snow tires

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4 Extra rims- 4 Snows-
Don't forget the TPMS's

[ASHDUMP]

Does anyone know how much factory 18" rims cost? Does anyone know where to buy them other than a dealer? I would like to get a winter set of tires/rims but would like to keep with the stock look.

[wallymn]

Originally Posted by ASHDUMP

Does anyone know how much factory 18" rims cost? Does anyone know where to buy them other than a dealer? I would like to get a winter set of tires/rims but would like to keep with the stock look.

Might I suggest you start a new thread with the title "Looking for take rims to buy"....

Someone that has swapped for 19 or 20 inch rims might still have the "take off" rims available for sale.

[Hghwy52]

Originally Posted by ASHDUMP

Does anyone know how much factory 18" rims cost? Does anyone know where to buy them other than a dealer? I would like to get a winter set of tires/rims but would like to keep with the stock look.

Ebay usually has some OEM take offs available. Right now they have sets of 18" wheels for both V6 and V8 for $650 + $128 shipping. KAI http://www.koreanautoimports.com/sto...fc7573445e6a67 has 17" and 18" V6 wheels for $259 and $298 per wheel.

[Monandy]

Originally Posted by Monandy

Hi,

I ordered & purchased four (4) P235/50R18 (101V) Hankook W300 Icebear winter tires along with four (4) Macpack winter rims for my 2009 Genesis V6 3.8L sedan at Frisby Tire Co. in Kanata, Ontario, Canada.

It was no bargin that is for sure... $253.08 per tire and $165.00 per rim.

Counting all the additional charges and taxes it came to a grand total of $1983.91 (those 18" tires & rims are expensive - that's my sad story)

Tires to be installed at beginning of November 2009.

Anyone has any experience with the Hankook W300 Icebear winter tires?

Just for additional information....my 2009 Genesis V6 sedan was purchased in Canada and there is "NO Tire Pressure Monitoring System on any of the original wheels.
So...when I installed my new rims and winter tires there was no need to have some TPMS installed.

I had the wheels installed on November 5th. 2009 and we had our first snow later on that day.

[ottawainsurance]

So help me out - I just picked up the v8 - and I live in Ottawa, Canada. Obviously, my next purchase is a set of winter tires. What should I buy? where? size? (the manual says get same size - P235/50R-18, but a lot of other sites recommend going down in size for winter. I have looked at tirerack.com - anyone know if I am going to have to pay a bunch of money at customs if I order from there? Help, we got our first bit of snow today!

[ASHDUMP]

I bought a set of factory rims from someone on ebay for $750. They were "take offs" but had all factory protective stuff all over them (brand new).

I bought Falken Euro Winter tires along with 4 TPMS from www.discounttiredirect.com for $940. Order tires from them today and save $50 for "cyber Monday".

All in for $1690.

[wallymn]

Originally Posted by ottawainsurance

So help me out - I just picked up the v8 - and I live in Ottawa, Canada. Obviously, my next purchase is a set of winter tires. What should I buy? where? size? (the manual says get same size - P235/50R-18, but a lot of other sites recommend going down in size for winter. I have looked at tirerack.com - anyone know if I am going to have to pay a bunch of money at customs if I order from there? Help, we got our first bit of snow today!

A "skinny" tire will 'bite' more in the snow. thus the recommendation some will make to drop to 225 or 215 .... As for diameter dropping to 17 is a bit tricky due to the large brake caliper. Be sure the seller of the rims confirms a 17 in rim will fit.

For me a set of LM-22 Blizzaks have been great but you could get by with LM-25s if you don't care as much about a High performance snow tire...

From my view, I paid a lot of money for a performance sedan, I would not want to lose the performance for 5 months of the year.

[nikesjordan]

I am not buying snow tires~ lol

[mk1]

4.6 owner here - purchased snow tires and wheels from Tire Rack (17" Michelin Alpins - decided to go down a size for the winter) and having a problem. Opted not to purchase the TPMS.

I get a grinding noise when I cut the wheel all the way to both the left and right. Called Tire Rack yesterday and he was looking into it - he assured me the configuration I purchased is compatible with the 4.6 Genny.

Does anyone know what might be going on?

[wallymn]

Originally Posted by mk1

4.6 owner here - purchased snow tires and wheels from Tire Rack (17" Michelin Alpins - decided to go down a size for the winter) and having a problem. Opted not to purchase the TPMS.

I get a grinding noise when I cut the wheel all the way to both the left and right. Called Tire Rack yesterday and he was looking into it - he assured me the configuration I purchased is compatible with the 4.6 Genny.

Does anyone know what might be going on?

Well, obvious answer, something is grinding, If you can pull one wheel, Inspect the inside of the rim for touch points, check the hub and caliper for the same.

Tirerack would have shipped the rims with offset rings. Did you install those with the rims?

[mk1]

Originally Posted by wallymn

Well, obvious answer, something is grinding, If you can pull one wheel, Inspect the inside of the rim for touch points, check the hub and caliper for the same.

Tirerack would have shipped the rims with offset rings. Did you install those with the rims?

I did some checking but can't see any touch points. No, Tirerack didn't ship any offset rings - they never mentioned that. Do you think this was an oversight on their part?

[wallymn]

I don't know which rims you got, but mine (purchased early in 2009) came with a set of offset rings.

When I look at the 17 inch rims offered today they all seem to require offset rings.

If you post the specs of the rims we should be able to figure out of offset rings were required...

[mk1]

Originally Posted by wallymn

I don't know which rims you got, but mine (purchased early in 2009) came with a set of offset rings.

When I look at the 17 inch rims offered today they all seem to require offset rings.

If you post the specs of the rims we should be able to figure out of offset rings were required...

Here are the wheels I purchased:

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/Wheel...r=&qty_front=4

And here are the tires I bought:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....e1=yes&wTire=1

I just looked at the specs again and noticed that centering rings are requireed. There was a label on the tire that said the centering rings were pre-installed but I didn't check berfore putting the tires on. If they forgot to install them, would this be a reason for the grinding noise?

Thanks for your help on this!!!

[wallymn]

These rims do require offset rings. If they were missed at install it would explain the grinding.