[Shotimes] Tire/Wheel combined weight

[Carl Prochilo]

Here are some pics.

http://tinyurl.com/2jzsr

I have 3 of the 4 wheels on so far.  Have to get the 4th balanced
tomorrow morning.  They do look sweet.  I can't believe how
different the car looks now.

For those that are interested in seeing the difference between a
stock wheel and an aftermarket 17" with 235 wide tires, I snapped a
couple of pics.  The difference is subtle but noticeable.

I did a simple lift test of each wheel and really couldn't tell much
difference, so I believe I got what I wanted, namely wider, nice
looking affordable wheels without paying a weight penalty.  With my
current mods, it is still easy to break these wheels loose from a
stop.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
1992 Ultra Red Crimson

Carl Prochilo said:
> The AST CompLite wheels showed up today.  They look very sharp.  I
> will post pics to my website shortly.  One of the wheels had the
> tape weights fall off so I have to have that redone tomorrow
> morning.  <sigh>
>
> According to UPS, the tire/wheel combined weight per corner is 41.7
> lbs.  Keeping in mind that the wheel itself is only 16 lbs, I didn't
> realize the 235/45 rubber would weigh as much as it did.  I don't
> have a scale handy to weigh the stock slicer and it's 215/60 size
> tire.
>
> Anyone out there have other data points for their tire/wheel weight
> packages?
> --
> Cheers,
> Carl Prochilo
> 1992 Ultra Red Crimson
>
> Carl Prochilo said:
>> Thanks Fred.  Wheel/tire package should be here on Thursday.
>> Can't
>> wait.
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Carl Prochilo
>> 1992 Ultra Red Crimson
>>
>> Fred Hurder Jr. said:
>>> I have 555R drag tires and like them. People I've talked to with
>>> the
>>> 555's seem to really enjoy them.
>>>
>>> I'm loving the Toyo T1-S's... had another day of dry followed by
>>> a
>>> night
>>> of wet, and these things just stick. They're quieter than my
>>> BFGs,
>>> 52psi
>>> max (running 45psi now), smoother ride too.
>>>
>>> ----------
>>> Fred Hurder Jr.
>>> Moonlight Blue 95 ATX
>>> Mocha 91 Supercharged
>>>
>>> Carl Prochilo wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Where is everyone?  Fixing their SHOs?
>>>>
>>>> Curious if anyone has positive experience with these tires.  The
>>>> people at DiscountTire seemed to recommend them for track use.
>>>> --
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Carl Prochilo
>>>> 1992 Ultra Red Crimson
>>>
>>>
>>>
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