Larger dia wheels weigh more than smaller, as aluminum weighs more than the
rubber and AIR it replaces.
More fly wheel, so takes a bit more to get it going and a bit more to stop them.
More for looks than anything else.
My Sub has 16x10 Alcoa Classic wheels with LT265/75R16E tires and the sidewalls
are very, very stiff because of the 10 inch wide rims and being LT class rated
load range E.
-Ben Picture of my rig
1996 GMC SLT Suburban 3/4 ton K3500/7.4L/4:1/+150Kmiles orig owner...
1980 Chevy Silverado C10/long bed/"BUILT" 5.7L/3:73/1 ton helper springs/+329Kmiles, bought it from dad...
1998 Mazda B2500 (1/2 ton) pickup, 2nd owner...
Praise Dyno Brake equiped and all have "nose bleed" braking!
Previous trucks/offroaders: 40's Jeep restored in mid 60's / 69 DuneBuggy (approx +1K lb: VW pan/200hpCorvair: eng, cam, dual carb'w velocity stacks'n 18" runners, 4spd transaxle) made myself from ground up / 1970 Toyota FJ40 / 1973 K5 Blazer (2dr Tahoe, 1 ton axles front/rear, +255K miles when sold it)...
Sold the boat (looking for another): Trophy with twin 150's...
51 cylinders in household, what's yours?...
BenK wrote: Larger dia wheels weigh more than smaller, as aluminum weighs more than the
rubber and AIR it replaces.
Alco Classics in 16"x8" and 17"x8" both weigh 25 pounds per Alcoa (both rated 3450 lbs.): Alcoa Fitment Guide See Page 15. In most brands, a 265 tire does weigh slightly less in 17" than 16", so there is an unsprung weight advantage with 17".
BTW - Alcoa does not make the classics in 16" with the 8x6.5" bolt pattern anymore, only 8x170mm. So for the 'burb, if you want the classics, you have to go 17".
Bryan
2000 Ford E350 DRW Wagon (14-pass all captains chairs)
V10 w/ Banks PowerPack, Diablo Predator, 4.56 LS, 230,000+ miles
Had: Weekend Warrior 41' FSW (still looking for its replacement)
10" wheel is really, really w-i-d-e for 265 tires. Works great with 315's though, ok with 305's, can even work with 295's. A little wide for 285's. 8" works good with 285's. 7" is good with 265's.
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