What is considered as "light weight" wheels?

A good rule is that a lightweight rim will weigh less than whatever it's diameter is. For example, to be considered lightweight a 16" wheel should weigh less than 16lbs. A lightweight 15" wheel should weigh less than 15 lbs, and so on.

What is considered as "light weight" wheels?

I'm looking for a new set of rims with tires, and there's plenty of talk about getting light weight wheels/rims, rims being too heavy, etc. Problem is, no one really gave their opinion on what is a good weight for wheels of certain sizes. I know there's different weights for 15", 16", etc...but really, I'm very curious about this...more like I'm afraid of getting lower mileage if I get heavier wheels (lol)

So what's your thoughts on weight on a complete set of 15"? 16"? 17"?

15's... 13 lbs is good

16's... 13-15 lbs is good

17's... well i know my old exels weighed 20 lbs. i sold them. they were 35 with tires

depends what youre using your car for as to what weight you'll need. i weighed my stockies to be 30 lbs with tires.

My 16's are 14lbs, I think thats pretty lightweight

15's - 9lb
16's - 11lb
17's - 15lb

would a rim made out of another material, say carbon fiber, hold up wheel to road conditions?

jspexae102... he'll be paying a Lot if he buys in rims in the weights you posted. mine are good, his are exceptional! forged regamaster buddyclub qf's etc.

you could get some CE28N's at that weight for about 3bills each. My shop would get them for 1200, maybe less. I hope u got rid of those excels btw, they are super low quality.

hey the exels held up well when they were on my car! never gave me any problems... just HEAVY

i knwo this is out of topic. but whys everyone have those mspaint sigs now?

sure, carbon fiber rims are used for motorcycles all the time.

there is one company selling rims with the center piece made out of carbon fiber.

wouldnt a carbon fiber wheel cost less and weigh less than these expensive ass ones?

I guess my 17s weighing 19 lbs. with the tire mounted is lighter than I thought.

Dude, you're giving carbon fiber's strength a little too much credit there. CF wheels are merely CF wrapped.

depends on the process. it might cost more or less depending on what the company has to invest in if they never made carbon fiber rims before. it takes skilled people and the right machines.

also carbon fiber can't be worked like metal so the design process differs.

also tradition keeps a lot of companies from switching materials and it is a proven material. carbon fiber has many quality levels (like metal) but a poor quality carbon rim will not do.