will 15" rims fit on 09 with 2.4

[landho]

As the title says, will a 15" rim fit on 09 with 2.4? I heard that the brake calipers may be larger. Can someone confirm the 15" fitment?

[Eloi]

Quote, originally posted by landho »As the title says, will a 15" rim fit on 09 with 2.4? I heard that the brake calipers may be larger. Can some confirm the 15" fitment?From what I read so far, it seems it will fit. In any ways, I do plan to buy 15'' rims (supposedly the Corolla ones do the trick) and 195/65/15 winter tires, cause these 15'' tires are way less costly than the stock 16'' ones...

[landho]

Quote, originally posted by Eloi »... 195/65/15 winter tires...what's the consensus, 195/60 or 195/65 (slightly taller/shorter than stock). Should have nominal effect on speedo, and the 60 profile should reduce tire roll slightly during cornering...though probably not noticeable...

[kowell]

I have a 2.4L and no, they don't fit because of the 2.4L's bigger breaks.I bought some 16 inches wheels from toyota and they fit pretty tightly. The rim sits about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch over the breaks so a 15 inches wheel wouldn't fit.195/60R15 would give off a 1.6% too fast difference on the speedo.195/65R15 would give off a 1.5% too slow difference on the speedo.205/55R16 gives off a 1.1% too slow difference with the speedoThey are also the most commun size out there.195/55R16 gives off a 0.7% too fast difference with the speedo185/60R16 gives off a 0.5% too slow difference with the speedo145/75R16 would give off a 0.2% too fast difference with the speedo155/70R16 would give off a 0.3% too fast difference with the speedoBut good luck finding these 2 in store.... And if anyone ever use these sizes on his vibe, send me a photo because this I'll want to see....

[kevera]

Now do the 2.4 non GT's have the 5x100,or 5x114.3 bolt patterns?

[kowell]

Quote, originally posted by kevera »Now do the 2.4 non GT's have the 5x100,or 5x114.3 bolt patterns?Every 2.4L 09 have the 5x114.3 bolt pattern.You also need to buy new bolts since the bolts from the alloys are different than standard ones.

[kevera]

So I'd say the 15" wouldn't fit then.Thanks Kowell

[Eloi]

Quote, originally posted by kowell »I have a 2.4L and no, they don't fit because of the 2.4L's bigger breaks.I bought some 16 inches wheels from toyota and they fit pretty tightly. The rim sits about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch over the breaks so a 15 inches wheel wouldn't fit.195/60R15 would give off a 1.6% too fast difference on the speedo.195/65R15 would give off a 1.5% too slow difference on the speedo.205/55R16 gives off a 1.1% too slow difference with the speedoThey are also the most commun size out there.195/55R16 gives off a 0.7% too fast difference with the speedo185/60R16 gives off a 0.5% too slow difference with the speedo145/75R16 would give off a 0.2% too fast difference with the speedo155/70R16 would give off a 0.3% too fast difference with the speedoBut good luck finding these 2 in store.... And if anyone ever use these sizes on his vibe, send me a photo because this I'll want to see....Looks like you're right, cause I just made some calls at Toyota and GM dealers. For those like us with a 2009 2.4L, the 15'' rims won't fit. For those with the 1.8L, they will fit...That sucks bad...Getting 205/55/16 tires instead of 195/65/15 is at least $25 to $30 more per tire...

[SagWhite]

I tried today 15" rims on my 2009 with 1,8l and it did not fit either. Maybe there is another model that would fit?EDIT: I was lucky today; I've found a kit (rims+tires) used that came from an older Vibe, and the women that sold them told me the rims were bought from a Toyota dealer, and it fit, so it's possible!