steelies

[philndz]

never bought steelies b4 what would you guys pay for 4 16inch steelies w/o tires?-phil

[Vibe Rater]

New or used?Private sale or commercial?

[philndz]

new...what is a good price...yeah silver....saw those but i dont want to pay shipping on them if i could get them at a "same-ish" price from a local store.

[philndz]

true...but they have to be cheap....i bought a big AMERICAN RACING jet black polished steel rim w/ color rim accents for my jeep....it was a grand total of $35!!!thats a brand name and it had the color ring stuff on it and it was nicely polished.all i want for the vibe is ugly crappy simple basic steelies!

[philndz]

yep....i needed two spares.....i would go out w/ the jeep club and hit real knarly stuff.....pretty easy to flat out there so i needed a SECOND spare.

[philndz]

NOPE.....im gonna run the wheels as they are.....im not worried about how they look.im gonna stick cheap tires on em for some huge milage road trips ive got and then of course i can use for snow tires if ever needed.

[philndz]

oh...ha...yes...i still have the conti's on (i lied in that other thread w/ the poll thingy......it just seemed like a size that would be kinda unique so i posted it for the heck of it) the conti's are past the "illegal" point now on the front...the back will be illegal in a few hundred miles....500 or so...i think i am going to put them on the front and when they get to the illegal point school will be out and i'll be back in st. louis (where my Kumho's are) and i will load up the vibe w/ the kumhos and smoke my stupid conti's all the way to wal-mart......couple of conti killin doughnuts in the parking lot and then i'll pull in to the shop and have them switched. HAHAHAHA!!!! I plan to get a different set of cheap tires for the road trippin....i need a different type of tire. the kumho's are a high-performance tire....great traction and stuff but not really long lasting....so not practical for a summer of road trippin.....plus the kumhos are a street tire and i need something with a little more off road tread....im gonna be in the wilderness and crappy mud/gravel roads especially if they are wet.....im gonna need some more aggresive tires.

[philndz]

that would be SWEET but prob not too cheap....im thinkin a no-name light truck tire or something of the like with deep tread

[philndz]

my college expenses are on loans....so i have to worry about those later...arrghh!but mine is more like BILLS (car insurance, phone, etc..) then whats left is used as need comes.....i will repair my mountain bike instead of buying underwear....hehe! i have skewed priorities.....LOL!

[philndz]

SO....if anybody knows how much $$$$ steel wheels should cost.....im very interested. anybody wanna sell me theirs?

[philndz]

im doing the same right now

[philndz]

well....i dont know....if i go w/ 15 i need to get 5 wheels/tires so i have a spare....although if i go w/ 16 i would want a full size 16in spare anyways so its 5 wheels and tires either way......are there any advantages w/ either choiceare the wheels and tires much cheaper in 15inch

[philndz]

good thought!

[philndz]

regardless of the wheel size 15inch or 16inch .......does it matter what sidewall i get....stock is 205-55-r16......could i get 205-70-r15? or 65R15 or 75R15....u get the point

[philndz]

i was under the impression that my kumho's at 225 were the widest we can fit on our rims.

[philndz]

so as long as the wheel well is big enough then that middle number...the sidewall height doesnt matter......so a 35R16 would fit and a 75R16 would fit?

[philndz]

i was asking if tires would fit regardless of the sidewall height.....for example the car has 205/55R16 on it as stock. Would both a 205/35R16 and a 205/75R16 fit. (does the sidewall height have any effect on whether or not the tire fits the rim) if not then i can go as tall as the wheel well lets me.....yes?sorry....im hard to understand....LOL

[philndz]

ok...sweet....those liberator tires look good then....now i just need to find wheels!

[philndz]

they sell plain black steels?

[philndz]

i'll check it out....thanks silver....this is why i voted for you in that most valuble member poll thing.....haha! You are always right there w/ the info! thanks so much!-Phil

[philndz]

well wal-mart (and i called a few) said they no longer sell any wheels period. i dont know where folks go for steelies???

[Zamboni Guy]

I just bought Aluminum Alloy wheels and would be willing to sell my steelies. Hubcaps too...BTW - I voted for silverawd26 as well...

[philndz]

[QUOTE]I just bought Aluminum Alloy wheels and would be willing to sell my steelies. Hubcaps too...QUOTE]i dont need any hubcaps but what would you ask for the wheels.....how long have they been used? << not that i care!

[philndz]

quote:You can buy steel wheels at Costco. That's the cheapest place I found around for steel wheelsarghh....a store we dont have here!

[Zamboni Guy]

About 1000 miles on them. I'd say about $50. With shipping, that puts the purchase around $100.wcmoe@yahoo.com if you would like to correspond further.

[philndz]

will do....thx

[Cubanpete]

This winter, I put steelies and Goodyear ICE Snow tires, 195/65 r15 the GT handeled Excellent and they are great tires...Now its time for my slicks!