weighed it again on another scale, his shipping scale.
The shipping scale weighed it in at:
18.95 pounds
The wheel didn't have the TPMS sender or a valve stem on it. So with those figured19lbs
Figured I would post it for those searching to replace their OEM and want to keep the MPG up on their new skyactiv. Mod away
Good info, Keith. Thanks for posting.
Someone on another forum weighed the OE 5-spokes (17") that came on the earlier cars a few years ago when I was shopping for wheels, and he said it weighed in @ 19.4 - 19.6 lbs depending which scale, and which wheel he weighed them on. He had access to a veterinary scale as I recall.
Not a whole lotta' difference there. Surprising considering the 1" difference in diameter.
Last edited by virgin1; Apr 29, 2012 at 02:20 PM. Reason: Added info
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