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How much do the Evo8/9/MR BBS wheels weigh?

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Old Apr 14, 2005, 10:54 AM
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How much do the Evo8/9/MR BBS wheels weigh?

So I'm reading some conflicting numbers regarding the weights of the Evo9 wheels.


I know the standard Evo8 Enkei's are NOT forged. I'm not sure of their weights either. I know the MR BBS wheels are FORGED, and are 2.76 lbs (1.25kg) lighter PER WHEEL.


On the Evo9 wheels,

C&D says:

New Enkei aluminum wheels shed 3.3 pounds each over the old rims,
And SCC says:

Updated EVO-specific Enkei wheels replace the current base EVO’s forged Enkeis. The new split five-spoke design is slightly lighter for a total weight savings of 1.3 pounds.
SCC is wrong in that the 8's Enkei's are forged, but what they say about the 9's wheels are COMPLETELY different from what C&D says. C&D says, 3.3 lbs EACH, making them even lighter than the MR wheels. I think SCC is saying 1.3 lbs total across all 4 wheels.

My guess is that C&D is on crack here, anybody got a weight listings of every wheel?
Old Apr 14, 2005, 11:27 AM
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http://www.lancerevoclub.com/EVOIX/D...Brochure5b.jpg

Picture says something about the wheels, then something about 4.4kg for the MR wheels.

Is it saying the MR wheels are 4.4kg lighter than the Evo9 wheels (for all 4)? And the Evo9 wheels are 0.6kg lighter per wheel than the Evo8 wheels?

If so, that doesn't jive with our previous number of MR wheels being 1.25kg lighter vs. the Evo8 wheels....

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Actually, I think I figured it out, if you do the math it makes sense.

MR = Evo9 - 4.4kg (all 4 wheels, from brochure)
Evo9 = Evo8 - 0.6kg (all 4 wheels, from brochure)

That means 0.6/4 = 0.15 lighter per wheel for the Evo9 wheels vs. the Evo8 wheels.

That coincides with our previous figure of the MR wheels being 1.25kg lighter than the Evo8 wheels.

Evo8 wheels = XXXkg (I don't know how much they weigh stock)
Evo9 wheels = Evo8 - 0.15kg
MR wheels = Evo8 - 1.25kg

Woot. I'm a genius.
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Evo8 = 9.3 kg = 20.5029904 pounds
Evo9 = 9.15 kg = 20.172297 pounds
MR = 8.05 kg = 17.7472121 pounds

So, moving to Evo9 wheels will save you 2.64lbs, but moving to MR wheels will save you 11.02lbs. Sweet. MR wheels it is!
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