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Jorge-
17th January 2009, 21:53
Searched before anyone says that. Lott of talk on here about loosing weight from cars etc etc. And just want to know the standard weight of a VTS wheel, rim only no tyre.
-Jason-
17th January 2009, 22:29
Think its about 9kg iirc
VTR-120BHP
17th January 2009, 22:30
thats quite heavy for a wheel right ??
-Jason-
17th January 2009, 22:38
Not really I dont think
gouldy87
17th January 2009, 22:57
it is when you compare then to oz and team dymamics etc..... iirc vts wheels are about 3 kilos heavier each so thats 12 kilos more weight on a full set
Roper
17th January 2009, 22:59
yeah but oz and team dymamics are aftermarket wheels and designed to be lighter as used alot in racing :y:
gouldy87
17th January 2009, 23:07
well yea mate. some people are really keen on weight saving so change the wheels, i personally cant be arsed changing my wheels. i love my vts wheels!
JoshB
18th January 2009, 08:37
adsayer was gonna weigh one ages ago, dont know if he ever got round to it. Could be worth a PM
Jorge-
18th January 2009, 09:48
Yeah thats what I read, hence I started thsi thread..

I am sure I wont be the last person to ask this
JoshB
18th January 2009, 12:10
When I get some new tyres I'll grab one wheel when they take the tyre off and take my fishing scales!
Jorge-
18th January 2009, 16:31
Anyone got one any sooner?
silversaxo113
18th January 2009, 17:03
just weighed mine there for you without tyre its not road worthy because its buckledbut it wighs 7-8kg but not to sure how accurate my bathroom scales are
rushy_23
18th January 2009, 17:06
Bathroom scales are rubbish from what I have read.

Wheels also depend on their offset and width too.


Theres like 25454 threads on this now..
silversaxo113
18th January 2009, 17:08
i wieghed just a standard vts rim with no tyre i use them scales to weigh parcels and there pretty accurate for that
JoshB
18th January 2009, 17:26
Theres like 25454 threads on this now..

And no ones ever answered it! Trust me ive searched :wall:
Jorge-
18th January 2009, 18:57
As above really, ive searched and read about 30 threads. Everyone just says I will find out and post it up.
rushy_23
18th January 2009, 21:21
Sorry your right mate. Ment wheel weighs in general.

Need some tyre weights sorting too imo
LSOfreak
18th January 2009, 22:29
lol still isnt much of an accurate answer
Jorge-
19th January 2009, 11:00
:( Adsayer...?
Barry123
19th January 2009, 11:14
patience my child.

look my rims are being powdercoated at the moment 250 miles away from where I live. Once they're back from the powercoaters the rims will be weighed by dadSayer. Then when I'm swapping over the rims I currently have on (VTS rims also) will be weighed with the tyre on them.

tally ho!
Jorge-
19th January 2009, 11:15
Legend :)
JamesR
19th January 2009, 12:09
what do VTR alloys weigh? do they weigh less than VTS alloys?
Jorge-
19th January 2009, 12:11
Yes, they are smaller.. so I guess
JamesR
19th January 2009, 12:57
does anyone know the exact weight of VTR wheels?
LSOfreak
19th January 2009, 17:30
we already have one problem on our hands
Jorge-
25th January 2009, 12:48
Anyone had a chance to give this a go yet?
Toad
26th January 2009, 19:28
Any news? Someone must know how much a VTS wheel weighs???
Jorge-
13th February 2009, 21:17
adssssss?
silversaxo113
13th February 2009, 21:20
do you want the tyre weighing on its own or on the rim??
Jorge-
13th February 2009, 21:21
rim alone
silversaxo113
13th February 2009, 21:22
give me 2minits
silversaxo113
13th February 2009, 21:31
7467grams thats what my spare weighs with no tyre
Jorge-
13th February 2009, 21:32
Is that a VTS wheel? So 7.5kg?
silversaxo113
13th February 2009, 21:34
yes mate i weighed it on digital scales and that was the reading its a standard vts rim gloss black and just the rim no tyre
Jorge-
13th February 2009, 21:35
Ah nice. Lighter than I would have expected.
silversaxo113
13th February 2009, 21:36
may i ask why you needed this info lol just curious:p
Jorge-
13th February 2009, 21:39
Weight saving
silversaxo113
13th February 2009, 21:46
just a quick question will diffrent tyres weigh more which will add weight on top of the rim weight and are vts rims lighter compared to say 106 gti rims??
Jorge-
13th February 2009, 21:47
Yeah... not sure about the difference though.

hmm (thinking in typing), if a OZ leggera weighs 4.9, thats 2.5 per wheel less. 10kg overall.

still 10kg off my target of 900.
Toad
13th February 2009, 23:52
Good work.

The 106 GTi rims are lighter for sure, but I can't say by how much... Different tyres will weigh different amounts. Racing tyres will be a fair amount heavier than standard tyres also.
Jorge-
14th February 2009, 10:07
106 gti rims are 14s aren't they?
vts-luke
14th February 2009, 12:02
106 gti rims are 14s aren't they?

yes they are
Toad
14th February 2009, 20:49
And pretty darn light. I never weighed mine, but every set of rims I've had since have been much heavier. I'm fairly sure they were lighter than my spare wheel - steelie.
r_i_c_h_1
14th February 2009, 21:46
The VTS alloys are easyly heavier then any other factory fitted alloy I've come across, was very surprised when I took them off for the first time. They do look fairly good tho :)
Jorge-
16th February 2009, 08:04
Well, Peugeot Cyclones weigh in at a huuuge 8.4Kg I think, and the Lasers are even more than that.