light wieght wheels
light wieght wheels
Hey guys im looking for light wieght wheels, i was looking at the motegi track lights but they are kinda expensive. either a 17 or 19 inch wheel wieghing anywhere between 14-22 lbs.
Originally Posted by shiftingloco310
Hey guys im looking for light wieght wheels, i was looking at the motegi track lights but they are kinda expensive. either a 17 or 19 inch wheel wieghing anywhere between 14-22 lbs.
Good bloody luck, mate. I've been looking for 5 x 110 17's for a couple of months now- not even a tease out there that I've been able to find yet. tirerack only has 18's in that pattern, wheelmax doesn't even know the difference between the SS and base, so a search for Cobalt wheels comes up with- you guessed it- 4 x 100. I'd love to know if anyone has found lightweight 17's for the SS.
shiftingloco310, which model Cobalt do you have? You didn't specify. You have more of a selection with the 2.2 wheels, it's very hard to find wheels that fit the 5x110 bolt pattern on the 2.4 and 2.0. BBS makes some wheels, but I don't know for sure how much they weigh. they're off the SAABs.
Originally Posted by DC52NV
14-22 lbs? dude, that is a huge difference. 19's aren't a good choice if you want lightweight wheels. i feel my 18" volks are too big but they weigh 15 lbs which is pretty good for 18's but i hear the lug nut pattern is weird on the cobalts so it might be harder to look for true lightweigh wheels. i'd stay below 17's if you really want lightweight wheels. which model cobalt do you own?
i got an ss/sc...i am thinking more like 17's i just threw in 19 cuz thats what the track lites are 17&19
Originally Posted by shiftingloco310
i got an ss/sc...i am thinking more like 17's i just threw in 19 cuz thats what the track lites are 17&19
Kyowa Racing KR228
Kyowa Racing KR 206
MOMO Wheels
2 wheels I found that fit our cars and happen to be 17 inches
and a set of MOMO's that will fit
Kyowa Racing KR 206
MOMO Wheels
2 wheels I found that fit our cars and happen to be 17 inches
and a set of MOMO's that will fit
Last edited by Doc; Dec 18, 2005 at 11:42 PM. Reason: found another wheel
Originally Posted by shiftingloco310
well if you can get your hands on saab 93 aero wheels then those are pretty light. plus the wheels are made by bbs. my parts guy said he'll try and get me some saab wheels for cheap.
Originally Posted by shiftingloco310
i found out that they are roughly 22 lbs each wheel
Originally Posted by alleycat58
That's almost not even worth it. The stock 18s are 24lbs each. If I'm going to pay to upgrade I want a significant drop in weight. I've seen some 17s on Tire Rack that are 19-20 lbs. They have a set of Borbet wheels that are 17s that fit our car and they're not too badly priced either. I want to say right around $175/wheel?
Originally Posted by DC52NV
oh wow, 24 lbs for stock 18's? wtf was gm thinking? they are nice wheels but holy ****. no wonder ss/sc's are hard to run low 14's. those wheels are killing you guys. my 18's wheigh 15 lbs each.
Now you understand why we're wanting to ditch them so badly...but alas, with our bolt pattern I have yet to see a wheel for our cars that weighs less than 19.5lbs even in 17"
Originally Posted by alleycat58
Now you understand why we're wanting to ditch them so badly...but alas, with our bolt pattern I have yet to see a wheel for our cars that weighs less than 19.5lbs even in 17"
Originally Posted by DC52NV
oh wow, 24 lbs for stock 18's? wtf was gm thinking? they are nice wheels but holy ****. no wonder ss/sc's are hard to run low 14's. those wheels are killing you guys. my 18's wheigh 15 lbs each.
I personally wanna go down to a nice light 17 when I can finally get a hold of some coil-overs.
Originally Posted by QuikFKR
24 lbs for a stock 18" is not that bad man, blades are 15's and weigh about the same if not more.
I personally wanna go down to a nice light 17 when I can finally get a hold of some coil-overs.
I personally wanna go down to a nice light 17 when I can finally get a hold of some coil-overs.


