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17inch "light weight" wheel choices

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Hey guys, when I picked up my Fiesta it had 15x8 Team Dynamics wheels on it that were really light, but I wasnt a fan of the way that 15's looked. I put the stock wheels that were included with the car back on and the first thing I noticed was the drop in performance! I legitimately thought something was wrong with the car compared to how it felt with the 15's. I started looking into picking up some 17's in a lighter weight, one because I like the way 17's look, and 2, my factory tires are almost new, so I wouldn't need to get tires.

I have decided I want white wheels, and am trying to get the weight down a little bit. I have read through the threads about light weight wheels, but I was wondering if it would be a noticeable difference going with say a 17-18lb wheel? From what I gather, the stock wheels are 22.5lb so we are talking 4-5 lb per wheel. I know the TD weighed 34 each with tires, and looks like the stock is around 45 so I wouldn't be getting as drastic weight reduction.

I have narrowed it down to either the Sparco Assetto Gara, or the Rota Recce at the moment.
 


DaveG99

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White is limited but other wheels are rota titans, konig hypergram, xxr527, TD also makes a 17" in the 1.2's
 


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White is limited but other wheels are rota titans, konig hypergram, xxr527, TD also makes a 17" in the 1.2's
And the 1.2s are DEFINITELY available in white (when they come back online with a new distributor), and IF one chooses the 17x7 1.2s over the 17x8s (which I have), the weight is competitive with most any other 17" 4x108 PCD wheel out there, and in that 17-18 lb. range which jay_red desires. ;)
(The 17x7.5 1.2s are 18.1 lbs.)
 


felopr

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And the 1.2s are DEFINITELY available in white (when they come back online with a new distributor), and IF one chooses the 17x7 1.2s over the 17x8s (which I have), the weight is competitive with most any other 17" 4x108 PCD wheel out there, and in that 17-18 lb. range which jay_red desires. ;)
(The 17x7.5 1.2s are 18.1 lbs.)
how much the 17x7 weight? 17ish?
 


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My 17x8 ROTA Titans weighed in between 17 and 17.2 pounds. That's fairly light for a 17" rim with 8" width.
 




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