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Old 11-06-2016, 01:25 AM   #1 (permalink)
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2008 Civic Hybrid wheels weigh 16 pounds.

2008 Civic Hybrid wheels weigh 16 pounds.....


Im posting this here since I have been looking for this info for months and finally weighed one myself, very aero wheel! 15x6 5x114.3

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Old 11-06-2016, 04:31 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I 'think I remember' there being a thread on wheel weights.
you might search for it and add this info to it.

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Old 11-06-2016, 02:07 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Not bad at all for a 15" rim. I believe many Canadian non-HCH's got these wheels too, at least for a few years, because it pushed their fuel economy rating up enough to qualify for special rebates or tax cuts or something.

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