How much weight?

[Luke Accord]

Hey guys,
Just a quick question, How much weight would tyres and air add to a set of 17x7 rims?
Eg. 'If a rim weighed 7kg how much would you expect it to weigh with a tyre on and inflated'.
Thanks guys.

[aaronng]

Tyres usually 10kg or so for 205 profile 16". If you have wider tyres, it puts on weight very quickly. Air weighs almost nothing.

[Luke Accord]

The tyres will be 215/40/17. Is that 10kg per tyre?.

[aaronng]

That will be more than 10kg.

[bennjamin]

yup compressed air adds probably max 500grams if that ~ noticed on my semis before and after letting air out (for storage)

[Luke Accord]

So if i got rims that weighed 7kgs after they got tyres on they would weigh 17kgs each?

[bennjamin]

dunno. The tyre + comrpessed air seems to add "about" 10kgs of weight.
For example - my stock rims weigh 5.5kg - + 195x50x15 tyre and air = 14kg.

[string]

I'm running stock honda 15's that I weighted at 8kg, with another 8kg going to 195/55's on them.

Wheels are heavy as all hell. Big wheels make you go slow as all hell. Unfortunately as said already, tyres are also heavy as all hell.

[royal]

yeah a 215/40/17 tires weight anywhere in between 8.5kg to 10.5kg, depends on the tire's construction, I believe that if it is a more reinforced tire, such as those with stiffer side wall etc, these tires generally are a bit heavier.

And then whatever the weight of compressed air is!

hope this help!

[Luke Accord]

yeah a 215/40/17 tires weight anywhere in between 8.5kg to 10.5kg, depends on the tire's construction, I believe that if it is a more reinforced tire, such as those with stiffer side wall etc, these tires generally are a bit heavier.

And then whatever the weight of compressed air is!

hope this help!

Thanks mate.