Rover owners: How heavy are my wheels? Read on....

I had an opportunity today to gather together some of my MGF/TF wheels and weigh them.

All the wheels were weighed on the same set of scales in a 10 minute period using the same technique. In other words, the weights can be used as a comparison if not micro-accurate (although the scales I used do tally exactly with a set of calibrated scales I regularly use at the gym).

Photos are included to clarify the wheels I'm referring to in the weights and measurements below.

I had access to seven different types of wheel and all with 95.25mm PCD. They were:

1. Standard Mk1 MGF Mpi 6 spoke

2. MGF Abingdon (also fitted to TF Cool Blue & Cup racing cars)

3. MG TF "Swedish" (sourced from Sweden via the MGCC MGF Register)

4. Ariel Atom Mk1/2 fronts (chemically stripped prior to powder coating)

5. Ariel Atom Mk1/2 rears (chemically stripped prior to powder coating)

6. MGF Trophy 160

7. MG TF Ultra-light weight (ULW)

Results are in the format wheel type, diameter, rim width, ET (offset) and weight. So here goes....

1. Standard 1.8Mpi, 15", 6", +28mm, 7.6Kg

2. MGF Abingdon, 16", 7", +28mm, 7.6Kg

3. TF Swedish, 16", 7", +26mm, 9.0Kg

4. Ariel Atom fronts, 15", 7", +35mm, 9.3Kg

5. Ariel Atom rears, 16", 7", +37mm, 10.1Kg

6. MGF Trophy, 16", 7", +26mm, 10.7Kg

7. MG TF ULW, 16", 7", +26mm, 6.1Kg

Just a couple of observations on the Atom wheels.

The offset on the 16" version suggests you might gain more clearance on the rear arches for wider tyres over the Trophy 160 version. Whilst looking very similar in design to the Trophy wheels I notice that the Atom wheels have a slightly thicker spoke where they meet the outer wheel rim. It's probably not obvious from the photos but we're only talking a couple of millimetres anyway.

Hope the above proves interesting and useful. A few photos below.

Lancsman

The first six wheels together...