Legend Posted August 29, 2009 Author Share Posted August 29, 2009 I am guessing Discount Tire will do their $100 off per tire set, and $100 off per rim set very soon... Wow okay I'll watch carefully. I am planning on using Discount for both my LGT and Jeep tire/wheel sets. My '05 LGT My '07 Supercharged Shelby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enthusiast Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Import Image Wheel Clearance. My mod list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tingtang Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 ^wow.... $400 for a set of 4 wheels.... are ALT wheels any good?? i LOVE those volk's .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted August 30, 2009 Author Share Posted August 30, 2009 Damn.. I wish I knew whether those 17x8's would clear my Stoptech BBK. Praedet, any insight?? Looks like I asked this question before... duh. My '05 LGT My '07 Supercharged Shelby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted August 30, 2009 Author Share Posted August 30, 2009 Alright pulled the trigger and purchased these... will keep fingers crossed that these fit over my 328x28 Stoptechs. Thanks for the tip, enthusiast! http://www.importimageracing.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/alt-blk-thumb.jpg My '05 LGT My '07 Supercharged Shelby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tingtang Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 ^NICE!! you should have emailed josh over there... im pretty sure he would have been able to tell you if they clear or not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted August 30, 2009 Author Share Posted August 30, 2009 Just posted my craigslist ad for my old snows an hour ago... 3 bites already so I'm sure they'll be gone soon. Bring on the new 17" setup! My '05 LGT My '07 Supercharged Shelby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubieBlkOut Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 I am excited to see those at our next meet up! I really love those Volks for 3K....I need a better paying job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommypenguin Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Nice choice legend, take some pics when you slap them on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 Alright the wheels came yesterday and I took one out of the box... looks nice.. but WIDE(?!?). I really want to put relatively narrow snow's on these 17x8's. I measured the wheel and it is a full 9" across. Maybe I don't have a clear understanding on how wheels are measured... this doesn't seem right... http://beeez.com/lgt/ALT1.jpg http://beeez.com/lgt/ALT2.jpg http://beeez.com/lgt/ALT3.jpg My '05 LGT My '07 Supercharged Shelby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 Okay... maybe this clears it up for me... now time to see if they clear the Stoptechs! http://resources.coker.com/images/rimwidth.jpg To determine the width of the rim, measure from bead seat to bead seat across the wheel, not from lip to lip. The "Bead Seat" is the part of the wheel where the bead of the tire sits once the tire is inflated. My '05 LGT My '07 Supercharged Shelby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 Whoa.. looks like it is barely fitting.. I put a flashlight behind the wheel and you have to be dead perpindicular to the wheel to be able to see the gap b/w rotor and wheel. It is 1/32" or less. Looks like these will work. Whew. Now I've got to figure out the rubber part of the equation. http://beeez.com/lgt/ALT4.jpg http://beeez.com/lgt/ALT5.jpg My '05 LGT My '07 Supercharged Shelby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 Alright now onto the rubber part of the equation... From Xenonk's thread, I see my width options are 215, 225, 235, and 245. http://beeez.com/lgt/ALT7.jpg I want to go as narrow as I can for snows but I want a little tire overhang and don't want to have the sidewall very taut... so it looks like 225's are the obvious choice for width here. Now, using this tire calculator and plugging in my existing tires on the left, it becomes pretty clear that I will need a 45 series tire to maintain the same tire height as I have now. I am lowered on s-techs and when i got my new summer tires last year the fenders shaved them every once in a while when I went over bumps, so I know absolutely for sure I cannot exceed my current 25.1" diameter (as calculated and confirmed by measurement). I want as much sidewall as possible for snows... which brings me to the conclusion that I need to shop for 225/45/17's... hopefully that is a cheap size... now to find out what's available.... http://beeez.com/lgt/ALT6.jpg My '05 LGT My '07 Supercharged Shelby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tingtang Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 NICE INFO!!! i love when the calipers BARELY clear wheels.... i think it gives it a MEAN aggressive look.. and also makes your brakes look bigger... hhahaaa... nice though.. i might hop on this deal too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tingtang Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 225/45/17 is what im running on the stock wheels.... im lowered on coilovers no rubbing issues here... at least none that i know of... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praedet Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I run 225/45-17 on my 8" wide winter set-up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enthusiast Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 I am running 225 45 17 on my 8" rims as well. I love my Dunlop wintersports. My mod list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tingtang Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 sorry to thread jack legend... but i found some konigs that look very similar to the volks... http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/findWheelDetail.do?bp=5-100*9-100&tc=KONRUN&c=3&rcz=80020&pc=49378&wd=18&rw=8&rc=CODINT ive pretty much narrowed it to these or http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/findWheelDetail.do?bp=5-100*9-100&tc=DRAD34&c=3&rcz=80020&pc=22834&wd=18&rw=8&rc=CODINT i gotta friend that works at discount so i MIGHT be able to get a nice discount decisions decisions..... its hard to judge how a set of wheels will look on a car without having the wheels being on it.... i also like these... LOL http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/findWheelDetail.do?bp=5-100*9-100&tc=DRAD31&c=3&rcz=80020&pc=49272&wd=18&rw=8&rc=CODINT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collegemt Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I had those konigs on my 08 wrx for a while. I had the 17's in silver. They looked kinda small in 17, which is why I sold them. I think they would look nice in 18's http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r358/collegemt/100_0774.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tingtang Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 they do look good... just a little small... makes me wonder if 18's would even be big enough... haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collegemt Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 they do look good... just a little small... makes me wonder if 18's would even be big enough... haha I had people ask me if they were 15's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tingtang Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 they look like it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 I've been doing some tire research now.. I've decided that I want to tip the scale in road vs. snow balance in favor of snow/ice performance...meaning I'm looking more in the "studless snow & ice" category and less in the "performance snow" category... I really didn't enjoy spinning down I-70 sideways at 55mph last winter... (okay speed maybe just might have played a role there, but anyways I want max traction/control on ice) and studless of course. My top contenders in 225/45/17 are: $136 Dunlop Graspic DS-3 (brand new tire) $137 Bridgestone Blizzak WS-60 $150 Bridgestone Blizzak LM-60 (brand new tire) Tough deciding... My '05 LGT My '07 Supercharged Shelby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tingtang Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 judging by the apearance only... doesnt the dunlop's seem like they would give the best traction in the snow?? i could be wrong but i would probably go with the dunlops.... though i never heard anything bad about the blizzak's either... the lm-60 would be considered "performance snow" category.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted September 23, 2009 Author Share Posted September 23, 2009 Decided I'm going for the newest tech... the LM-60. Should have very, very close to the snow/ice performance as the WS-60 but dry pavement performance is far better. My '05 LGT My '07 Supercharged Shelby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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