Weight of stock 17" rims vs 15" Corolla steel rims with snows

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  1. Mendel Leisk

    Mendel Leisk Senior Member

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    An interesting statistic? Measured with a decent digital scale, the kind that you hook the load up, let it hang, and once it stabilizes it locks the value. Both tires down to about 8/32" tread depth:

    OEM 17" rim with Michelin Pilot 215/45R17 approx. weight: 44.36 lb
    Corolla 15" steel rim with Michelin X-Ice2 165/65R15 approx. weight: 37.00 lb
     
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    Yeah, that's kinda interesting data; thanks for contributing it! One of these days I'll weigh my OE 15" aluminum wheels with their 165/65 tires. For comparison, the OE 13" steel wheels of my Mazda weighed about 13 pounds each, and so did the tires, for a total of 26.
     
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    ehh, the Corolla 15" rims mount 195/65R15 tyres IIRC. The Gen 2 Prius rims are 14 lbs each. I don't recall anyone measuring the Gen 3 ones yet.
     
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