Member Credit: schmellyfart
Installed a set of the lightweight Millenia wheels today. The main point I want to make is the amount of work needed to get the rear wheels to fit is minimal. I read some old posts making it seem like it was a lot of work and a lot of grinding had to be done.
It was well under a couple minutes of actual sanding/grinding time. I used a Dremel with a sanding drum. The outer lip on the wheel near the centerbore only needs a few thousandths taken off to fit over the rear hub dust caps.
A total of 44lbs lighter then my reinforced (~16lb) rx7 wheels.
205/65R15 on the Millenias 32lb per corner
245/50R16 on the RX7s 43lb per corner
When I had the 225/55R16 on the RX7s, they were about 39-40lbs per corner when brand new.
One thing to note is that the 245s are practially brand new and only have 900 miles on them. And the 205s are maybe 1 or 2/32 from the wear bars. I wasn’t able to weigh the wheels without tires, so there’s a fudge factor of a couple pounds.
And no, I don’t care how bad they look compared to the RX7 wheels. I installed these to see how they affect my fuel economy since I’ve only been getting 25-27mpg with the 3.5.
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