C43 Winter rim options
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sumras (11-23-2016)
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No matter what, be prepared to go through tires as this chassis has a well earned rep of eating tires.
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So I've ordered Nokain Hakka R2's in 225/45/18 size (very few left around here so have to pay to get them shipped from across the province). Now I just have to sort out rims.
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I went 18x8 +30 all the way round, with Michelin X-Ice tires and OEM TPMS sensors.
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-tires-rims/ot...x-auto/c315462
$2486 Tax in. Call Jan and tell him Sonny sent you..
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-tires-rims/ot...x-auto/c315462
$2486 Tax in. Call Jan and tell him Sonny sent you..
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Yep, I paid extra to have them shipped across the province because I feel Nokians are simply the best longest wearing winters available.
I have them on my wife's van and they are great and also had them for 6 winters on another vehicle and they were still around 85%+ tread left.
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I have 18x8 +35 installed with barely any clearance, but it works. +30 would probably look more safe (more space between the barrel and the control arm), but I am running +35 with no issues.
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I am just wondering why none of you guys are going for a 19" rim winter tire setup. Just wanted to know the reason behind it, because this my first performance car, so may be I am missing something here.
My plan was to actually get the C63s OEM 19" Rims for my car coming summer, so I just wanted to use my OEM 19" Rims which came with the C43 in the winter.
Kumho has 19" wheel tire sizes available for the C43. Is there anything wrong with going for those?
My plan was to actually get the C63s OEM 19" Rims for my car coming summer, so I just wanted to use my OEM 19" Rims which came with the C43 in the winter.
Kumho has 19" wheel tire sizes available for the C43. Is there anything wrong with going for those?
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I am just wondering why none of you guys are going for a 19" rim winter tire setup. Just wanted to know the reason behind it, because this my first performance car, so may be I am missing something here.
My plan was to actually get the C63s OEM 19" Rims for my car coming summer, so I just wanted to use my OEM 19" Rims which came with the C43 in the winter.
Kumho has 19" wheel tire sizes available for the C43. Is there anything wrong with going for those?
My plan was to actually get the C63s OEM 19" Rims for my car coming summer, so I just wanted to use my OEM 19" Rims which came with the C43 in the winter.
Kumho has 19" wheel tire sizes available for the C43. Is there anything wrong with going for those?
That's what I think, let me know if I'm totally wrong haha
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I am just wondering why none of you guys are going for a 19" rim winter tire setup. Just wanted to know the reason behind it, because this my first performance car, so may be I am missing something here.
My plan was to actually get the C63s OEM 19" Rims for my car coming summer, so I just wanted to use my OEM 19" Rims which came with the C43 in the winter.
Kumho has 19" wheel tire sizes available for the C43. Is there anything wrong with going for those?
My plan was to actually get the C63s OEM 19" Rims for my car coming summer, so I just wanted to use my OEM 19" Rims which came with the C43 in the winter.
Kumho has 19" wheel tire sizes available for the C43. Is there anything wrong with going for those?
On my F-Sport GS350 Lexus that came with 19" wheels, I went with 17" winter wheels and tires. Just make sure the tire circumference remains as close to stock as possible.
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Kaltire had the last set of Nokians I wanted, but they didn't have a rim that would fit so they said I could get them elsewhere. So I got a set of GTS rims with the same specs as yours (18X8 with 35mm offset) from another Nokian dealer that said they had just put them on another C43.
When I brought the rims to Kaltire they guys said they couldn't balance the rim because the caliper clearance was so tight (can't see how this would be any different than any other 18" rim).
Also, the 35mm offset makes for very little clearance between the control arm and the rim but since others have done it I guess that part is fine.
So now I wasted a whole afternoon and I'm still running P Zero's.....
So I have to decide if I switch tires to something like Michelin X-Ice or Toyo's from the dealer that sold me the rims, or force Kaltire to mount the Nokians I want.
What a pain in the ****......
The good news is that my weathertech mats showed up today.......
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Kaltire had the last set of Nokians I wanted, but they didn't have a rim that would fit so they said I could get them elsewhere. So I got a set of GTS rims with the same specs as yours (18X8 with 35mm offset) from another Nokian dealer that said they had just put them on another C43.
When I brought the rims to Kaltire they guys said they couldn't balance the rim because the caliper clearance was so tight (can't see how this would be any different than any other 18" rim).
Also, the 35mm offset makes for very little clearance between the control arm and the rim but since others have done it I guess that part is fine.
So now I wasted a whole afternoon and I'm still running P Zero's.....
So I have to decide if I switch tires to something like Michelin X-Ice or Toyo's from the dealer that sold me the rims, or force Kaltire to mount the Nokians I want.
What a pain in the ****......
The good news is that my weathertech mats showed up today.......
When I brought the rims to Kaltire they guys said they couldn't balance the rim because the caliper clearance was so tight (can't see how this would be any different than any other 18" rim).
Also, the 35mm offset makes for very little clearance between the control arm and the rim but since others have done it I guess that part is fine.
So now I wasted a whole afternoon and I'm still running P Zero's.....
So I have to decide if I switch tires to something like Michelin X-Ice or Toyo's from the dealer that sold me the rims, or force Kaltire to mount the Nokians I want.
What a pain in the ****......
The good news is that my weathertech mats showed up today.......
Are you sure you run the same rim? (the spoke shape also affects the caliper clearance)
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I literally run the same rim (GTS 507 reps) and I saw with my own two eyes that they balanced and mounted the rim with no problems. Yes the fitment is super super tight but there's definitely enough caliper clearance even with wheel weights.
Are you sure you run the same rim? (the spoke shape also affects the caliper clearance)
Are you sure you run the same rim? (the spoke shape also affects the caliper clearance)
I got the GTS E401 rims so not exactly the same as yours. http://www.gtswheels.com/wheels/e401.html
I think the guys at Kaltire are goofs, but they have the tires I want so I'm in a bit of a catch-22.
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I got the GTS E401 rims so not exactly the same as yours. http://www.gtswheels.com/wheels/e401.html
I think the guys at Kaltire are goofs, but they have the tires I want so I'm in a bit of a catch-22.
I think the guys at Kaltire are goofs, but they have the tires I want so I'm in a bit of a catch-22.