Wheel Weights

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Stock Datsun 1200 wheels (12 x 4) weigh 11 pounds each. Virtually all aftermarket alloy wheels are heavier, except for very expensive magnesium wheels. Why wheel weight matters - lighter wheels accelerate faster, ride smoother and brake better. See google: weight of wheels

• Datsun 1200 (4x12) 5.0kg
• Nissan S13 1989-1990 15x6 16 lb
• Nissan S13 1991-1994 15x6 18 lb
• Performance Hotwires 13x7 zero offset 5.5kg
• 13x5.5 turbine aluminum wheels 15 lbs each
• Factory Bluebird LX 14x6 front drive offset 7.4kg
• 13x6 Minilite (old high magnesium content wheels) ~ 4.5kg
• 13x6 Bathurst ~ 5.0kg
• 13x7 Performance wheels#Superlite ~ 5.5kg
• Cromodora Magnesium: 4.25 kg (9.37 pounds) per 14" x 6.5" rim.

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• Panasport race wheels 5.6kg 14x7
• 280ZX Iron Cross 6x14 18lb
• 280Z 6-spoke 6x14 13lb

Weights of various wheels are listed at

• Miata.net. They also have the big wheels that look like minilites -- the "Sports" wheels
• http://www.wheelweights.net