I'm confuzzled with this one. Took the 2005 Vibe (with steelies) to a gent who was selling a set of 17" alloys with Kelly tires. This gent owns a 2008 Vibe. He stated purchasing the 17" alloys from a friend who owns a salvage yard, the 17" alloys came from a 2005 Vibe. His friend told him they would not fit his 2008.
Pulled my Vibe into his garage, pulled off the driver front steelie and put on one of the 17" alloys, it fit flush on the back side hub but the amount of stud beyond the alloy only was about 1/4". I thought the steelies, 16" alloys, and 17" alloys were all interchangable.
I left the 17" alloys and decided to investigate further. Does anyone know if the 17" alloys came with longer studs from the factory? Do I need longer studs to run the 17" alloys? If I were to get longer studs could I still run the steelies? I want to run winter tires on the steelies.
I thought all these wheels and tires were interchaneable on model years 2003-2008.
Thanks for any input.