so I need summer rims, but here is my dilemma
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so I need summer rims, but here is my dilemma
Right now I have my snows on my stock wheels. My summer tires -- Falken's in the stock size, are sitting in my father-in-laws garage. They have maybe 2000 miles on them and 90% of tread still on them.
So in a perfect world I'd love to move up to an 18" setup, but it seems that will be very expensive. BUT
If I stick with the a 17" setup, wheels ship free, already have tires, but I pay $100 for spacers and $100 for mount and balance, so my all in is roughly $800
If I go to 18's I can get a bolt on setup moounted and balanced for around $1300
So that is $500 difference if I assume that I can't sell my 17" tires on ebay or craigslist etc.
So, what would you do? Can I afford the 18's, yes -- would I rather get a chip or something else with that extra $500? yes.
So in a perfect world I'd love to move up to an 18" setup, but it seems that will be very expensive. BUT
If I stick with the a 17" setup, wheels ship free, already have tires, but I pay $100 for spacers and $100 for mount and balance, so my all in is roughly $800
If I go to 18's I can get a bolt on setup moounted and balanced for around $1300
So that is $500 difference if I assume that I can't sell my 17" tires on ebay or craigslist etc.
So, what would you do? Can I afford the 18's, yes -- would I rather get a chip or something else with that extra $500? yes.
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You shouldn't have any trouble selling the Falkens,
which will offset the cost difference to some degree, and if you have summer and winter rubber on separate rims, you can do the summer/winter swap yourself. Not having to pay for removal/mount/balance twice a year will put more money in your pocket. Not a dilemma at all, IMO - and a good 18" wheel setup complements H-sport sways nicely.
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CLARIFICATION -- I'm definitely keeping the 17" winter tires on stock rims
The question is buy a 18" setup, mounted and balanced and sell my 17" summer tires (no wheels) or mount my 17" summers on new wheels.
Buy new 18" wheel and tire combo -- $1300
Free mount and balance
No Spacers needed
Attempt to sell my Falkens (tires only in stock size)
OR
Mount my summer tires on new wheels -- $800
Have to pay for mounting
Have to buy spacers
Have to buy new lugs
Buy new 18" wheel and tire combo -- $1300
Free mount and balance
No Spacers needed
Attempt to sell my Falkens (tires only in stock size)
OR
Mount my summer tires on new wheels -- $800
Have to pay for mounting
Have to buy spacers
Have to buy new lugs
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my summer tires are Ziex 512 (yes they are an all season tire)
but I run them in the summer and run dedicated snows in the winter. I tried winter #1 with the Falkens and was not happy with their snow performance.