One thing that bugs me a bit about many sites/catalogs listing wheels for sale is that the weight is rarely listed. I plan on going with either 17" or 18" wheels within the next couple of months, but I am concerned about adding too much rotating mass over the stock setup.. I know it will be tough if not impossible to find a wheel as light as the stock setup in a larger diameter. I know the Volk TE-37 is very light.. but I see them all the time, and they are really not to my liking. What about the Volk Gt-A? It is listed as a racing wheel.. but how light is it really? Any other suggestions for lighter large wheels? I love a lot of what Fikse and Kinesis puts out.. but again, weight!

Matt
93 touring

 

I pulled these wheel weights from the May 2001 Sport Compact Car magazine where they did an extensive wheel comparison including weighing the wheels themselves. I only looked for a sample of 17" and 18" wheels weighing less than 20 lbs. I also found the Volk GTA you mentioned and it is also listed below. As a point of reference stock FD wheels weight 16 lbs each.

Racing Hart "CP-035" 17x7 = 13.5 lbs
Nippon Racing "Evoluzione" 17x7 = 14 lbs
Volk "SE37K" 18x9.5 = 16.75 lbs
Wheels Plus "Tuner 6" 17x7 = 18 lbs
HP Racing "Hurricane" 17x7 = 18.5 lbs
Kosei "RT Penta" 18x7.5 = 18.5 lbs
Advan "Advan RG" 18x9 = 19 lbs
Volk "GTA" 17x9 = 21 lbs

 

Ack, I remember that issue too.. I should have held onto it. Thanks a lot for those leads.. at least that is something to start with.

Matt
93 touring

 

How about 18x10 Kinesis K58's...23lbs
Not light...but very BLING BLING !

 

The AXIS VPD wheels are nice and light

http://www.axiswheels.com/products.html

check em out

 

The Volk CE28N is the lightest 17" wheel, bar none. 17x9, 12.9lbs, no joke. http://www.wheelweights.net/ has lots of weights for you to compare. RH CP035s are also very light.