H3 Lighter wheels for H3

[humvee]

Does anybody know how much the H3 stock wheels weigh? Was told it was around 23lbs.

Thinking of lighter wheels to compensate for the heavier 35s, need to get those mpg numbers up.

Was drooling over a set of Mickey Thomson Bahas (10" wide), but those are exactly 23lbs too

Any thoughts?


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[benlaud87]

23lbs is pretty light for a wheel. I don't think you'll save much weight finding a new wheel. If you did find some that were 5 lbs lighter, how much do you expect to gain in fuel economy? And at what point do you see any return from for the $800 you had to spend on new wheels? That's just my opinion. Don't think it's worth it.

 

[CaddyStrophic]

I did some quick googling to see if Method wheels were lighter than that, but people were saying they were around 25 pounds. I can't imagine getting much light than 23-25 pounds. Maybe some $4,000 racing wheels.

 

[Best4x4]

Your stock wheels are going to pretty much the same weight as any other aluminum wheel of the same size. Just stick with OEM unless you just have to have new wheels.

 

[alrock]

The five I sold for scrap were about 100 lbs - wouldn't be surprised if their scale wasn't dead on accurate.

 

[humvee]

Thanks all.. I missed mentioning that I wanted to move away from the stock setup. I like how the tires look bigger on wider wheels.

With the upper control arms purchase due, and some other maintenance expenses.. I think I'd better wait this one out.

Currently doing 9mpg


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