Sticky request :wheel and tire weights
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Sticky request :wheel and tire weights
Luke, Tire Rack Guru-
In the W203 forum there is always discussion on wheel weights, the latest was the C7 wheel weighing 24.0 pounds.
Which of the top three ulta performance tires weighs the least:
1.)S-03 Pole Position
2.)Pilot Sport
3.)AVS Sport
4.)P-Zero Rosso
I have the C7 wheels and Pilot Sport tires in basically a plus 1 situation. The C7 wheels apparently weigh 24 pounds each. Just a guess, say the Pilots weigh 24 pounds each.
Now if I want to go to Plus 2 group 18 inch tires and wheels.
Many of the forged wheels are 18-19 pounds in size 18 x 8.5. Many of the non forged wheels of this size weigh 30 pounds!
Now say the S-03 weighed 22 pounds in 225/40-18 inch while the Pilots weighed 25 pounds in the same size.
Just by going to forged wheels and lighter ultra performance tires, each wheel came in at 40 pounds vs. 55 pounds for non forged wheels and Pilots!
Any of the C class would feel faster with the forged wheels while sluggish with the non forged wheels.
What really gets me is Tire Rack knows the rim weights and probably the tire weights. I have an advertisement in "Grassroots Motorsports" from Tire Rack that lists the rim weights. The web site has added the wheel weights from only a select few lightweight rims, and a couple of the AMG rims.
Luke has some nice Stickys like "Tires ...which ones are the best ????
If you want less hassel and more sales, give us some information we can use, new Sticky " Tire and wheel weights" Just the standard MB size tires and rims like the AMG/BBS forged etc.
This would be a great service, and I really do not know why the information is not on the Tire Racks web site. Why not?
Your the MAN!
Thanks
In the W203 forum there is always discussion on wheel weights, the latest was the C7 wheel weighing 24.0 pounds.
Which of the top three ulta performance tires weighs the least:
1.)S-03 Pole Position
2.)Pilot Sport
3.)AVS Sport
4.)P-Zero Rosso
I have the C7 wheels and Pilot Sport tires in basically a plus 1 situation. The C7 wheels apparently weigh 24 pounds each. Just a guess, say the Pilots weigh 24 pounds each.
Now if I want to go to Plus 2 group 18 inch tires and wheels.
Many of the forged wheels are 18-19 pounds in size 18 x 8.5. Many of the non forged wheels of this size weigh 30 pounds!
Now say the S-03 weighed 22 pounds in 225/40-18 inch while the Pilots weighed 25 pounds in the same size.
Just by going to forged wheels and lighter ultra performance tires, each wheel came in at 40 pounds vs. 55 pounds for non forged wheels and Pilots!
Any of the C class would feel faster with the forged wheels while sluggish with the non forged wheels.
What really gets me is Tire Rack knows the rim weights and probably the tire weights. I have an advertisement in "Grassroots Motorsports" from Tire Rack that lists the rim weights. The web site has added the wheel weights from only a select few lightweight rims, and a couple of the AMG rims.
Luke has some nice Stickys like "Tires ...which ones are the best ????
If you want less hassel and more sales, give us some information we can use, new Sticky " Tire and wheel weights" Just the standard MB size tires and rims like the AMG/BBS forged etc.
This would be a great service, and I really do not know why the information is not on the Tire Racks web site. Why not?
Your the MAN!
Thanks
