hdave

Hello everyone!

Can one of you 2012 F Sport Special Edition owners PLEASE weight your rims/tires??
According to the Lexus website, they are lighter.
I am VERY curious to know if they are lighter, and if so, how much.

Thanks!

Tom59

22.3lbs wheel only.........SE , you do realize these cars are just hitting dealers.

djyoshi626

iTrader: (5)

They do sell the Trident rims stand-alone but without the liquid silver finish the SE's get. I believe they should be at dealerships soon since the SE's are coming in.

Kostamojen

Thats pretty heavy... There are lighter (and cheaper) wheels out there.

hdave

Yeah, that seems about the same weight as the stock wheels.

Matt_RN

iTrader: (3)

The stock wheels are 25 lbs a piece.

Tom59

3-4lbs doesn't affect a 3000lb car ......sure unsprung weight helps when road racing, but on the street . You'd never notice even 5-7 lbs per wheel. 10lbs.....might increase brake wear some, but I doubt much.

Better off losing 15lbs of yourself......help with your health. Seriously.

Francis

I have 18x8 ASA AR1 in my BMW and they are 22lb. They are regular alloy wheels so I expect 17x7.5 should be at most 22lb or less.

Kostamojen

Uh, yes it does help, especially on a car without much power.

If you threw some 16-17lbs wheels on a CT with the same tires, you WILL notice it.

I've gone from heavy wheels to light wheels and back to heavy, its very much noticeable and might actually improve your mileage as well.

Tom59

Remember the lighter the wheel which is tire+rim.....the worse off the ride becomes. Tires rebound over bumps faster it becomes noisier also. Again a few lbs isn't noticeable ....and will not affect mpg by any recordable amount.

Topography and wind affect mpg way more. If you are talking road racing and critical braking over a long race sure. But on the street dumping weight in a LEXUS quiet car is counter productive as far as ride quality and noise, they know this well.

I prefer to let Lexus determine that hence the two wheels weighing the almost the same. They studied it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsprung_mass