Does anyone know the weight of our stock rim?

[Byrnie]

Does anyone know the weight of our stock rim?

Also given the following link how do the offsets work on rims. What i mean by that is how much is a 35 offset compared to a 45 offset.

This is the link I'm looking at that brought up my questions.

Thanks for your time in advance.

http://www.streetdreams.org/wheels/rims/Enkei/RSV/Anthracite/18/7.5

^I think these would look good on my soon-to-be grey Mazdaspeed 3.

 

[bacarl]

These are things that can be searched for easily, try that with these kinds of questions instead of adding more threads to the boards.

That being said, the stock wheel weight is right around 24lbs, a little over I believe. Offset is how far inboard/outboard the wheel is located relative to the hub. Stock offset is 52.5mm and you want to stay as close to that as possible, otherwise the wheel/tire may rub on the fender or suspension components. Increasing offset moves the wheel farther inboard; decreasing or negative offset moves it farther outboard.

IMO +48mm is the lowest offset I'd be comfortable with, but many will say 45 is fine. It depends on if you plan to lower the car or add wider tires. I have a 235 width tire so that's why I tend more conservative with offsets. 35mm is outside of the safety range because it will locate the tire too far outboard and will probably rub on the fender. Changing the offset too far from stock can also affect the way the car handles, accelerates, and stops.

Check out this site to play around with different configurations Wheel size calculator

 

[Byrnie]

These are things that can be searched for easily, try that with these kinds of questions instead of adding more threads to the boards.

That being said, the stock wheel weight is right around 24lbs, a little over I believe. Offset is how far inboard/outboard the wheel is located relative to the hub. Stock offset is 52.5mm and you want to stay as close to that as possible, otherwise the wheel/tire may rub on the fender or suspension components. Increasing offset moves the wheel farther inboard; decreasing or negative offset moves it farther outboard.

IMO +48mm is the lowest offset I'd be comfortable with, but many will say 45 is fine. It depends on if you plan to lower the car or add wider tires. I have a 235 width tire so that's why I tend more conservative with offsets. 35mm is outside of the safety range because it will locate the tire too far outboard and will probably rub on the fender. Changing the offset too far from stock can also affect the way the car handles, accelerates, and stops.

Check out this site to play around with different configurations Wheel size calculator

Thx for the info and I read some of the same stuff but i didn't know the offset of the stock rims. I admit I did a half-assed effort at searching for the stock rim weight but thank you.

 

[Nismothecat]

a zero offset would be the center of the wheels, the offset moves the hub further inward towards the brakes(negative) or farther outward towards the fender(positive).


this is the reason low offset or negative offset wheels have a bigger lip/concave than ones with a high positive offset.