Is there a difference in weight between stock 93 wheels and other years?
02-28-07, 10:34 PM
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Is there a difference in weight between stock 93 wheels and other years?
I have heard that the lightest stock wheels are from a 93 and Mazda made them heavier to increase their strength in 94. Is this true?
03-01-07, 12:41 AM
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There are two types of wheels for 3rd gen...
brittle kind prone to cracking and the non-brittle kind but a little heavier...I forget which but one is around 16lbs...
The "stronger reinforced" wheel has extra grooves behind it...there's a pic somewhere, but it's really easy to tell just by feeling behind the wheel for the double groove...
There are the 5 spokes, in the "V" portion between each spoke you should feel behind if it feels it's completely open in the back like a butter dish it's the brittle kind if it's like the butter dish but with a divider column in the middle it's the reinforced kind.
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brittle kind prone to cracking and the non-brittle kind but a little heavier...I forget which but one is around 16lbs...
The "stronger reinforced" wheel has extra grooves behind it...there's a pic somewhere, but it's really easy to tell just by feeling behind the wheel for the double groove...
There are the 5 spokes, in the "V" portion between each spoke you should feel behind if it feels it's completely open in the back like a butter dish it's the brittle kind if it's like the butter dish but with a divider column in the middle it's the reinforced kind.
~CYD
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