I'm looking for some good quailty 15" rims. Either all black or black w/ chrome lip. I've looked at tirerack.com, but not a big enough selection. Something like Rota Slipstreams. but I can't tell what will work on an xB.

Any good links to wheel sights?
Any links to pics of cool black rims?

 

Anything you find that will fit a Honda Civic/Acura Integra will fit the Xb.

 

check out www.obxracingsports.com they have nippon racing , some of there fifteens are as light as 10 lbs. Bill

 

you have to remember...less metal = more rubber...on lightweight rims, rubber is heavier....that doesn't make much sense to get fifteens to lessen the weight...

Jeff

 

Kind of. Most of the time when you get a larger tire for a bigger rim they weigh more. The tread compond, along with how thick the side walls are add up to weight. Also when you go bigger rim the average tire for them gets wider adding just as much rubber if not more.

 

unsprung wieght, I check the wieght of set of Axis maglight 15 with a falken 195/50 50 came in at 17lbs per wheel and tire, my konig theory's 17 with 205/40/17 wiegh in at close to 30lbs. Over thousand of mile this will make bearings, bushing and othe components where out quicker, not to mention decrease gas milage and decrease acceleration.

This is mine sitting on 17" with a 2" goldline drop

 

check out www.edgeracing.com

the flik blast-c is identical to the rota slipstream in both looks and weight, at about 11.9 pounds a wheel, and is CHEAP. their wheel and tire combos give you some good options and shipping was dirt cheap for a set.

 

Yeah I saw those. I'll probably get them when I get sick of lookin at my steelies. Thanks.

 

So I take it you mean the wheel is 17Lbs + 17Lbs for the tire right? For a total of 34Lbs for a weight savings of 3Lbs per corner. It aint much, but its better then adding more weight. Im not sure if I am reading your post right, seems like you are saying by having lighter wheels & tires, you will kill performance & gas milage?

 

i think he said the 15's were 17lbs for the rim/tire combo and for the 17's, it was 30lbs for the rim/tire combo. its 13 lbs savings at each corner, but noticed he said unsprung weight...someone else could probably explain it better but it helps more than saving weight somewhere else but having heavier rims/tires takes more energy to make the wheel turn than having something lighter. hes saying that heavier rims/tires, not lighter rims/tires causes decreased gas milesage and acceleration.

 

I think I see.

The Axis Wheels are 11Lbs. That Falken tire is 17Lbs. So you got a full 28Lbs per corner for the weight savings of about 9Lbs. Ok I see what you are saying. I read it wrong the first time around.

 

Total weight was 17lbs for each wheel and tire combo, maybe a little more since I hadn't eaten yet when I stepped on the scale. Anyway the lighter wheel and tire combo, the less wear on driveline components and easier to get rolling, Newtons laws of physics object in motion have a tendency to stay in motion. Engine doesn't work as hard to get this mass of aluminum alloy and rubber in motion, less wear on engine, better gas milage. and so on......

 

Holy ____... So let me get this right. 1 wheel + 1 tire mounted together only weighed in at 17Lbs??? What wheel are you running & what tire? Im looking into a set of TE37 that will be about 6Lbs + a 17Lb tire for a total of 23Lbs per corner. Tell me where you found these super light wheels & super light tires.. Also how much would it be for these things.

 

te37 weighing 6 lbs......13s????? thats way too light, axis maglites are 11lbs for 15s, my 17s are 13.8 each, and the 13x7.5 vpds i have coming are 8.5 each....i think you might have left out a 1 or something

brent