If you are a car enthusiast or just drive a car, you have probably encountered the problem of choosing steel wheels. To make the right decision, you need to know the sizes of steel wheels and which cars fit different models. For example, the size of Chevrolet Niva steel wheels is 6-7 inches with mounting parameters of 5x 139.7. In addition to the size and model, before purchasing, you need to know the weight of steel wheels.
There are now many automotive web markets on the Internet that offer the following options:
- Steel wheels R13 4x108/4x100/3x256 (on Ford escort fiesta orion, Renault twingo kangoo, Peugeot 106, etc.). The weight of the r13 steel disc is 7.26 kg .
- steel wheels R14 4×98/5×100/4×114.3/5×112/5×114.3 (on Ford fiesta sierra, Citroen berlingo xsara, Skoda fabia, etc.). The weight of the r14 steel disc is 8.01 kg .
- steel wheels R15 5×112/5×110/5×120/5×100/4×100/4×108/4×1114.3 (on Opel astra vectra omega, Mercedes vito W124, BMW 3 E36, etc. .). The weight of the r15 steel disc is 9.56 kg .
- steel wheels R16 5×108/5×112/5×114.3/5×120/4×100/4×108 (on Audi A4/A6, Opel Astra, VolksWagen T4/T5, etc.). The weight of the r16 steel disc is 10.20 kg .
A steel disk is a plate and a rim welded to it, made of rolled steel sheet. This material is easy to restore, it does not wrinkle when impacted and is extremely rarely subject to mechanical damage.
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How much does a 14 radius aluminum wheel weigh?
For example, for a BMW 7, a steel wheel weighs 9 kg, a cast aluminum wheel weighs 7.8 kg, and a forged aluminum wheel weighs 6.8 kg. Discs come in different diameters: from 10 to 23 inches. ... How much does a car rim weigh?
| Disc diameter | Weight of one disc in kilograms |
| Steel disc (stamped) | |
| 14 inches (R14) | 4,8 |
| 15 inches (R15) | 5,8 |
| 16 inches (R16) | 6,6 |
Controllability
When the car hits a bump, the wheel takes the impact and transfers it through the shock absorber to the body. In turn, the body with its weight (through the shock absorber) compensates for this impact, and the wheel returns to its original position. The smaller the unsprung mass, the less force is generated by the impact on the body, in addition, less effort is spent when maneuvering. However, if the weight of the body is too small relative to the weight of the wheel (all unsprung elements), then the wheel will not be able to quickly return to its original position, which can lead to loss of control (skidding).
Dynamic characteristics
A vehicle's ability to quickly accelerate and provide effective braking also depends on its unsprung weight. The more the wheels weigh, the more energy is needed to increase the speed of their rotation (which ensures the acceleration of the car), the same applies to the braking process.
How much does a complete R14 wheel weigh?
It turns out that the factory wheel on the Lada Kalina 2 R14 175/65 Kama-217 weighs 13.5 kg.
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Sprung and unsprung mass
In order to understand how wheel weight can affect a car's handling, dynamic performance, ride quality and suspension durability, it is necessary to understand what forces act on the car while driving. One of the main parameters that guide engineers when developing a suspension for a particular car model is the ratio of the sprung and unsprung mass of the car. What it is?
A spring (spring, shock absorber strut) is an elastic suspension element that softens the shocks that occur when a car moves over uneven road surfaces. Thanks to this element, impacts are transmitted to the body only to a small extent, which determines the smoothness of the ride and comfort of movement. The sprung mass is the mass of parts of the vehicle that are separated from the road surface by a spring (body), and the unsprung mass is the mass of parts that are located between the road surface and the spring (wheels, tires, hubs, brake system elements).
How to choose original rims
Popular Russian manufacturer of stampings TZSK. Often on the market you can find products from Chinese Trebl, which are not durable. The largest manufacturer of dies is the Ukrainian plant KrKZ. More expensive options for stamped car wheels are also available. For example, these are KFZ stampings, which are more expensive, but of better quality. Wheels of this brand are presented in basic configurations of the Volkswagen and Toyota concerns.
A large number of car models, especially in the basic configuration, are supplied by the factory with stamped wheels. And that motorist who wants to acquire original wheels must look for products recommended by the manufacturer of his car.
VAZ 2113 on original stamps
Fakes
What is in demand is often counterfeited. Of course, we are talking about so-called replicas. They also have a right to life, since there is good demand for such discs. But sometimes cunning sellers (most often of used disks) sell an analogue at the price of the original VSMPO, this is not entirely good and you need to know something so as not to fall for such a trick.
You need to carefully inspect the disc, the original has manufacturer’s stamps on the inside, of course, manufacturers from China now copy the stamps, but they do it a little rough, the original stamping of the disc looks neat and is always done in the same style and font.
If you know well what the original disc looks like, you will notice that it is not the one in front of you when they offer you a replica. The differences are not too obvious, but they are there. You must have a good understanding of the forged wheel you are interested in in order to understand the catch in time; it is especially good to distinguish a replica when you have something to compare it with. Perhaps you need to go buy wheels with a friend who already has such original ones installed on his car.
A forged disk always has sharp edges; a cast replica of such a disk will have smoothed edges. A cast disc is heavier, but this is a question for those who know the weight of the original or have something to compare it with; this is relevant if you buy a disc without rubber.
The price of a forged wheel is always higher; you should not fall for tempting offers where they offer supposedly “forged” for the money that is typical for cast wheels. Most likely this is “casting” at the price of “casting”.
2105-2107
When designing the fifth model, the designers decided to equip it with new original disks. Their design was very similar to the “six” ones. The ventilation holes became rectangular, the central cap disappeared, and the lines were slightly angular. A similar design was installed on VW and Audi cars.
It was decided to equip the VAZ 2107 with other wheels, the design of which was reminiscent of the VAZ-2105 model. There are now four ventilation holes. But such discs were released only in a small batch; they did not go into main production.
Therefore, “fives” were installed on the seven. It must be said that some VAZ 2106 models were equipped with rims from the five.
Front-wheel drive VAZ cars
They received new wheels that differ in their original design and offset size (40 mm). In the first models, the rim became much narrower (4.5J). The diameter of the ventilation holes is slightly larger. Nowadays, such wheels have become an “artifact”. Collectors of old Zhiguli cars buy them with pleasure.
The front-wheel drive VAZ 2108 was equipped with its own disk, which could only be replaced with an analogue from the VAZ 2101. The fact is that on other models the design had a smaller offset.
As a result, the hub bearings began to experience heavy loads. The running-in shoulder became smaller, the kinematics of the machine were disrupted, and the bearings simply fell apart.
From all of the above, only one conclusion can be drawn: all VAZ cars were produced with R13. However, even today, “stamping”, having the design of VAZ 2108 wheels, is installed on modern Zhiguli.
Rims weight and suspension durability
The durability of the suspension elements also depends on the weight of the wheel rims (and other unsprung elements). When driving over uneven road surfaces, shocks occur that are absorbed by the suspension. Moreover, not only shock absorbers, if the impact is strong, then other suspension elements also take on part of the impact energy. And the higher the unsprung mass, the greater the load on the suspension. Naturally, increasing the load does not contribute to the durability of the units that take the blows.
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Comments 106
Information varies everywhere. So I’m trying to clarify the exact data!
Thank you very much, and especially for your efficiency! And 695 on the KiKa website says 7.3 kg, and 451 6.520 kg. (shop.kolesa-kik.ru/catalo...ross-/37551.html?from=app) At the same time, 695 are written from the replica series and such a weight! Can you tell me what the weight of the factory wheels on the 2022 Grant-Cross is? I called the factory and they can’t tell you, these wheels are not available in the city, so I’m choosing, and you can’t tell me, maybe it’s better to put Slick with studded tires, otherwise She weighs about 10 kg, and where is the best place to buy it?
All original KiK wheels for Grants/Kalinas in 15th diameter weigh approximately 6.5 kg. I think it should be similar for Grant Cross if the manufacturer is KiK. Slik is only slightly lighter. Either on them or on the factory ones, the assembled wheel will weigh up to 15 kg.
Wheel K&K KS451 (Kalina Sport) 6Jx15 ET30, 4x98, DIA58.6: and wheel KS695 (15_KALINA-CROSS) could you tell me the net weight of these wheels, without tires?
Both wheels weigh approximately 6.5 kg.
Yaroslav, thanks for the information!
Thank you for your feedback. Glad the information was useful.
A huge THANK YOU to the authors! The most useful disc weight I've ever seen!
Thanks for your feedback!
Dear, I’m a bit of a novice in this topic, please explain... I have 14 stamps with tires 185-60 r14 on a viburnum. If you put, for example, casting on 13 relatively light and rubber not heavy on 13 175-70, I’ll really notice increased traction and acceleration or so a little? And also the second question is the opposite, if you switch to light 15e (like Kalina Sport 5.5j) + light tires like 185-55 (example stated Kormoran Road Performance 185/55 R15 82V weighs 6.75 kg, I will lose a lot in dynamics and acceleration and fuel consumption ?
Nothing particularly good will happen when switching to 13″ wheels. The increase in traction and dynamics will be almost unnoticeable (more likely even completely unnoticeable), a minimal improvement in rolling is possible (depending on the tires) and a decrease in fuel consumption (up to 0.5 liters, or even less, again depending on the tires). But the taxiing will become much worse.
Likewise, there will be nothing wrong with installing 15″ drives. If the wheels are moderately light and the tires are 185, then the dynamics will remain at the same level, as will the fuel consumption. But the taxiing will improve.
I advise you to take a closer look at 15″x6J with an offset in the range of 30-35, and with 185/60 R15 tires with a load index of 84.
For me, fuel economy is more important than imaginary comfort on bumps! Wow, they said within 0.5 liters. That’s a lot and good! Why do I need the heavy 6j, they are bigger for 195 tires! 5.5j is lighter! And 60 profile tires are heavier? There is a theoretical consumption calculator! gaidi.ru/kalkulyatory/kal…sxod-topliva-kalkulyator/
Everything I wrote is the best outcome. Basically (in about 95% of cases) there are no changes, except for nuances. Therefore, let's take a different route. Tell us what specific tire and wheel options you are considering. And I’ll tell you the effect of installing them.
Well, it depends on what the final size is. The small size is attractive due to the price of tires, wheels and of course fuel efficiency + fast starts without strain! But wide ones don’t know what’s good, except for the type and type of stability on the highway (theory again)… and there are a lot of disadvantages! It’s a small thing for someone to overpay for 0.5 liters per 100, but it’s unpleasant for me, given the already expensive 15 tires and wheels. I wish I could put on the 13s, but they don’t fit the 14 calipers, the casting says it’s going to fit a bit, you need to measure it. Do you have experience to clearly say that at 175-70 r13 it will be much worse than 185-60 r14 for example? Or again depends on the tires, etc. By the way, I consider tires from very cheap ones like Viatti and Kama Breeze to average ones at most for 2200 rubles like Nexen or Cordiant, no more!
How do they look
Almost everyone can imagine what stamped wheels look like, since stampings are currently the most common car wheels - about 70 percent of cars use them. And also almost all commercial vehicles are equipped with stamps.
Many consider the appearance of stamped wheels to be their main disadvantage. Indeed, they do not have such a variety of designs as their forged and cast counterparts, and they are all similar to each other. Only the colors can differ radically.
Life time
The level of wear resistance of stamped discs is strongly influenced by two indicators:
- disc deformation while driving;
- corrosion.
This is especially evident on bad roads. Since R14 stamping wheels are made of steel, they are much softer and more ductile than, for example, casting. But in this case it plays into the hands of car enthusiasts. If, when it falls into a hole, the casting cracks and becomes unusable, then the dies will simply be dented. This is not difficult to fix. The disk will simply need to be rolled over the rim and you can continue to use it. For minor damage, you can even handle it yourself with a sledgehammer or hammer. Moreover, you can correct it more than once.
Painted stampings
The second important factor that reduces the service life of dies is that they rust. Accordingly, if the disk becomes very rusty, it will no longer be usable. Therefore, it is important to store car wheels in dry, indoor areas. Painting can also slightly prevent inevitable corrosion.
Thus, it is not possible to clearly name the service life of stamped car wheels. With proper care and careful driving, they can last over 30 years. On the contrary, if, for example, you leave a car disk in a damp place for a long time, it may simply rot in a few years.
Activity
VSMPO-AVISMA at MAKS-2007
The main production of the company is located in Verkhnyaya Salda. The structure also includes the Berezniki titanium-magnesium plant "Avisma", the world's largest producer of titanium sponge - the raw material for titanium production.
The company is the leading supplier of aircraft titanium for Airbus and the second for EADS, 100% - [4]
In addition, VSMPO-AVISMA supplies titanium and aluminum (and products made from them) for other sectors of the economy, and also produces consumer goods, including forged wheels. The VSMPO company is one of two Russian companies with international accreditation "
At the beginning of 2008, it was announced that a long-term contract had been signed with, which would make VSMPO-AVISMA the main supplier of titanium for a group of international manufacturers. The contract amount is over $300 million.[5]
A joint venture with Boeing is expected to emerge in the 1st quarter of 2009. The main task of this joint venture is to produce products for the new Boeing Dreamliner aircraft. [6]
Performance indicators
The company produced 23,900 tons of titanium products in 2006 (21,000 tons in 2005).[2]
The consolidated revenue of VSMPO-AVISMA according to IFRS in 2007 amounted to $1.31 billion, net profit - $240.45 million[7].
The corporation's revenue in 2008 according to RAS was 29.110 billion rubles. (decrease by 5%, 30.656 billion rubles in 2007), net profit - 2.668 billion rubles. (decrease by 2.3 times, 6.216 billion rubles). [8]
The corporation's revenue in 2006 according to RAS was 28.364 billion rubles. (16.8 billion rubles in 2005), net profit - 5.86 billion rubles. (RUB 3.174 billion in 2005). [9]
