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Post by irlfan82 on Jul 18, 2019 16:21:20 GMT -6
So my factory chrome rims are felling apart but my tires are good so I'm looking at getting after market ones factory size. Just wondering where to look?
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Post by Marc on Jul 18, 2019 18:15:11 GMT -6
I googled "chrome rims". A vast amount of sources was pulled up.
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Post by RCA1186 on Jul 19, 2019 6:08:09 GMT -6
So my factory chrome rims are felling apart but my tires are good so I'm looking at getting after market ones factory size. Just wondering where to look? What year? and if 2001 and up, 16 or 17" rim? I've gotten rims at the tire shop with my old tires (they can tell you what fits) and various places will tell you what will fit your car/tire size |
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Post by quixote on Jul 19, 2019 8:19:44 GMT -6
Look through the old posts and stickies in this section, you will find threads on what people have used, what works, & a fair number of pictures.
I had the offset limits written down & stored on my phone. Lost the phone & the back-up didn't work.
I upgraded mine, because I wanted to upgrade the brakes. If you are somewhat cheap --like me--- you can sometimes find decent used wheels on Craigslist. I picked up a used set of aftermarket wheels, sized for a late-model Monte Carlo. I also got a set of take-offs from a Buick (I don't remember which model). Both needed a little TLC, & some maintenance to stop/slow weathering and damage to the chrome... but they were cheap and look pretty good. (I do still need to get replacements for the Buick center-cap.)
Both sets meet all the specs for an Aurora, they are just 17" instead of the 16's that came on my 1998. I needed new tires and brakes, so the upgrade was a no-brainer. The larger brakes wouldn't fit in a 16" rim.
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Post by irlfan82 on Jul 20, 2019 19:28:54 GMT -6
It's a 2001 with 17s, I guess I'm really asking where you bought them. I've been looking at tire rack and they have a couple that I like. I know there are a bunch of places on line just don't know how much I trust them.
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Post by irlfan82 on Jul 22, 2019 19:13:53 GMT -6
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Post by tigger on Jul 22, 2019 22:56:58 GMT -6
will these fit with stock tires.... Yep. |
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Post by irlfan82 on Aug 1, 2019 17:22:58 GMT -6
so these are the rims that will be getting delivered tomorrow and installed on Monday..  |
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Post by tigger on Aug 1, 2019 21:58:46 GMT -6
Nice! Don't forget to post a pic Monday night, haha!
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Post by irlfan82 on Aug 5, 2019 16:16:10 GMT -6
Before  After they are 17s cause my tires where only a year old (bad pic sorry)  |
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Post by tigger on Aug 6, 2019 16:24:10 GMT -6
Look good!
As open as they are, are you gonna do big brakes?
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Post by irlfan82 on Aug 6, 2019 19:19:21 GMT -6
No I might paint the calipers, trying to get a lot of little things fixed. I'll be posting in a few other sections...lol
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Post by irlfan82 on Aug 6, 2019 20:27:27 GMT -6
Look good! As open as they are, are you gonna do big brakes? Just thinking I will have to be doing the brakes all the way around, so what would the cost be for that? |
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Post by tigger on Aug 7, 2019 12:37:07 GMT -6
If you stay the same size, new pads and rotors all around will run you ~$200-250.
If you "go big", you'll still have about the same pad and rotor cost plus ~$250 for new calipers, so about $500 total. Keep in mind these are all new parts!
Or, you could do what many of us have done and find a late 2000s Caddilac DTS in the junkyard and take everything you need off of it. Turn the rotors, rebuild the calipers, and buy new pads and you'll have your 'kit' for just a tick over $100!
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