Yup, same thing for me. It took a day of driving before my TPMS light went on with the new wheels mounted. The dealer re-registered them for me at no
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Yup, same thing for me. It took a day of driving before my TPMS light went on with the new wheels mounted. The dealer re-registered them for me at no charge (yay!). PITA to do this twice a year though, every time the season changes.
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Alright, rims and tires on the car. The overall look is pretty darn nice. I'm happy with the setup. I did realize one issue though. These tires/rims are only 8.5" wide all around. In the front, the offset looks perfect. In the back, they are way too sunken into the wheel well. I don't want to start with different offsets for the rear since this will kill my ability to rotate the tires (want to get the most life out of the winter rubber). Looks like I'll have to investigate spacers.
It's a balmy 60F tonight and the tires were moaning and groaning all the way home. The winter tires are really soft when it's this warm. Hopefully it cools off quickly before I burn off all the rubber! I'm driving like a grandma now. To my surprise after taking off the summer wheels/tires, I had a nail in EACH of my rear tires. Those wide tires are just $hit magnets. A crappy iPhone pic is included below, taken in the dying afternoon light. More pics from my DSLR to come tomorrow.
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wow looks great! Thanks for posting. I was wondering how the skinny wheel would look in the rear. Post up some side profile pics when you can.
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New pics added to OP.
Couple things I've noticed. 1) the rears are WAY too far inboard. I'm buying 25mm spacers now and that should help. Hopefully they'll look good with the summer sport rims as well. The front rims look just fine in terms of flushness (to my eye). 2) inset rims may be somewhat beneficial from a winter standpoint. The more inboard they are, the less crap you'll have thrown all over the car when you're driving. 3) If one goes with 4 identical wheels, you can rotate front for rear to get more life out of the winter tires (Blizzaks are rotational so you can't swap left and right, just front and back). Playing with offsets can fix the flushness problem but you won't be able to rotate wheels then.
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Thanks for posting up the pics. I think they look great, and I would leave them just they way they are with out the spacers as this would be best for winter driving. It will just make you appreciate your summer wheel set that much more.
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After a 30 mile drive today, it's clear that winter tires turn this car from a sports car into a safety car. On the highway at 60mph in 4th gear, moderate acceleration causes the VDC to engage. Those narrow snow tires just don't have nearly the grip of the summer ultrawide tires. We'll see them prove their worth in the snow shortly though.
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I'm still can't decide on a set of rims. The selection in tirerack is not really jumping at me. I need something easy to clean. I have some money to spare from selling my winter and stock wheels from my RX-8. What do you guys think of the black OZ Chrono HT on a solid red?
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Hey Spear, how are your tires handling the nasty white stuff that has been coming down the past few days?
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