Which is lighter, small rims/tall tires or big rims/thin tires? - Toyota Yaris Forums

02-01-2011, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by slow.yaris

nope.

small rims/tall tires - lightest

15 inch rims start at 9 lbs. I haven't seen 17s under 17 lbs. The tire difference with the two is maybe 2-3 lbs.

Just an example. Here are the wheel weights for a 17" ssr TYPE F 17x7.5 is 15.5lbs!
SSR Type F

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