Measured with a Pelouze 4040 which is accurate to 0.5 lbs.

RP02 17x7.5 +48et 5x100 = 16.5 lbs
RP02 18x7.5 +48et 5x100 = 18.5 lbs

Edgeracing.com rates the same wheels as

RP02 17x7.5 +48et 5x100 = 15.2 lbs
RP02 18x7.5 +48et 5x100 = 18.1 lbs

*edit 2006-02-20* Just for clearification this was sans centercap hardware.

on my home scale, the 17x7.5 weighted just over 17#'s

i believe the 15.2 #'s is from the mfg.

Thanks for the post, exactly the rims I've been considering.

I weighed mine at the post office in the box with center caps & all the packaging and they were 16.1 lbs for the 17x7.5" I'd say they are closer to 15.7-15.8 real world, but don't know for sure. Definetly not as light as the MF specs.

Proably depends on offset. The mfg used the lightest wheel/offset combination when posting their stats + lying maybe a little :p

I would think that a lower offset wheel in the same width would weigh more than a higher offset. There would be a thicker mounting pad, more metal means more weight. I think +48 is the highest offset the RP02 comes in in 17x7.5, so theoretically that should be the lightest option. I think Enkei is just lying a bit.

Interesting... Last week I read about the 18" Fox 2's that TTR is blowing out. It was mentioned that the wheel weighed around 20lbs. One guy bought a set, and the wheel weighed around 25 lbs.

What can one do about actual weights of wheels? It seems there isn't any true 3rd party actual weights listed anywhere. It's a crap shoot, I guess... The wheel weigh issue is the reason I have balked at purchasing any wheels since acquiring my WRX. I'd love a set of 17s, but I do not want to sacrifice any performance. I'm screwed.

All you can do is ask whomever you are buying the wheels from to actually weigh them. Ideally the scale would be acurate to at least 0.1 pounds and of postal grade quality or better. Home bathroom scales need not to apply. Even the scale I used while quite suited for shipping purposes isn't so great in this application. Most commercial grade postal scales will measure .1 lbs (or OZ) upto 20 lbs.

I wonder if I could swing by the local post office and sweat talk them into weighing these for me on their scales... *hrmmm*


Another thing to remember is while wheel weight is important it's typically less so then tire weight since it's actually the furthest most rotating object that has to be overcome.