It is VERY COMMON to find other vendors selling 15 pound rims yet telling their customers those rims are 12 pounds and lower. Because we actually weigh the wheels we sell, our weights will often be higher than what the wheel manufacturers list on their own websites. Note that there is a lot marketing hype out there and few distributors bother to actually check the advertised weights of the wheels they sell, relying instead on exaggerated or atypical claims in the marketing materials produced by the wheel manufacturers. Don’t accept the representation from the average tire shop that the rim they are trying to sell you is “light.” Know exactly what the true weight is before you buy! We have had too many customers call us only AFTER their purchase of 15-20+ pound wheels elsewhere asking how their Miata can be fixed now that it rides rough, crashes over potholes, and is no longer fun to drive! Asking your Mazda Miata suspension to lift 15 to 20 pound rims with each bump and still feel fun to drive is like asking your own body to run with ankle weights and still be fast–heavy rims will hurt your Mazda Miata’s performance just like the ankle weights would hurt yours. The lighter the better! We sell 15 inch rims that are under 10 pounds and most users can feel a change as small as 3 pounds of unsprung weight per corner.īuying wheels over 15 pounds will seriously degrade the ride and performance of your Mazda Miata. The factory designed and sold it with factory rims that were as light as 10 pounds each! Our STRONG advice for owners of 1990-2005 Mazda Miatas is to only buy similarly light wheels and avoid any rims that are over 15 pounds each. The 1990 through 2005 Mazda Miata is VERY sensitive to unsprung weight. Enkei 15×8 PFO1 on MazdaSpeed Miata Rim Weight
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