Suspension/Wheels/Tires/Brakes

What is 3rd gen rim weight?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Jul 31, 2001 | 02:59 PM
  #1  
Boosted's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Tenured Member 10 Years
 
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 15
Likes: 0
From: PA
What is 3rd gen rim weight?

anyone tell me what a single 3rd gen OEM rim weights with out a tire?
I believe it is 13lbs. I need to ship rims and want to know the weight.
Thanks
Shawn
Reply
Old Jul 31, 2001 | 04:11 PM
  #2  
Brad's Avatar
dear baby jesus...
Tenured Member 10 Years
 
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 1,063
Likes: 0
From: WA
My rims weigh exactly 15.2 lbs each. But they are also powder coated, so I would imagine that adds a little weight...
Reply
Old Aug 1, 2001 | 07:07 PM
  #3  
f2racer's Avatar
Senior Member
Tenured Member 15 Years
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 379
Likes: 0
From: Bedford, MA, USA
I believe that there were two types of 3rd gen wheels brought in on 93s. They look exactly alike externally, but one was braced better to resist fracturing. The lighter one was 13lbs, but considered too fragile. Mazda then brought in a model which was closer to 16lbs, but far stronger.

Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Rotospectre
New Member RX-7 Technical
0
Sep 13, 2015 11:22 PM




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:31 PM.