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You care about the rim weight on a 2.3 ton car? 
Oct 28, 2003 5:17:31 PM
- Jack (L.A.)
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Re: Wheel weights?
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Does anyone know how much the 19" wheels weigh? Also if anyone knows what the 20" TechArts weigh I'd like to know for comparison.
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J
Don't have the 19" wheel weight, but I think we can extrapolate from the info below that it weighs right around 34lbs or so -- Here's the weight data I have:
Porsche 18" Turbo wheel=32lbs
Porsche 20" Techno wheel=36lbs
TechArt 20" wheels=36.5lbs
BTW, the Champion 20" forged (Speedline-Japan made) wheel weighs in at 24.1lbs.
Re: Wheel weights?
Absolutely! Unsprung weight affects handling and road feel. I just want to be sure that if I put aftermarket wheels on my car that they weigh the same or less than my current wheels. Can anyone suggest some (in your opinion) good looking light 19s most tuner wheels seem to be 20"-22". Since I like to drive off-road I need some rubber.
Oct 29, 2003 1:57:04 AM
- Jeffrey Behr
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Wheel diameter for off-pavement (OP) SUV tires
j--19" tires are the least common (of the 3 Cayenne wheel diameters) in SUV applications. For instance, the very good Kumho ECSTA STX ( http://www.kumhousa.com/Products/PtnDetails.asp?mainCatID=2&PtnID=KL-12 ) and the excellent Toyo Proxes S/T ( http://www.toyo.com/tires/index_frame.html ) simply aren't available in 19". The Pirelli Scorpion Zero ( http://www.us.pirelli.com/en_US/tyres/catalog/tyre_category.jhtml;jsessionid=H5VZW3ZJJ1A3VFYKJOPCFFA?catid=US_SUVHP&productid=2643 ) is, but, in my experience, this tire gets quite noisy as it wears. The Yokohama AVS S/T ( http://www.yokohamatire.com/TireSizes.asp?TireID=7 ) also is available in a couple 19" sizes, but this tire starts out a little on the noisy side and gets worse.
Selecting tires for high street AND good OP performance is a problem when one's SUV is so high-performance on the street. I picked Toyo Proxes S/Ts in 295/45R20 on 20x10" wheels; see http://community.webshots.com/album/83864348CQGRnR . Their 30.4" diameter increases ground clearance about 3/4" all over and, of course, makes the final gearing a little taller, but, so far, they're doing very well. Even had it on the racetrack ( http://forums1.roadfly.org/porsche/forums/cayenne/forum.php?postid=4096543&page=1 ) where it really impressed a bunch of Porsche sportscar guys.
BTW, I'd pick 20x9.5" wheels next time; those rim edges are mighty close to the outside of the tire's belly.
Selecting tires for high street AND good OP performance is a problem when one's SUV is so high-performance on the street. I picked Toyo Proxes S/Ts in 295/45R20 on 20x10" wheels; see http://community.webshots.com/album/83864348CQGRnR . Their 30.4" diameter increases ground clearance about 3/4" all over and, of course, makes the final gearing a little taller, but, so far, they're doing very well. Even had it on the racetrack ( http://forums1.roadfly.org/porsche/forums/cayenne/forum.php?postid=4096543&page=1 ) where it really impressed a bunch of Porsche sportscar guys.
BTW, I'd pick 20x9.5" wheels next time; those rim edges are mighty close to the outside of the tire's belly.
Re: Wheel weights?
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Unsprung weight affects handling and road feel
Most people can't feel a difference on a 1400 kg Porsche and you want to be able to feel a difference on a 2.3 ton (with driver, co-driver and maybe family/luggage even much much more) SUV? I highly doubt it but I guess our Users are very helpful (and much more open minded to this than I am
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Re: Wheel weights?
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Most people can't feel a difference on a 1400 kg Porsche and you want to be able to feel a difference on a 2.3 ton (with driver, co-driver and maybe family/luggage even much much more) SUV?
On every car that I have ever put aftermarket wheels that weigh more than stock (including a 500SEC, S500 and Lincoln Navigator) they have VERY noticeably affected performance and ride quality. The only time I had an improvement was when I put 3 piece BBS wheels (can't remember the model) on my 88 M3.
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