OT: Lost on Rims....
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Silver Member Username: 2pacalypse1971Sandusky, Oh Post Number: 483 Registered: Jul-05 | ok in like 2 months or as soon as i sell my cougar, i'm supposed to be buyin my grandmas 2003 buick century for $4000 (car has like 16000 miles on it, pratically brand new), and i was going to to put some rims on it, i was looking at this set of 22's, regardless of wha tpeople say, i love the spoke rims, so i was lookin on ebay and i can get a set of 22's, for $400 (i asked the seller if i coudl pick them up cuz it'd be like a 3 hour drive, but worth not paying $200 to ship), would 22's be able to fit on this car or woudl they be too big, should i just settle for 20's?, here is a link to the rims http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/22-INCH-CHROME-SPOKE-LOWRIDER-WIRE-RIMS-WHEELS-22 -150_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ43960QQihZ014QQitemZ330213468390QQrdZ1QQsspagena meZWDVW |
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Gold Member Username: JnoelAIM= j69noel, KY Post Number: 1038 Registered: May-07 | yea man they should fit...but ya gotta ride skinnies |
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Silver Member Username: Stateprop486PA Post Number: 646 Registered: Jan-08 | also dont forget to upgrade to big azz brake kit. cuz those are gonna eat ur brakes like no other. |
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Gold Member Username: JnoelAIM= j69noel, KY Post Number: 1039 Registered: May-07 | ^ i've had 20's, 22's and 24's and have never had to upgrade my brakes and never had any problems and these rims vary on several different rides........but i do always use the "metallic graphite ceramic brake pads" that come with the lifetime warranty from autozone there a little more expensive but they got a lifetime warranty so it's cool..... |
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Gold Member Username: ShortysetniesRock Vegas, NC US Post Number: 2215 Registered: Mar-06 | I use the same brakes noel and they are pretty sweet. no brake dust FTW! |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Northwest PA Post Number: 6429 Registered: Jul-06 | Yeah, but what you guys not not realize is those metallic brakes destroy your rotors, which cost a lot more to replace than the brakes. |
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Silver Member Username: 2pacalypse1971Sandusky, Oh Post Number: 486 Registered: Jul-05 | so i've never really looked at atires....when u say skinnies u talkin bout like the skinniest tires i could possible get??? where do u guys buy ur tires at, i know like sears n all the car places sell em eround here, but would they have these skinny ones your talkin bout?? |
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Gold Member Username: JnoelAIM= j69noel, KY Post Number: 1044 Registered: May-07 | ^m.s I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY ROTOR PROBLEMS from riding my metalic brakes....EVER!! i have heard that before but they have never ate my rotors and i do alot of driving (stop and go) and i tend to drive pretty dauym fast so i use my brakes quite a bit and get them pretty hot and still yet no problems...... marcus- yea i mean some really low profile or short sidewall tires (however you want to put it) i just go to a rim shop that's about 35 minutes from my house and get tires from there...shipping on ebay usually is killer..unless you find a realy good deal..remember the lower pro tire you get the higher the price on them is...so be prepared to pay some good money |
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Silver Member Username: Stateprop486PA Post Number: 668 Registered: Jan-08 | yep riding blades is expensive...im doing 225/40/18 chrome and cheapest tire i found was like 95 dollars that was a good price i found on the internet too. |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Northwest PA Post Number: 6434 Registered: Jul-06 | It happens over time..... you prob. haven't had them long enough |
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Silver Member Username: SkiesTofino, British Colu... Canada Post Number: 895 Registered: Aug-05 | "Yeah, but what you guys not not realize is those metallic brakes destroy your rotors, which cost a lot more to replace than the brakes." The cost of a new rim will make up for it. Rims don't like brake dust. |
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Gold Member Username: Mj23dynastyThey Love 2 Hate Me, Most Hated a... USA Post Number: 1595 Registered: Oct-07 | Man u could porlly squeeze 22's under their but a suspension upgrade would be reccomended and ur going to shorten the life of ur transmission greatly with all the extra weight. Ikno a lil bit about rims hang out n the local rim shop round here a lot. Cool guys there |
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Gold Member Username: Th3pwn3rPost Number:... Post Number: 7012 Registered: Jul-06 | You guys have to keep in mind that the larger wheels also can cause faster wear on your suspension as well but...if you can afford these big azz wheels I'm sure you can afford to fix your suspension when it needs it. |
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Platinum Member Username: BestmankindLos Angeles, CA Post Number: 18815 Registered: Oct-05 | put some 22's on that car. it will look insane. one of my neighbor has a caprice. in calie caprice was used alot in police cars. he got one cheap used. it was a former police car. anyways he put 22's on that ride and it looks awesome. |
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Silver Member Username: Stateprop486PA Post Number: 680 Registered: Jan-08 | sum pics of an 99 n 03 on 22's the one dude had 245/30/22 tires.    |
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Silver Member Username: 2pacalypse1971Sandusky, Oh Post Number: 487 Registered: Jul-05 | yeah that car looks bada$$, i don't knwo it seems that 22's might be a little expensive with the suspension and everything, i may just stick with 20's, but then agian i might hit up the 22's, as for the brakes you guys were talking about, what exactly woudl i have to do for that, just buy a new brake kit and stuff from autozone and just put em on??, i really can't wait for the summer and all this snow ot be done with |
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Gold Member Username: JnoelAIM= j69noel, KY Post Number: 1045 Registered: May-07 | m.s. i had them plenty long man dont adn still never had any problems.....yea i had to replace my tierod ends after a while but they was only like 30 bucks each...it's the cost you pay when ya wanna make ur sh!t clean....it's just money, people spend it everyday |
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