I just weighed my base-model 17/8.0 rear wheel/tire/air: 54.5lbs. A previous thread on this forum suggested it would be difficult to save 10lbs/wheel. At almost 55lbs, I'm thinking it would be easy (especially with forged wheels or even pressure-cast). Does anyone have examples of what their new wheel/tire/air weighed? Even if they're not 17".

 

You will find the Tire is the Bulk of the weight at the wheel, you might want to check on Low=profile, light weight tires.

 

i havent weighed my set up but the package i got with my volk challenge 19X10.5 rea with toyo t1-r said 70 pounds....i dont think it was that much though because i didn't have that hard of a time putting them on the car

 

my 18" hiros with falken azenis zeix 512 245/40/18 weigh in under 50lbs. Someone with 17lb rims get have a 45lb setup,easy.

When i bought my last set of tires, the azenis were 4lb less each then a comparably priced tire and were the lightest of all that were offered.

You could save 40 lbs of rolling mass! just cost over 3grand to do it.