Weight of 16'' steelie vs FF 172 alloy

[len_beach]

Taking inspiration from another thread, how much does a 16'' wheel, say from a Laguna weigh vs a standard 172 16'' alloy?

 

[len_beach]

Or alternatively, a 15'' steelie from another Renault with a higher profile tyre.

 

[Ali]

172 rims weigh 17kg with 195's. no idea re the steely.

 

[Alan]

Maybe an idea speaking to Matt with the Clio TT, he ran 15" steelies with A539's with quite a high profile on the orange one IIRC....

 

[GordonD]

Happens that I answered this in another thread.

My 172 was in for warranty work and the dealer loaned me a Megane. I weighed the Megane's spare wheel, then when I got my 172 back I weighed its spare wheel. The Megane's 16" steel wheel with 205 tyre only weighed 1kg more than the 172's 15" mag wheel with 195 tyre.

There is no doubt that you can make a lightweight mag wheel, and some are. But the reality is that car manufacturers put mag wheels on cars for style, not for lightness, and they require them to be durable. So what they supply standard is very little if anything lighter than the equivalent sized steel wheel.

 

[thedoc]

get some lightweight wheels on...
http://www.wheelweights.net/