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Old 09-07-2009, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by xxrillixx
Like mentioned above... 5x120 is the same as the vette hubs. BMW, vettes, f bodies... all the same.
But it's not. 5x4.75" = 5x120.7mm. If they were the same then wheel companies wouldn't make different wheels to fit the different bolt patterns and the OEMs wouldn't refer to them as different bolt patterns.

Can you bolt them on? Sure. But I personally won't do that and subject the wheel studs to the shear load that they wouldn't normally be expected to carry.
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Agreed, not the same and would never risk it. Wheel off anybody.
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Originally Posted by AAIIIC
Actually, they're 25-26#. Not great, but about normal for an OEM 18" wheel. The GM Accessory wheels are 22-23#.


Nope, I weighed my stock spare when I got it. It was just over 30lbs. (I dont rember the exact number) .. But no matter what thats heavy .

A nice set just over 20lbs a rim would show better number at the track ..
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Originally Posted by maxspeed96ct
Nope, I weighed my stock spare when I got it. It was just over 30lbs. (I dont rember the exact number) .. But no matter what thats heavy .

A nice set just over 20lbs a rim would show better number at the track ..
with or without the tire???
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Originally Posted by maxspeed96ct
Nope, I weighed my stock spare when I got it. It was just over 30lbs. (I dont rember the exact number)
Well my scale said about 25 or 26#. That was (me + wheel) - (me alone). In that past that technique has given me the same numbers that I get on the scale at the UPS Store. I've never seen anyone else claim 30+ pounds for the OEM wheels, so something's wrong with your scale.

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with or without the tire???
Definitely without. With a tire on there you're looking at nearly double - 55-60# (depending on tire model and size).
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Originally Posted by AAIIIC

How is the weight of wheels and tires "extra"? Are there cars out there that have weightless wheels and tires?
Last time I checked you could always purchase Tires and rims that weigh less thus shedding the "extra" weight.... Your typing seems a bit confrontational? Hope you have a better day sir...



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