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YACT: Where to get cheap rims?

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djheater

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I just replaced my old 98 dodge neon that was stock and no air conditioning, and which I totalled 🙁 with a 2000 dodge Neon with AC and it's still in pretty good shape. It's honestly the first car I've ever owned that's been mine (I'm 30 btw) alone and I just want to sprcue it up a little tiny bit.

So, where can I get a set of rims to replace the stock steel ones and how large can they be? How do you determine that? I just wanted to replace 14's with something a little bigger, would 17's be ridiculously huge? I don't really have a frame of reference for it.
 
Since your stock rims are 14'' anything bigger and you would have to buy a new set of tires to fit the rims. Also, if you do wind up getting new tires make sure you get all-season and not summer tires unless you happen to live somewhere where its hot and dry all year long.

EDIT: Check out TireRack to get started.
 
Originally posted by: djheater
I just replaced my old 98 dodge neon that was stock and no air conditioning, and which I totalled 🙁 with a 2000 dodge Neon with AC and it's still in pretty good shape. It's honestly the first car I've ever owned that's been mine (I'm 30 btw) alone and I just want to sprcue it up a little tiny bit.

So, where can I get a set of rims to replace the stock steel ones and how large can they be? How do you determine that? I just wanted to replace 14's with something a little bigger, would 17's be ridiculously huge? I don't really have a frame of reference for it.
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tirerack.com
tires.com

Just make sure you get the proper wheel width, tire size, lug pattern, and offset.
Most sites have a shockwave demo that will show you exactly what fits on your car.

17's are fine for a Neon, probably the upper limit. I'm sure people have gone larger, but you'll likely run into problems such as rubbing, excess unsprung weight, rougher ride, etc.
But if you do go that large, you better drop it or else you'll look like you're offroading.
 
Originally posted by: psteng19
Originally posted by: djheater
I just replaced my old 98 dodge neon that was stock and no air conditioning, and which I totalled 🙁 with a 2000 dodge Neon with AC and it's still in pretty good shape. It's honestly the first car I've ever owned that's been mine (I'm 30 btw) alone and I just want to sprcue it up a little tiny bit.

So, where can I get a set of rims to replace the stock steel ones and how large can they be? How do you determine that? I just wanted to replace 14's with something a little bigger, would 17's be ridiculously huge? I don't really have a frame of reference for it.
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tirerack.com
tires.com

Just make sure you get the proper wheel width, tire size, lug pattern, and offset.
Most sites have a shockwave demo that will show you exactly what fits on your car.

17's are fine for a Neon, probably the upper limit. I'm sure people have gone larger, but you'll likely run into problems such as rubbing, excess unsprung weight, rougher ride, etc.
But if you do go that large, you better drop it or else you'll look like you're offroading.
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So if I get 17 inch rims it will make the car look like it's high off the ground?
 
Neons have shorter tires than a lot of cars so you could put 17" rims but you might end up with tires that look like rubberbands. Causing a rough ride and you could possibly damage the wheel if you were to hit a pothole
 
Originally posted by: CombatChuk
Neons have shorter tires than a lot of cars so you could put 17" rims but you might end up with tires that look like rubberbands. Causing a rough ride and you could possibly damage the wheel if you were to hit a pothole
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Hah.. 'cause of the sidewall being to short to absorb impact I take it?

Well I drive in Chicago so potholes are kind of standard driving conditions.
 
Originally posted by: djheater
Originally posted by: CombatChuk
Neons have shorter tires than a lot of cars so you could put 17" rims but you might end up with tires that look like rubberbands. Causing a rough ride and you could possibly damage the wheel if you were to hit a pothole
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Hah.. 'cause of the sidewall being to short to absorb impact I take it?

Well I drive in Chicago so potholes are kind of standard driving conditions.
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I have an '03 Neon and I bent a stock 15" rim on pothole in Colorado.
 
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