Kevin Bacon 5 Posted November 15, 2008 I thought I'd make a thread about wheel data to try and help people make an informed decision when choosing wheels. Hopefully the list will expand over time, so please add to the list if you know of any wheel weights and other data etc. The weights shown are actual weights on scales, which I'd prefer when updating the list tbh as some of the wheel weight data on the net is a bit optimistic in some cases! :lol: Wheel weights: 15s VR6 Speedline - 6.5J x 15 - ET43 - 7.5Kg - 288m VAG clearance VR6 Solitude - 6.5J x 15 - ET43 - 8.3Kg - 288m VAG clearance Compomotive MO5 1571 - 7J x 15 - ET25 - 7.8kg - 305mm AP and 312mm VAG clearance Compomotive CXR 1571 - 7J x 15 - ET25 - 16s BBS RX - 7J x 16 - ET38 - 8.8 Kg - 312mm VAG clearance Compomotive MO6 1672 - 7J x 16 - ET25 - 8.8Kg - Good 4 pot clearance 17s Team Dynamics Pro Race 1 - 7J x 17 - ET35 - 7.7Kg - Good 4 pot clearance Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2 - 7J x 17 - ET35 - 8.1Kg - Some 4 pots may need spacers Compomotive MO6 1771 - 7J x 17 - ET35 - 9.8Kg - Good 4 pot clearance VW Santa Monica - 7J x 17 - ET38 - 7.8Kg BBS RKII - 7.5J x 17 - ET35 - 9.5kg (approx) Audi (Ronal?) TT Comps - 7.5J x 17 - ET32 - 10.5Kg - Good 4 pot clearance Oettinger RE - 8J x 17 - ET35 - 10.5Kg - Good 4 pot clearance Rota G Force - 8J x 17 - ET35 - 9.2Kg - Tonnes of 4 pot clearance Compomotive MO5 1783 - 8J x 17 - ET35 - 10.4Kg - Good 4 pot clearance Compomotive TH2 1780 - 8J x 17 - ET35 - 9.8Kg - Good 4 pot clearance OZ Ultraleggera - 8J x 17 - ET35 - 7.74Kg BBS CH - 8.5J x 17 - ET35 - 10Kg Tyre Weight: 15s 205/50/15 - Toyo R888 (worn) - 8Kg 205/50/15 - cheap brand X - 8.2Kg 205/50/15 - Rainsport2 (new) - 8.2Kg 17s 205/40/17 - Continental Sport contact 2 - 7.7Kg 205/40/17 - Toyo R888 (worn) - 7.6Kg 215/35/17 - unknown - 9.1kg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dukest 0 Posted November 15, 2008 just weighed a speedline with a brand new inflated 205/50 rainsport2 on it and it was 16kg making the tyre+compressed air 8.5kg i guess..? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted November 17, 2008 Yeah I guess so, so 15" tyres are pretty heavy then!! My 7x17 ProRaces and 205/40/17 Continentails, with air, weighed 15.4 kg. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidwort 0 Posted November 17, 2008 couple of figures for 4 cylinder 15" wheels: the old Sebring 6.5J x 15 with Michelin MXV2 195-50-15 16.2kg Borbet 'C' 7J x 15 with Goodyear Eagle F1 195-50-15 16.6kg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coullstar 0 Posted November 26, 2008 7.5x17 BBS RKII 2 piece with 205/40/17's - 17.5kg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted November 26, 2008 Cheers chaps, keep em coming! It's looking like Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve @ 0 Posted December 2, 2008 Have a set of lightweight forged bbs 16 x 6.5 in the garage awaiting my attention, 6.5kg with out tyres! :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KADVR6 0 Posted December 5, 2008 just picked up some oe santa monica's 7j x 17" et38, and thought these feel lighter than the RC's, guess what they are lighter coming in at 7.8kg. and the 9j x 16 gottis with a 215/40/16 tyre weighs a mighty 19.5kg :shock: plus to make them look right on the car the bloody sump sits waaaay to close to the tarmac :( so guess what may be for sale very soon........... karl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toad 0 Posted December 5, 2008 Don't have weights but Sebrings with Rainsport IIs are noticeably heavier than G60 BBS's with Potenzas on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zak 0 Posted December 6, 2008 dont have any scales to hand but i had my 8.5 x 17 bbs ch's off todays and they have 54mm worth of caliper clearance! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pete_griff 0 Posted January 30, 2009 bumpity bump for some thread ressurection! does anyone have any idae as to 4-pot clearance and weights on the ABT wheels - got my eye on a set as we speak.... need the info asap, as they will probably go soon... thanks very much :) pete Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coullstar 0 Posted February 1, 2009 Not sure on clearance but they are quality wheels and light too. I had a set on my S3 and would certainly buy again. Is it the simple plain 5 spoke ones? I like them. Oh and just to highlight the weight issue I fitted a set of Lenso 18in alloys to the Golf Tdi last week. Car felt a lot slower (despite almost identical RR) and they avergae MPG was down by 10!!!! The ride was terrible as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CorradoVR6-Turbo 0 Posted February 5, 2009 as much as i like my BBS RC's they dont have that much brake clearance....so i to are on the look out for a new set of rims. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pete_griff 0 Posted February 28, 2009 17" ABT's are 9.6 Kg without tyres :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted March 4, 2009 17" ABT's are 9.6 Kg without tyres :) Too heavy! :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted October 20, 2009 just picked up some oe santa monica's 7j x 17" et38, and thought these feel lighter than the RC's, guess what they are lighter coming in at 7.8kg. You mean these Karl? Are they OE or copies? That's a nice weight and I think they have reasonable caliper clearance too. Always liked them 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KADVR6 0 Posted October 20, 2009 yeh thats them Kev, but i have sold them ageees ago i have had 5 sets of alloys since i bought those. oh yeh the copies weigh loads so make sure you get the OE ones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coullstar 0 Posted October 20, 2009 Im looking at them as well but some conflicting info on this thread on MkIvs forum http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/t/151116.aspx :confused4: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John-M 0 Posted October 21, 2009 16" Sport Radar - 9.4 Kg with no tyre. 18 Kg with ( well-worn ) tyre and air. 15" Speedline - 7.7 Kg with no tyre. 15.8 Kg with ( well-worn ) tyre and air. Incidently - a 288mm brake disc comes in at 5.7 Kg. Just in case anyone is interested. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VRDUBZAK 0 Posted October 22, 2009 BBS RS 262&263. Weigh in at a hefty 7.71107029 Kilograms or 17LBS as we non metric lovers say :D 17 Inch Clear Girling 60 Calipers with a front et of 35 on 9" wide. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philmo 0 Posted December 18, 2009 Has anyone weighed in a 17" BBS RX wheel? Have I missed a table collating all the data? If no-one's done this I'd happily sort it but have only Word or XL. If I sort this can someone else transpose an MS file into a graphic file compatible with CF? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mort1414 0 Posted January 14, 2010 weighed my bbs ch 17 x8.5 =19.12kg including a 215/35/17 tyre = 9.08 kg alloy = 10.04kg mort Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bananawhip 0 Posted January 26, 2010 15" Porsche Teledial with worn 195/50/15 tyre comes in at 13.8kg (not including hub adaptors) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coullstar 0 Posted February 28, 2010 Compomotive TH2 8x17, 9.8kg. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted March 4, 2010 First page updated with a few tyre weights. R888 17" added for the track / handling concious.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
