Nissan 370Z Forum  

OEM 18" Wheel Weight

I've searched and searched but couldn't find this information. Did anyone by any chance weigh the OEM 18" wheels? Thanks in advance.

Go Back   Nissan 370Z Forum > Nissan 370Z Tech Area > Wheels & Tires


Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 02-19-2010, 08:11 PM   #1 (permalink)
Track Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Socal
Posts: 914
Drives: MY09 MB 6MT
Rep Power: 375
tbonesteak has a reputation beyond reputetbonesteak has a reputation beyond reputetbonesteak has a reputation beyond reputetbonesteak has a reputation beyond reputetbonesteak has a reputation beyond reputetbonesteak has a reputation beyond reputetbonesteak has a reputation beyond reputetbonesteak has a reputation beyond reputetbonesteak has a reputation beyond reputetbonesteak has a reputation beyond reputetbonesteak has a reputation beyond repute
Default OEM 18" Wheel Weight

I've searched and searched but couldn't find this information. Did anyone by any chance weigh the OEM 18" wheels? Thanks in advance.
tbonesteak is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-02-2010, 10:27 AM   #2 (permalink)
Track Member
 
Daishi's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: NJ
Posts: 683
Drives: 09 370z 6Speed
Rep Power: 17
Daishi is on a distinguished road
Send a message via AIM to Daishi
Default

I cant find the answer to this either..
Daishi is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-02-2010, 07:42 PM   #3 (permalink)
Base Member
 
jeffreyfranz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: San Luis Obispo, CA
Posts: 139
Drives: '10 370Z PG M6
Rep Power: 15
jeffreyfranz is on a distinguished road
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by tbonesteak View Post
I've searched and searched but couldn't find this information. Did anyone by any chance weigh the OEM 18" wheels? Thanks in advance.
Wheel Specifications - Nissan 350Z & 370Z Wiki

You should find it there.
jeffreyfranz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-02-2010, 07:44 PM   #4 (permalink)
A True Z Fanatic
 
theDreamer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Texas
Posts: 30,879
Drives: 370z
Rep Power: 4210
theDreamer has a reputation beyond reputetheDreamer has a reputation beyond reputetheDreamer has a reputation beyond reputetheDreamer has a reputation beyond reputetheDreamer has a reputation beyond reputetheDreamer has a reputation beyond reputetheDreamer has a reputation beyond reputetheDreamer has a reputation beyond reputetheDreamer has a reputation beyond reputetheDreamer has a reputation beyond reputetheDreamer has a reputation beyond repute
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by jeffreyfranz View Post
Nope, that is only for the 350/G35.
A few members have stated they should have 18" weighted soon, but until then we wait.
__________________
theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN
theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY
Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram
theDreamer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-08-2011, 06:04 PM   #5 (permalink)
Base Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Orlando
Posts: 33
Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z
Rep Power: 14
AviatorTim is on a distinguished road
Default

Still no reply eh? I have searched everywhere for this. Has anyone found the 18" OEM wheel weights yet?
AviatorTim is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-08-2011, 07:14 PM   #6 (permalink)
Banned
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: THe world
Posts: 195
Drives: Nissan Maxima
Rep Power: 0
lemansz20 is on a distinguished road
Default

why doesnt somone like yourself just weigh them? It takes a scale and 20 bux at a regular shop to dismount and mount the tire back up if you REALLY need to know.
lemansz20 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-08-2011, 08:40 PM   #7 (permalink)
Base Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Orlando
Posts: 33
Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z
Rep Power: 14
AviatorTim is on a distinguished road
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by lemansz20 View Post
why doesnt somone like yourself just weigh them? It takes a scale and 20 bux at a regular shop to dismount and mount the tire back up if you REALLY need to know.
I don't care about the $20. I just don't want to take the time to drive to a shop and wait on them to do that if someone in the forum knew the answer. But while the weight of the 19" Rays seems to be common knowledge amoung Lithuanian school children, the weight of the 18s seem to be the best guarded secret in automotive history.
AviatorTim is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-09-2011, 11:19 AM   #8 (permalink)
Base Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Orlando
Posts: 33
Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z
Rep Power: 14
AviatorTim is on a distinguished road
Default FINALLY, here's the answer!

Here's one of the best kept secrets on the 370Z forum. I searched the forum (and the internet) for hours trying to find the 18" OEM wheel weight with no luck. I finally just gave up and weighed the damn tire.

Survey says....front 18" wheel with factory 18" Advan 225/50R18 came in at exactly 50#

Assuming TireRack.com's stated weight of 29# for the tire is correct, the front OEM 18" wheel weighs 21#.

Ironically enough that is 2.2# LIGHTER than the "light weight" 19" Rays, LOL.

I didn't weigh the rear because it's obviously heavier since its an inch wider and the 245/45R19 Advan's are a pound heavier than the front rubber so as long as you stay under 21#'s replacing the OEM wheels, you should be fine all around.

That said, the Yoko Advan's are surprisingly heavy. I don't track my Z so, as long as I'm not pulling .96g turns, I figured I might as well get some mileage out of my tires with a little harder rubber. I decided on Continental Extreme Contactor DWS 275/40R18 all around on 18x9.5 aftermarket wheels. The dry and wet test results on TireRack.com are only slightly off the Max Performance tires like the Yoko Advan or Michelin Pilot sport, the ride and noise ratings are much better and the treadlife should be more than twice as much.

I live in Florida, so theoretically I only need the Contactor DW (DWS stands for Dry Wet Snow) since my car never sees snow. But I went with the DWS because the ride, noise and treadlife were better than the DW. The wet tracktion was identifical. The only downside was a slight dropoff in the dry traction but I consider that acceptable for the gains in comfort, noise and wear.
AviatorTim is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-09-2011, 03:14 PM   #9 (permalink)
Base Member
 
Belsavis's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 65
Drives: 09 370Z PG M6
Rep Power: 16
Belsavis will become famous soon enough
Default

Yokohama says 225/50R18: 28.6lbs and 245/45R18: 29.5lbs

When I dusted off my stock wheels with half the tread gone and did the math I came up with 20F and 21.5R, but my scale isn't super accurate. Adding back a bit of rubber and I could get your number of 21 for the front.
__________________
Stillen G3 | Berk HFC | Megan Y-Pipe | Top Speed Y-Back | Braille Relocate | 4.08 Frontier Gears | Quaife LSD | Enkei RPF1 | Conti DW | Redline Fluids | Swift Springs
Belsavis is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-09-2011, 04:42 PM   #10 (permalink)
Base Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Orlando
Posts: 33
Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z
Rep Power: 14
AviatorTim is on a distinguished road
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Belsavis View Post
Adding back a bit of rubber and I could get your number of 21 for the front.
OMG! Where was this info the last two days I was looking for it, LOL.

Well at least that confirms my findings.
AviatorTim is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-22-2011, 02:30 PM   #11 (permalink)
Base Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: fort Lauderdale
Posts: 4
Drives: 240sx
Rep Power: 13
Shift n Drift is on a distinguished road
Default

rear wheels weigh 24.5 lbs
Shift n Drift is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
18" vs 19" Wheel Comparison Video! OMGWTFBBQ Wheels & Tires 5 12-29-2009 06:04 PM
Weight Reduction and weight distribution! 370zForever Tuning 4 09-25-2009 04:15 PM
Can I use the 18" Wheel lugs on the 19" Sports AH370Z Wheels & Tires 6 08-25-2009 07:18 AM
WTB in NY: 18" oem wheel yoozef Parts for sale (Private Classifieds) 0 07-08-2009 07:11 PM
Great collection of aftermarket wheel weight tbonesteak Wheels & Tires 11 06-02-2009 07:20 PM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:32 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0 PL2