Wheel Size

[Vtolds]

I wanna know what wheel size I should get my Alero came with the 15 inch steel wheels. What size should I go to and or do aleros look good with 15 inch replacement wheels so I can use the same tires and not spend alot on wheels?

[derek_ski99]

I like 18" wheels on our cars. Fit the look perfect with some 225/40ZR 18 tires. Or if you'd rather some 235/40ZR 18's. They are a little harsh on the streets though. So if you would prefer to have to be a little less cautious, and perhaps would like a slightly more cushy ride, go with 17's.

15's are too small, as are 16's.

Tire and wheel packages aren't too bad costwise. Expect to spend anywhere from $1000-$2000. If cost is your biggest concern, you can also buy used wheels. I think Silentalero (Marc) might still be selling his. Lexi Roma's or something like that.

Check the Bazaar or click on the Tirerack banner and see what you like

[Vtolds]

well one of my problems is money and I live on a very bumpy rutty back raod and tend to drive 50 to 60 mph down it :D I was wondering about the 15 and 16's becuase I saw a Grandam with what loooked to be 15's or so and they looked good but I think I will go for 17' probably I can get what I want for less than a $1000.00

[Vtolds]

Anf how good are you Kumhos because that is most liely what I would be getting?

[johny_boy32]

i got a package consisting of 4 17 inch wheels, 4 low profile tires, and tuner lug nuts on sale for 700 instead of 1000. Just look around and you'll find what your looking for.

[Vtolds]

May I ask where you got your wheels and tires the 2 sites I know of are tires.com and tirerack.com

[Vtolds]

What do you guys think of this Wheel (http://www.discounttiredirect.com/product/wheels/mbmrev.m.xl.jpg)
is not to bad and is cheap

[dopey]

ugly

[johny_boy32]

to plain....if your gonna get rims, make them flashy. how much are these?

[Vtolds]

I dont like flashy (RICER CRAP) i like 5 spoke wheels I would like Enkie wheels and they are only about 20 more dollars a wheel than the one that is linked to so I would proabaly do those but total with 4 wheels tires locking lug nuts is a bit more than $800.00

[dopey]

flashy doesnt make u a ricer.

and rims and tires arent cheap dude.

[Vtolds]

Big flashy not performance makes it rice. It would be like me puting a wing on a geo metro or even a Alero(which I own and love) they may look good but unless you can hit 150 MPH not going to do anything and that is a fact. Thats why I wanted to try to stick close as I can to the stock tire size becuase if you up your wheel to high and use to low profile tire your gonna do a doughnut before you make it around the corner. The bigger they are and they may look flashy and good but if you throw a 20 inch rim on a Alero your gonna spin thats why I wanna get 16 inch to 17 inch Wheels and tires so my sidewall has flex and grips instead of just sliding. :P And if you where wondering about 20 inch wheels (http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/findWheelDetail.do?wd=20&pc=53879&bp=5-100&rw=8.5&vid=004944&yr=2000)
for a Alero check them out"Bling Bling" :pimp:

And it would be nice if SweetAlero99 kept his comments about my choice/choice's in wheels to himself I may have asked for peoples opinions about what I had in mind but not your thoughts on what a ricer is. I see ricers everyday in honda's I luaph and hit the gas and make them cry.

[dopey]

Originally posted by VTOLDS@Jul 18 2004, 07:54 PM
What do you guys think of this Wheel (http://www.discounttiredirect.com/product/wheels/mbmrev.m.xl.jpg)
is not to bad and is cheap
right there dude u asked for an opinion so thats what u got.

and if it dont wanna be a "ricer" leave ur stock wheels on. cause ur not improving jack over the stock wheels.... so since its apperance ur now a ricer.

i have 18's and 235/40/18's. guess what...... ive never done a donut while driving. i mean seriously...... what kinda retarded driver do u ahve to be to spin ur car out cuase ur "rims" are to tall. get a life dude.

and id appreciate it if u didnt refer to stuff as "ricer" crap. just cuase u dont like it doesnt make it crap. lets see some pics of ur awsome car that has no rice on it what soever.

[Vtolds]

I have a intake and a muffler that together cost less than 100 dollars on top of a car that cost $18,000 and yes 18 inch wheels will have less traction believe it or not than a set of 17's becuase they have less flex in the side walls and are made of harder compounds so if you lean on a certian side to hard in a corner so they dont explode. Trust me iam a crew chief for a race car we run 14 inch slick tires on circle track(everyone runs 14's btw on Ford mustangs) and we are 18th in points first year with are drive we have know and that is 18th out of 70 drivers in total. I know technical you may know technical also but I do all the work on my own car and work 40 hours a week and have a family and food a bills to worry about before I put wheels on my car so cheap is good. Just call me Walmart smart. Feel free to have fun with that walmart smart line.

[Vtolds]

ANd mySite (http://www.cardomain.com/id/vtolds) is here not much but is what I got

[Vtolds]

And yes if you check it out it is a ricer type muffler that cost less that 10 dollars for me to get

[dopey]

http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/3/web/435000-435999/435315_35_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/3/web/435000-435999/435315_17_full.jpg

and u say flashy rims are rice???? :rolleyes:

ok im done now.

good luck on ur none ricey rim search

[Vtolds]

Those are real Racing pedals not once you buy in a store and I got the foot rest froma friend who didn't install it and then costum painted them to the color of my car and the exhaust matches the if you didn't notice and I dare you to find another pic with tta same muffler I double dare you

[bdyman]

your car is dirty sorry but it is
just ignore him it`s your money and it`s your choice on what rims you get so don`t worry about what other people say

[Vtolds]

Back raods what can you do

[mdodge]

Originally posted by VTOLDS@Jul 18 2004, 11:14 PM
Back raods what can you do
Yeah hate those dusty roads...got em where I live too. I have to freakin clean the car almost every other day.

And yeah....just get some rims that you like and your happy with. I do love the look of nice shiney chrome rims on certain cars....depending on color, lowering..and other performance mods to go with it.

[Vtolds]

I live one isn't to bad until it rains then it gets really dirty

[Vtolds]

Dont like Chrome and Chrome on dirt doesn't match

[dopey]

Originally posted by bdyman@Jul 18 2004, 11:13 PM
just ignore him
some people jsut have to learn the hard way

;)

[dopey]

Originally posted by VTOLDS@Jul 18 2004, 11:35 PM
Dont like Chrome and Chrome on dirt doesn't match
just curious..... what matches with dirt?

[bdyman]

more dirt i guess lol sorry

[dopey]

haha.... now ur catching on chris. good one!

[jackal2000]

Originally posted by SweetAlero99@Jul 18 2004, 11:51 PM
just curious..... what matches with dirt?
grass.


IMO any rims you get will look better than those ghey hubcaps you have now

[bdyman]

^^^^^your killin me lol

[Spook]

yeah, just get whatever rims you think looks good on your car...only have to make you happy, not everyone on the boards :thumbsup:
and yeah, when you ask for opinions you will get them here...good and bad
course some of these guys have a rare foot in mouth disease that they cant control :blink:

[ptrudel]

Originally posted by SweetAlero99@Jul 18 2004, 09:41 PM
i have 18's and 235/40/18's. guess what...... ive never done a donut while driving. i mean seriously...... what kinda retarded driver do u ahve to be to spin ur car out cuase ur "rims" are to tall. get a life dude.
i'm goin with sweet here too...i have 18s and 225/40/ZR18, never once have i done a doughnut in a corner...it's the exact opposite, i feel WAY more confortable taking a corner a bit higher speed with these then the stock 15's i had on before.

the only way you could "spin out" in a corner, is if you jammed on the e-brake...but why the hell would u do that, right?

it's your car, do what you want, that's the main thing...but as someone else stated, if u ask opinions, u'll get them...

and another thing, any rims will look better then what u got now :thumbsup:

[green99gls]

Personally out of the two choices you have on your car domain website, I would say go with the Enkei rs6's they are sweet wheels. Then again I am only saying that because I have those exact wheels in 18s and they look awesome.

Also another idea if you go with the enkeis is to paint the caliper. The spokes are very slim and show the rotor and caliper very clearly. Your blue would go well matching blue calipers.

[Vtolds]

Yeah it looks like the Enkeis will win but that just might be becuase everyone can tell there enkeis. But when I get the money they will proabaly what I will get.

[3.4 Euro Alero]

Like a few have said, go with what you like. I don't mind the first Rims at all myself. Remember, people can say what they like and do not, but YOU are the one who is gonna be drivin it every day, not us. I am in the same boat, where $$ is a big deal since mortgages and family come first. Not to say I wouldn't do alot of the things guys do to their cars on this site if I had the extra expendable money. Customization is a personal thing!

[Pimpalero03]

i just spent 1200 on rims and tires. 17 inchers.

[Vtolds]

well I can get those enkeis 17 inch for 22 dollars more than the other 17 inch wheels and tires cost the same about 80 dollars a piece plus the site makes you buy locking lug nuts for 40 dollars so either set is around $750.00 give or take $80.00.

[Vtolds]

So dont know what to get both look good to me but the enkeis are the better known brand

[derek_ski99]

I like the 5-spokers personally. I've never been a fan of Enkeis. And wheel name isn't really important. I'd rather have a wheel that looks good than a wheel with a popular name.

[b-spot]

Originally posted by Pimpalero03@Jul 20 2004, 09:08 AM
i just spent 1200 on rims and tires. 17 inchers.
I never ceases to amaze me how much you add to these threads.

Do you have any pics of your car on a beach to share with us?

[Final-Reality]

Originally posted by johny_boy32@Jul 18 2004, 08:00 PM
to plain....if your gonna get rims, make them flashy.Â;-) how much are these?
First of all, the word you were looking for was "Too", not "to."

Second of all, the word you were looking for was "you're" or "you are", not "your."

Third of all, if he doesn't want "LOL BLANG BLANG WE RIDE SPINNAZ DAWG!" flashy rims, and wants something more subtle and classy, that's his goddamn prerogative.

Your post was absolutly worthless, stop trolling.

Also, if you don't know what trolling means (understandable), look here (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=trolling&r=f) under definitions one, three, and six. They should give you a good idea of what "trolling the thread" means, k? I think the mods should stick that somewhere.

[ptrudel]

:o ...wow...someone was put back into his place right there

[dopey]

Originally posted by Final-Reality@Jul 20 2004, 01:00 PM
Your post was absolutly worthless, stop trolling.

Also, if you don't know what trolling means (understandable), look here (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=trolling&r=f) under definitions one, three, and six. They should give you a good idea of what "trolling the thread" means, k? I think the mods should stick that somewhere.
FINALLY!!!!!!!!!! someone besides myself makes a remark.

its rather annoying anymore isnt it final???? seems that about all people do anymore is troll.......... and some people are bigger offenders than others. and u people know who u are...

[3.4Alero]

Originally posted by 2000_olds_alero@Jul 19 2004, 09:57 AM
the only way you could "spin out" in a corner, is if you jammed on the e-brake...but why the hell would u do that, right?

Actually, lift off the throttle in a corner, and you'll spin, too. Just wanted to add that.

ANYWAYS, kids, this has been fun. VTOLDS, PM one of the mods when you get your new wheels if you want to put up some pics.

[Grouch]

lol my god, I was looking to clean this thread up after 3.4 closed it, but it's all over the freakin place. :blink:

Edit: looked at splitting post out and reopening, but it is too much of a mess. Leaving it locked as is. VTOLDS start a new thread if you wish and I will keep a closer eye on it to prevent what happened to this one. lol