Those with summer wheels... [Archive]

PureSound15

03-19-2008, 04:30 PM

When are you putting them back on? I've got spring fever like never before, and I want nothing more than to throw my 19's back on.

How long are y'all going to wait?

Breecher_7

03-19-2008, 04:37 PM

Uh....

Mabey i just dont get it, but there wheels..... I say put them on and just rinse them off if it snows again...

There not gonna get corroded from a little salt/sand.

Poncho

03-19-2008, 04:38 PM

take your time dude, put them back on the rear for now....

Car Guy

03-19-2008, 04:41 PM

Uh....

Mabey i just dont get it, but there wheels..... I say put them on and just rinse them off if it snows again...

There not gonna get corroded from a little salt/sand.

I strongly disagree :devil , and have seen with my own eyes what one snow/salting can do.....:wooo

Earliest for me is April 1st, but with 3 vehicles sporting winter tires they all don't get done right away.....

Just a FYI to everybody, if you have winter tires that are of the 'newer' softer compound don't put off getting them swapped out for summer too long. I have WS-50 Blizzaks on my beater Taurus and got super lazy about getting them off last spring. It was early June by the time that I finally did and couldn't believe how much tread went away in the previous month or so with the warm(er) weather.....

Needless to say I won't ever do that again.....:chair:

:3gears: :3gears: :3gears:

Brandon W.

03-19-2008, 04:48 PM

i bought my car at the end of winter, so i never bothered taking the rims off.. but the 235's will be coming off over the next winter.

OxmanWI

03-19-2008, 05:32 PM

No more pot holes on the road and all the salt is washed away...but that's when the car comes out of storage.

Boost21

03-19-2008, 06:37 PM

Probably near my birthday (sometime in april) Ive gotten the itch too early the past 2 years and messed up 2 rims on pot holes:fire Chicago pot holes:flipoff2: expensive choice :( I will probibly put my rims on before i put my lowering springs on so they can fix the remanding pot holes

Heat Seeker WS6

03-19-2008, 06:48 PM

Mine are back on & just about good to go

PureSound15

03-19-2008, 07:16 PM

True.. they're just wheels. BUT... 19's dont fare well against potholes :mad:

And... summer, low-profile tires are horrible in the snow which will undoubtedly show up again.

LIZMO

03-19-2008, 08:07 PM

wait till the roads get fixed a lil more.

PureSound15

03-19-2008, 08:08 PM

6" of snow for Friday?! :mad:

Nevermind, I guess I'll wait.

LIZMO

03-19-2008, 08:11 PM

6" of snow for Friday?! :mad:

Nevermind, I guess I'll wait.

What are you crazy? Then again it's been warm maybe it won't all stick?

slickwilly

03-19-2008, 08:28 PM

Uh....

Mabey i just dont get it, but there wheels..... I say put them on and just rinse them off if it snows again...

There not gonna get corroded from a little salt/sand.
You do know that aluminum and stainless steel corrode (rust), right? They just don't go quite as fast as steel.

Philly-O

03-19-2008, 11:20 PM

i'm gonna wait a little bit longer to get mine on. goodthing with the stock wheels is that i can run the car through scrub-a-dub instead of having to wash it myself.

jbiscuit

03-20-2008, 07:36 AM

I would worry more about the potholes!

michelle

03-20-2008, 07:43 AM

I really want to put them back on by April 1st. But Adam did such a nice job cleaning up my bling-bling wheels that I don't want salt to touch them. Or those nasty pot holes. Looks like I will be waiting. Although we have some SVT Cobra wheels that need the old rubber burned off of them.... (:

Car Guy

03-20-2008, 09:22 AM

Junky Giorgio

03-20-2008, 09:28 AM

we seriously better not get any snow on friday...I just put my brand new 18" M Parallels on my bimmer.

Car Guy

03-20-2008, 09:34 AM

we seriously better not get any snow on friday...I just put my brand new 18" M Parallels on my bimmer.

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but even if we don't get 'as much' as they're calling for, you know the roads will be sparkly white with salt.....:rolleyes:

My advice is to not drive or take them off (if you can) and wait until the roads clear up, that is if you DON'T want to start the corrosion process. All it takes is one salt bath and then it's all down hill from there, I love this climate.....:chair:

:3gears: :3gears: :3gears:

jbiscuit

03-20-2008, 09:52 AM

even if we get 1" of snow, they will cover the roads in salt. You can bet on that!

Breecher_7

03-20-2008, 09:55 AM

You do know that aluminum and stainless steel corrode (rust), right? They just don't go quite as fast as steel.

Im well aware of that.

wikked

03-20-2008, 10:22 AM

we seriously better not get any snow on friday...I just put my brand new 18" M Parallels on my bimmer.

C'mon Bologna, you know which state you live in...

This was MAY of '01, greening up grass and all...

http://www.wikked.com/images/damnsnow.jpg

Flight_740

03-20-2008, 11:05 AM

we seriously better not get any snow on friday...I just put my brand new 18" M Parallels on my bimmer.

Nice look.

michelle

03-20-2008, 11:33 AM

:bling Wheels...??? :stare

First picture I found (don't mind the tranny fluid):
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g244/reupertm/adamspictures046.jpg

They were really dirty though, you should see how shiny they are in my garage. (:

wikked

03-20-2008, 12:19 PM

First picture I found (don't mind the tranny fluid):

Is that what you girls call it now? :rolf

michelle

03-20-2008, 12:30 PM

Is that what you girls call it now? :rolf

Ah, such a funny man!

xxtremeteam

03-20-2008, 12:37 PM

They were really dirty though, you should see how shiny they are in my garage. (:[/QUOTE]

is this a open invation to your garage?

DSMDuDE

03-20-2008, 02:19 PM

Mine will be going back on as soon as i order one 225/35/19 tire

Then the Centerlines will be back on the talon!

Flight_740

03-20-2008, 02:21 PM

275 30 19's don't like potholes.

Might kick that up to 285's soon.

DSMDuDE

03-20-2008, 02:27 PM

225/35's dont like potholes hah

slickwilly

03-20-2008, 02:44 PM

They were really dirty though, you should see how shiny they are in my garage. (:

is this a open invation to your garage?
If you think the wheels are dirty... ;) ;)

Junky Giorgio

03-20-2008, 04:27 PM

Nice look.

Indeed! thanks!

18x8's up front & 18x9.5's in the rear
245/40/18s & 275/35/18s wrapped with Bridestone Potenza RE960 Pole Positions

Flight_740

03-20-2008, 04:30 PM

Indeed! thanks!

18x8's up front & 18x9.5's in the rear
245/40/18s & 275/35/18s wrapped with Bridestone Potenza RE960 Pole Positions\

Thats what I have too. But 19's 245's front and 275's rear. 30 series. (a bit small)

michelle

03-20-2008, 05:08 PM

If you think the wheels are dirty... ;) ;)

Too dirrty to clean my act up
If you ain't dirrty
You ain't here to party (woo!)

slickwilly

03-20-2008, 05:40 PM

Too dirrty to clean my act up
If you ain't dirrty
You ain't here to party (woo!)
I don't wanna know your name,
I just wanna bangbangbang

Junky Giorgio

03-21-2008, 09:51 AM

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Thats what I have too. But 19's 245's front and 275's rear. 30 series. (a bit small)

I'm thinking we might have to do a lil photoshoot with out bimmers this summer!
I'm pissed I have to drive my evo today, theres no way I'm taking the bimmer out with the new wheels in this $h*t snow.

wikked

03-21-2008, 10:20 AM

I'm thinking we might have to do a lil photoshoot with out bimmers this summer!
I'm pissed I have to drive my evo today, theres no way I'm taking the bimmer out with the new wheels in this $h*t snow.

Do it anyway, see how many accidents you can cause by people staring at you thinking "wtffffffffffffff is he thinking?"

They all drive like backwards ass fu¢ks anyways, might as well give them a good reason to wreck. :P

Flight_740

03-21-2008, 02:17 PM

I'm thinking we might have to do a lil photoshoot with out bimmers this summer!
I'm pissed I have to drive my evo today, theres no way I'm taking the bimmer out with the new wheels in this $h*t snow.

I would be down for that. I hope you have a decent camera. mine is a p.o.s.

My dad has been driving his almost all winter with his M paralels on his 7 series.:stare

wikked

03-22-2008, 01:16 PM

I would be down for that. I hope you have a decent camera. mine is a p.o.s.

I'll be getting another lens by the time this shit melts, let me know when you's wanna take some shots... 3 birds with one stone :thumbsup

slickwilly

03-22-2008, 01:23 PM

Do it anyway, see how many accidents you can cause by people staring at you thinking "wtffffffffffffff is he thinking?"

They all drive like backwards ass fu¢ks anyways, might as well give them a good reason to wreck. :P
Yeah, literally backwards. I saw an F150 going under the Midwest Airlines Center on Wells in the wrong direction today.

Flight_740

03-22-2008, 02:03 PM

I'll be getting another lens by the time this shit melts, let me know when you's wanna take some shots... 3 birds with one stone :thumbsup

Awesome. I always wanted a black and white photo taken in a grave yard. kind of morbid but cool.

wikked

03-22-2008, 05:31 PM

Awesome. I always wanted a black and white photo taken in a grave yard. kind of morbid but cool.

Wish we had the kind of trees they have down south, with the mossy shit hanging off the branches, this is probably one of my favorite pix I've seen:

http://www.wikked.com/talon2/talonspyder2.jpg

Z Speed

03-23-2008, 05:50 PM

mine are back on... snow and summer tires FTL

Flight_740

04-02-2008, 10:20 AM

So, i'm thinking about putting mine back on today. Those of you that have yours on, how bad has it been? What series tire are you running?

Good or bad idea? 4500 pound car on 30 series.

jbiscuit

04-02-2008, 10:21 AM

just get ready to dodge some potholes!

CobraSnake

04-02-2008, 10:22 AM

Wish we had the kind of trees they have down south, with the mossy shit hanging off the branches, this is probably one of my favorite pix I've seen:

http://www.wikked.com/talon2/talonspyder2.jpg

aren't those called willow trees??? I could be wrong but I believe we have a few of those around. None in a graveyard but, somewhere.

Mark

Deggy

04-02-2008, 10:28 AM

Flight_740

04-02-2008, 11:00 AM

I guess Im just trying to figure out if we are out of the woods for snow yet as well.

michelle

04-02-2008, 11:56 AM

I plan on putting my summer wheels on this weekend. The potholes aren't too bad on the roads I drive on, so I am hoping I will be okay until the cities around here can fix them up.

wikked

04-02-2008, 01:30 PM

aren't those called willow trees??? I could be wrong but I believe we have a few of those around. None in a graveyard but, somewhere.

Mark

Negative, it's spanish moss that grows on the branches. Our climate is much too cold to properly grow it :/

Seen here on an oak tree in Louisiana:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Mousse_espagnole_en_Louisiane.JPG/800px-Mousse_espagnole_en_Louisiane.JPG

Woot for a convert Talon... :drool:

I know, shit is hawt!

TURTLE

04-02-2008, 06:24 PM

i've had my summer tires on for a bit already... 195/60-14 falken 615 azenis.... my OTHER summer tires have yet to get mounted.... think i'll do that and take 'em out for a spin this weekend...

225/45-15 Hoosier R3S04's ;)

Cryptic

04-02-2008, 09:47 PM

that moss kills trees too

wikked

04-03-2008, 10:16 AM

That it does... looks pretty sweet anyway :D

I put my summer rims on yesterday, after busting ass refinishing the last two in 6hrs.
Obligatory pix later.

There isn't going to be any accumulating snow anymore, nothing that needs salting either. No more snow piles on the side of roads that would melt/freeze overnight, so I think we're safe.

Deggy

04-03-2008, 10:17 AM

TraceDaddy

04-03-2008, 01:03 PM

I've had my summer wheels on about 3 weeks now. I couldn't wait any longer.

And as far as pics in a cemetary? I took these the day I put the wheels back on. :)

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w31/ldreifke/IMG_8695.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w31/ldreifke/IMG_8690.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w31/ldreifke/IMG_8705.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w31/ldreifke/IMG_8698.jpg

michelle

04-03-2008, 01:09 PM

I think a hot mustang would wake me up from the dead too.

DSMDuDE

04-03-2008, 01:31 PM

Well... Brought 2 rims to work today.. One needed a new tire, and the other needed to be plugged, Fukka nail

First tire plugged good to go!

On to the 2nd one.. I find out why the tire bulged and doesnt hold air, Cracked on the lip, Almost looks like it cracked on the factory weld seam, So called Mobile wheel repair who we deal with at work out of Byron, Said he could straighten it, weld it, Mount the tire and everything for $100

So looks like thats what i have to spend money on next, In case you dont know.. these are my 19" Centerline RPM's.. See Sig pic

my mid afternoon rant :(

PureSound15

04-03-2008, 01:42 PM

So called Mobile wheel repair who we deal with at work out of Byron, Said he could straighten it, weld it, Mount the tire and everything for $100

Could you provide the contact into for this guy? All of my wheels need a little bit of straitening and curb rash from the previous owner on one of them.

Is he good? What all does he do?

kornholio788

04-03-2008, 01:50 PM

Put mine on yesterday. I am running chrome motegi MR7s 17X7 rims with Sumitomo HTRZ II's. 204/40/17s with 35 psi in them. Brand new tires. Man do they ride nice. They are pretty cheap too. But so far I am doing fine. They have fixed most of the pot holes around here. Even with my air ride it still is fine. Actually these rubberbands seem to ride smoother than my "Give me the cheapest tire I can get for my steelies for winter" tires.

DSMDuDE

04-03-2008, 01:56 PM

Could you provide the contact into for this guy? All of my wheels need a little bit of straitening and curb rash from the previous owner on one of them.

Is he good? What all does he do?

http://www.mobilewheelrepair.com
Name: Gregg DeVries
815-632-9999
devries@insightbb.com

Tell him Nick from Fagan Chevrolet sent you

Website basically tells all he does.. Told me he refinishes wheels for about $125/rim

Nice guy to talk to