Which weighs more (a wheel question)

Jesus

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I am considering buying a new set of wheels, but dont want to get anything heavier than whats on the car now (2003 5 spokes, the kind that come on the base GT) I have a felling that Bullits weigh more than what I have, so I have been looking at FR500's from wheelreplicas.com. Im pretty sure that those wheels are going to be the lightest of the wheels I am considering. Does any one know how the stock 5 spokes compare to Bullits, FR500's in the weight catagory. Thanks.

 

DBMSTNG

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the 5 spoke weigh less than the bullits. don't know about the FR500's.

 

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MoNsTaMaCk24

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Whats the major difference between rip offs and the ford brand... I have original FR500's I think they look better than rip off's... But I know my fr500's arent too light...

 

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I weighed my stock base GT 5 spokes with stock goodyears last night and they weigh a total of 41 lbs each. Goodyear says the stock tire weighs 24 lbs. Mine are basically worn out so take generous 2 lbs off and that leaves 19 lbs left for the wheel. Not bad for a stock wheel.

 

Jesus

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Is it possible to have the stock rims widened? This seems like the ultimate in sleeper technology. Rolling on 10.5 inch base GT wheels would be awsome.

 

twogts4us

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Jesus said:

Is it possible to have the stock rims widened? This seems like the ultimate in sleeper technology. Rolling on 10.5 inch base GT wheels would be awsome.

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Absolutely! Anything is possible with enough money.

 

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MoNsTaMaCk24

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Why dont you buy a set of bullits that are wider... SLEEPER STILL!!! Widening a wheel is highly expensive I remember reading a thread on here about a guy who wanted to I think he did because he had a 99 anniversary and wanted to keep wheels stock since they are rare...