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RickRick

posted on 5/9/07 at 04:46 PM Reply With Quote
Wheels

Any idea how you would go about finding out the weight of wheels?

or better still some idea's for light weight wheels, probably 14"

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Duncan_P

posted on 5/9/07 at 05:13 PM Reply With Quote
Google is your friend...

A good starting point is

wheelweights.net

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Humbug

posted on 5/9/07 at 05:14 PM Reply With Quote
put one on a scale?
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higgsti

posted on 5/9/07 at 06:34 PM Reply With Quote
14" wheels are one of the hardest to get decent tyres for
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trikerneil

posted on 5/9/07 at 06:51 PM Reply With Quote
14" wheels are a b*st*rd to get decent tyres for.

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clockwork

posted on 5/9/07 at 07:05 PM Reply With Quote
Listen to higsti and trikerneil. They are a sod to get decent tyres for.





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RickRick

posted on 5/9/07 at 08:14 PM Reply With Quote
ok i can go with that tip, i changed the wheels on my fiesta when 2 of them got a tad bent, changed from 15" to 16" same width and stuff tires went from 195 50 15 at £27 to 195 45 16 at £70 ouch

so keeping weight down i guess 13's would be a good option, how low do you go prifile wise to keep some ride hight?

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scoop

posted on 5/9/07 at 08:25 PM Reply With Quote
All even numbered tyres are expensive 14,16,18 etc. Go thirteen mate.
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RickRick

posted on 5/9/07 at 08:28 PM Reply With Quote
can you just jack up the ride hight or will that mess with the handling i'm sure some 60 or 70 profile tires will just roll about on the rims
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higgsti

posted on 5/9/07 at 08:28 PM Reply With Quote
60 series tyres for 13" rims .15" rims 55 series or 50
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