Just parked on weighbridge, who said multivans are light!

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Re: Just parked on weighbridge, who said multivans are light!

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Can anyone weigh a standard 16" rim with a 205/16 tyre?
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Can anyone weigh a standard 16" rim with a 205/16 tyre?

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i can tomorrow.
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I can do one tomorrow night if needed as up town with work at the mo.

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OE 16" rim = 12.6kg
205/80/16 alpin = 13.5kg
Combined = 26.1kg
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..lee.. wrote:OE 16" rim = 12.6kg
205/80/16 alpin = 13.5kg
Combined = 26.1kg

Well that tells me that anyone who has the 15" Mefro with a 215/75 BFG A/T or M/T should really be running 16" dampers and brakes!
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16" syncro wheel and 33" alligator = 41.2kg

what shocks and brakes will i need?
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I'll try weighing one of mine again now i'm back home as the scales we used up at Aidans by his own admission are dubious as to their accuracy.

Looks like Lee's are more accurate if he's quoting .1 of a kilo! When we weighed mine it was wavering between 29.5, 30, 30.5

But i imagine about 30kg is probably right

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..lee.. wrote:16" syncro wheel and 33" alligator = 41.2kg

what shocks and brakes will i need?

Not sure really but is there a Scania dealer near you by any chance?
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Another wheel/tyre combo to feed into the mix:

BFG AT Tri-guard 215/75/15 (light wear) on Audi 200 Ronal 6 x 15 = 23kg on the nose.

Recalling the old cyclist's adage that "an ounce off the wheel is worth a pound off the bike"...

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Al wrote: ...whilst a wheel was spinning.

I think that's important :shock: And a large wheel doubly so.

Another way that brings MoI home is:-

...the mass near the centre has a negligible effect on the resistance to being accelerated rotationally.
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