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Old 06-17-2009, 11:47 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Geo Metro 13 inch steel wheel weight

The only reference I'd seen for the wheel weight was on teamswift:

TeamSwift • View topic - 99 metro/swift oem steel wheel weight

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the older MK2/MK3 13" x 4.5" steel wheels are about 14 lbs
I weighed the tire + wheel while doing the research for http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...year-8779.html ...

.... and it came out to 27 lbs with the 155/80/13 on it.

I also happened to have a loose 155/80/13 tire in the garage, which weighs 13.5 lbs. It's not the same kind as the tire on the rim though.

But assuming it's close to the same weight as the tire on the rim, that puts the steel rim weight at 13.5 lbs

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