Staggered 8 Front 8.5 Rear HELP!!
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I am considering purchasing aftermarket wheels but when i purchased my 350 the dealership offered a "tires for life" deal and was wondering where could i find aftermarket wheels that fit the stock 225/45/18 fronts and 245/45/18 rears, or is it just nearly impossible to find a set of staggered wheels .5 inch larger on the rears? in this economy it seems like i should try to save some money any way i can. thanks
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oh okay, just kind of curious why would the 225s be an issue? i apoligize if my questions seem obvious to some but ive never went the after market wheels route even on my previous car. ive been searching many websites and yeah i understand my choices are limited. if anyone has a website or a shop around so cal near downtown, oc, or inland empire maybe you could help me out with some helpful information. thanks!!
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If your gonna do that your gonna have to run real low offsets on your wheels for them to look good because I bet if you put wheel spacers on the dealerships "tires for life" deal is off
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just curious, how would running wheel spacers affect my situation, once again i apologize if i come off as knowing nothing about wheels at all
oh and one more question, can i run 8.5s all around, i know the 245 rears should be compatible but would the fitting the 225s on 8.5s be kind of risky? i think there was a seller posting those specs on g35driver with 225-45-18 front and 245-45-18 rear with +15 offset
oh and one more question, can i run 8.5s all around, i know the 245 rears should be compatible but would the fitting the 225s on 8.5s be kind of risky? i think there was a seller posting those specs on g35driver with 225-45-18 front and 245-45-18 rear with +15 offset
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calin - yeah i understand what you mean but im really looking forward to get a new set of wheels and am going to stick with 18s so just kind of threw that idea out there to possibly save some money, and if i become desperate i just might forget the whole tire deal with the dealership..
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What exactly are the details of this deal? Do they have to be those tires specifically? Ask him what if you had a GT Z, cause at least those are a little bigger and give you more options.
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yeah ill give the dealership a call in a bit and get a little more details on if they can offer something of that nature, hopefully they can possibly let me cover a small difference to in relation to larger tires. i just remember that "deal" applied to all the cars and after market wheels purchased through the dealership, maybe i shouldve considered that more but im sure they overprice everything after market, 3k for no name 19s didnt really catch my interest
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yeah ill give the dealership a call in a bit and get a little more details on if they can offer something of that nature, hopefully they can possibly let me cover a small difference to in relation to larger tires. i just remember that "deal" applied to all the cars and after market wheels purchased through the dealership, maybe i shouldve considered that more but im sure they overprice everything after market, 3k for no name 19s didnt really catch my interest
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alright cool, thanks for all the replies, ill give the dealership a call to get more insight on the offer itself. any further information, regards, or opinions posted will be greatly appreciated. ill post the what i find out in a bit and if anyone in the socal area has some aftermarket rims preferably 18s and are willing to trade for a set of 2008 touring wheels with about 75% tread, no curb rash + cash lets talk!!
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http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator
Plug in the #'s and it'll show your boundaries of the tire in comparison to widths... and how much it might affect your speedometer, positively or negatively.
Plug in the #'s and it'll show your boundaries of the tire in comparison to widths... and how much it might affect your speedometer, positively or negatively.
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thanks jubes
and i spoke to the dealership, they said there would be a difference to pay but its not going to be a dramatic cost. yeah i understand typically people get wheels then tires, but it just seems like its worth a shot to possibly save a little bit of money doing it the other way. if it doesnt really work out then i guess ill be going about it what most people would consider the "normal" way
and i spoke to the dealership, they said there would be a difference to pay but its not going to be a dramatic cost. yeah i understand typically people get wheels then tires, but it just seems like its worth a shot to possibly save a little bit of money doing it the other way. if it doesnt really work out then i guess ill be going about it what most people would consider the "normal" way
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