About to pull the trigger on some Saleen wheels, need your opinions!
03-29-2010, 11:01 AM
#11
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personally, i would hold off for the 18x10's or 18x 10.5's in the rear. Dont get me wrong, a 275 will look good, but runnng a 315 is just pure sex. I would also do chrome vs polished. The polished wheelss look good, but they are more of a headache to take care of. Have you tried OEwheels.com? I bought my wheels from them. 18x9 front with 255's and 18x10.5 in the rear with 275's for like $1,200 or $1,300 shipped. If i had to do it all over again i would have just bought the wheels and bought tires seperately since i ended up buying wider tires shortly after purchasing them.
03-29-2010, 11:06 AM
#13
too late tim, i just bought em! i dont think i could have afforded wider ones.. i mean i would have to wait about a month because i came pretty damn close with these wheels... lets just say 12 more dollars and it wouldnt have been possible. lol
03-29-2010, 11:14 AM
#15
yeah, i dont have gears..(well not sure, but ill do that trick this week when i do the rear lowering springs) for now. its an all season tire so they aren't really supposed to be performance ect.. im kinda okay with the all season tire because i need to get to work sometimes when it snows and **** summer tires would just spin.. oh how i love PA.
Last edited by budders; 03-29-2010 at 11:17 AM.
03-29-2010, 11:20 AM
#16
yeah i could, thats the plan if i dont like the 18x9s. i might also buy wheels spacers. like the 1.5 inch aluminum ones. they didnt look to bad, i think u can get em for under 100 bucks too..
03-29-2010, 11:33 AM
#17
Good purchase my friend 
I love saleen wheels. Im thinking about getting a set for my winter wheels if i find them cheap enough. Had a guy on here had some hypercoated it looked like and i had it worked out with him when i got the money i'd take them off his hands, but i dont know where he went. But you will love the new wheels. The tires are going to be tiny...265 35 18's are very short tires. I have them on the front of my car right now and they look like rubber bands, so when you need tires again, get 275 35's instead of 265's. Wheel spacers will work out just fine for you. But honestly i would have kept the stock wheels instead of selling them and then when winter rolls around, use the stock wheels that the tire would have more of a sidewall and there are a lot more tires to choose from for a/s tires for 245 45 17.
I love saleen wheels. Im thinking about getting a set for my winter wheels if i find them cheap enough. Had a guy on here had some hypercoated it looked like and i had it worked out with him when i got the money i'd take them off his hands, but i dont know where he went. But you will love the new wheels. The tires are going to be tiny...265 35 18's are very short tires. I have them on the front of my car right now and they look like rubber bands, so when you need tires again, get 275 35's instead of 265's. Wheel spacers will work out just fine for you. But honestly i would have kept the stock wheels instead of selling them and then when winter rolls around, use the stock wheels that the tire would have more of a sidewall and there are a lot more tires to choose from for a/s tires for 245 45 17.
03-29-2010, 11:37 AM
#18
Good purchase my friend I love saleen wheels. Im thinking about getting a set for my winter wheels if i find them cheap enough. Had a guy on here had some hypercoated it looked like and i had it worked out with him when i got the money i'd take them off his hands, but i dont know where he went. But you will love the new wheels. The tires are going to be tiny...265 35 18's are very short tires. I have them on the front of my car right now and they look like rubber bands, so when you need tires again, get 275 35's instead of 265's. Wheel spacers will work out just fine for you. But honestly i would have kept the stock wheels instead of selling them and then when winter rolls around, use the stock wheels that the tire would have more of a sidewall and there are a lot more tires to choose from for a/s tires for 245 45 17.
I love saleen wheels. Im thinking about getting a set for my winter wheels if i find them cheap enough. Had a guy on here had some hypercoated it looked like and i had it worked out with him when i got the money i'd take them off his hands, but i dont know where he went. But you will love the new wheels. The tires are going to be tiny...265 35 18's are very short tires. I have them on the front of my car right now and they look like rubber bands, so when you need tires again, get 275 35's instead of 265's. Wheel spacers will work out just fine for you. But honestly i would have kept the stock wheels instead of selling them and then when winter rolls around, use the stock wheels that the tire would have more of a sidewall and there are a lot more tires to choose from for a/s tires for 245 45 17.and i havent sold em yet. i dont think i will, if i can find i good set of winter tires for it cheap, ill get em mounted and keep em in the garage for those winter storms that we have here in pa. But if some idiot wants the buy them for 500 bucks, i think ill let them go.
03-29-2010, 11:44 AM
#19
Yea, most definitely!!! The set of saleens i was looking at for winter duty were $300 with a fugged up wheel. So if i could sell my stock wheels for $500, i would do it and never look back. lol btw, check your PM's.
03-29-2010, 12:04 PM
#20
but yeah, i told my friend 450 for them and hes like OMG WOULD YOU REALLY?!?!?! haha he has a v6 and has those sh1tty wheels. i dont think i can rip a friend off though.. lol