It’s taken more than a year, but I finally found a set of wheels that tick all of my boxes:
FP Forged FP3-SL ... 17x9 +12 fully machined
Will post pics on the truck once these are installed (looking like mid-March)
With install of my FP Forged FP3-SL scheduled for tomorrow, I thought I'd circle back with a quick weigh-in.
TL;DR ... 29.5 lbs*
*with simulated rings installed -- i.e., all hardware -- and center caps
Of note:
- I weighed this wheel on two different scales
- I weighed it both while holding it as well as just the wheel on the scale (wasn't sure the latter would work or be totally accurate, but it did/was)
- While holding it, I weighed myself first of course, cleared the scale to 0.0, then got back on with wheel in hand (did both a "in front of chest" and "over the head")
- I did two weigh-ins on each scale
- Prior to weighing anything I used a 10-lb dumbbell to test accuracy of each scale (i.e., get a baseline) ... and both read exactly 10 lbs
- In every instance -- weighing the wheel holding it or on the scale alone -- it came in at 29.5 lbs
I have not weighed my OE 17-inch bead lock capable wheels. A quick search shows this wheel is pretty much universally reported to be right at 37 lbs. After install of the FP Forged SL-3s, I will weigh my factory 35 setup (BLC wheel + OE 315/70/17 KO2s) and see how it compares to the FP Forged + OE 37s (35x12.5 17 Load Range C KO2s). My factory tires have just under 30k miles (90% highway), so I'll also note remaining tread depth.