weight of the Koup Rim vs SX Stock rim

Has anyone figure out what is the weight of both rims?
I have booked my SX version and i plan to swap with the Koup type.
Hopefully someone can tell me about the weight of both rims...

thank you...

Koup Rims is lighter than forte Rims by 3 plus KG..

I got my forte with Koup Rims done last Xmas..

lawrenceke wrote:Koup Rims is lighter than forte Rims by 3 plus KG..

I got my forte with Koup Rims done last Xmas..

oooo... did you weight the rims?
I saw i this forum someone said that the koup and forte rim has the same weight around 11KG. I duno who is right and who is wrong..... I whish i know... but not yet get my car... lol
Congratulation... can post me some photo in here? thank you...

Got more photos.. do a search and u will find them..

lawrenceke wrote:

Got more photos.. do a search and u will find them..

bro... thanks for the photo. it looks really good on forte...
I plan to get one actually when i get my car... but i have to drive down to JB lo... cos i am in KL... Malaysia dont have Koup... lol...

pray that malaysia got koup faster... then i can source for koup parts for my forte... lolxx

anyone want to buy my Koup Rims

I will buy if i have taken forte... still in the middle of deciding which to choose... forte vs Mazda2 sedan.... lol

Hi All, I recently downsized my koup rims from 17 to 16. Now running on aftermarket alloy rims. I got the guy to weigh the entire Koup wheel (along with the Kumho tyre) and it came up to about 21 Kg.

Btw, my new wheel weighs 18.5kg each, so in total lost 10kg for 4 wheels, and pickup increased as well. Kept my spare wheel and jack kit at home so lost another 23kg (koup spare wheels are the exact same as the regular wheel). Love the pickup now!

Any pics to show your rims? FC & Pickup improved? Driving SX and was thinking of downsize too but worried abt the look as got sales told me that Forte's wheel arch was very wide so match 17" look unlike Mit EX can match 16" rim.... What is the profile of your 16" tyre? How about the driving feel? More comfortable and not so bumpy like 45mm low profile tyres? TQ!

nattsrinara, pls advice... is it better to down size? so far how is ur FC? what type of rim u using now? did u trade in ur original rim or u kept them? if trade in, what is the price like>?

If I slim down by 20kg, I wouldn't need to dump the spare rims which are useful!

nattsrinara wrote:Hi All, I recently downsized my koup rims from 17 to 16. Now running on aftermarket alloy rims. I got the guy to weigh the entire Koup wheel (along with the Kumho tyre) and it came up to about 21 Kg.

Btw, my new wheel weighs 18.5kg each, so in total lost 10kg for 4 wheels, and pickup increased as well. Kept my spare wheel and jack kit at home so lost another 23kg (koup spare wheels are the exact same as the regular wheel). Love the pickup now!

definitely the pickup is more addictive now. but i would suggest you to buy a tyre repair kit which consists of the sealant liquid and electric pump. in case your tyre gets punctured somewhere.

arc599 wrote:nattsrinara, pls advice... is it better to down size? so far how is ur FC? what type of rim u using now? did u trade in ur original rim or u kept them? if trade in, what is the price like>?

if you want better FC, downsize is a good choice. you can trade in to offset some dollars from the price of the rim and tyre. stock rim carries little value but it's better to trade in than to give it for free.

The Blue Cruiser wrote:

nattsrinara wrote:Hi All, I recently downsized my koup rims from 17 to 16. Now running on aftermarket alloy rims. I got the guy to weigh the entire Koup wheel (along with the Kumho tyre) and it came up to about 21 Kg.

Btw, my new wheel weighs 18.5kg each, so in total lost 10kg for 4 wheels, and pickup increased as well. Kept my spare wheel and jack kit at home so lost another 23kg (koup spare wheels are the exact same as the regular wheel). Love the pickup now!

definitely the pickup is more addictive now. but i would suggest you to buy a tyre repair kit which consists of the sealant liquid and electric pump. in case your tyre gets punctured somewhere.

Good idea! Any idea how much the kit costs? I seen a aerosol can version from Gunk. Not sure if its any good..

purefish wrote:Any pics to show your rims? FC & Pickup improved? Driving SX and was thinking of downsize too but worried abt the look as got sales told me that Forte's wheel arch was very wide so match 17" look unlike Mit EX can match 16" rim.... What is the profile of your 16" tyre? How about the driving feel? More comfortable and not so bumpy like 45mm low profile tyres? TQ!

Here are some pics:





FC wise, I'm looking at around 8.5L/100km average, previously was around 10L/10km. I do plenty of highway as well as city driving. These yokohama tyres are 1cm thicker than the original Kumho's. I have to say the grip was slightly better for the stock tyres cos of the extra width. These are 205/55/16 vs the original 215/45/17.

I'm quite happy with the look of these 16's. Sure, the original 17" wheels look more fierce. I still love them. But there's always a trade off. For Koup the suspension makes you feel all the bumps and humps, so no tyre is really gonna give you that comfy continental feel. Yoko's are louder it seems, but I'm happy with the sound. Overall damage: $800 after trade-in.

Feels really light when driving by yourself.

nattsrinara wrote:

The Blue Cruiser wrote:

nattsrinara wrote:Hi All, I recently downsized my koup rims from 17 to 16. Now running on aftermarket alloy rims. I got the guy to weigh the entire Koup wheel (along with the Kumho tyre) and it came up to about 21 Kg.

Btw, my new wheel weighs 18.5kg each, so in total lost 10kg for 4 wheels, and pickup increased as well. Kept my spare wheel and jack kit at home so lost another 23kg (koup spare wheels are the exact same as the regular wheel). Love the pickup now!

definitely the pickup is more addictive now. but i would suggest you to buy a tyre repair kit which consists of the sealant liquid and electric pump. in case your tyre gets punctured somewhere.

Good idea! Any idea how much the kit costs? I seen a aerosol can version from Gunk. Not sure if its any good..

i bought mine from Autobacs, it's a Slime tyre repair kit, $70. for cheaper options, you can get those can-type sealant liquid below $25.