Im interested in getting a winter/snow wheel and tire package for a HCWD whats the best option, or i presume i can just use a non-wide body rim and tire spec but wanted to see if anyone has done that or whats the alternative?
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i did non-wide body wheels on my 2015 for 1 winter. it looked horrible like it was going to fall over or something the wheels were so far tucked into the wells.
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now i bought a set of BC forged wheels in widebody spec for my 2019 i have 285/35s on the front and 295/40s on the back. the 295/40s are a much better size to run.
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now i bought a set of BC forged wheels in widebody spec for my 2019 i have 285/35s on the front and 295/40s on the back. the 295/40s are a much better size to run.
I am glad this question came up, I enjoy driving year around my nice car (I hope I do not have to hear the "you can purchase a beater SUV for $10,000.00 comment, I know, I don't want to drive a beater SUV) year round. I'd like to mount 275/40/20 or even 235/45/20 on 9 inch rims on my upcoming Widebody Charger Hellcat. Dare I ask do I need spacers or is there a wheel with the proper offset that will look flush like factory rims not be tucked in? Any insight would be appreciated, as I my preference is not to have wide tires on winter wheels.
Never bought a set of winter snow tires with their own wheels but I looked into sets at Tirerack.
Also, I checked with the dealer parts department to see if the factory offered a set.
The idea was to find a set that fit that someone had already done the work to ensure they fit properly.
While I found some sets available I never bought a set. I had a 2nd car that I could use in bad weather and the car fitted with high performance tires stayed in the garage on bad days...
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I've been thinking the same thing. would have to be outdished maybe 2"?
Negative offset wheels is what you want. There are wheel calculators online that you can use so you can figure out what will be the right offset for it to match how far the OEM wheels poke out with a narrower wheel.
BTW if you want to keep your nice car nice shouldn’t drive it in the winter salt will destroy that car over the years. I don’t care how well you wash it.
BTW if you want to keep your nice car nice shouldn’t drive it in the winter salt will destroy that car over the years. I don’t care how well you wash it.
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My wife and I buy new vehicles, drive them year round in Chicago where we salt and brine the roads heavily and we take care of them. We usually keep them for a decade and we don't have issues with them rotting out at all. Even the undersides are pretty clean. You just have to take care of them.
I'm sure you can get a new car 10 yrs in the salt, but it still going to have some rusting on the bottom, no way around it. Your cars in 10yrs won't look close to a Arizona car that is the same age.w
I keep cars a long time. My current winter vehicle is a 2006 F150 I bought new, and I do take care of it in NJ. It's now 16 years old and has frame rail rust and I need to have new frame rails installed and the bumpers are starting to rust out. My wife just got a 2015 Tahoe which I had blasted underneath and professionally undercoated because I plan to keep that for 10+ years as well.
You ain't keeping a car to 20yrs in salt. I just ordered a Jailbreak(my dream car that I've been saving for), I'll be buried in that thing so I need it to last a good 50yrs+, lol.
If you get a new one every 10 yrs, then OK have at it. If your looking for the long haul salt will eat that thing away to dust eventually.
Find me a daily driven 60's muscle car that was in the rust belt, oh yeah, you can't, they are piles of brown dust now.....
Of course, we can't drive out Lambos can we????????? 😁
LOL. Now that’s funny. True probably for some on here!!
There are the good bolt-on wheel adapters which will move a narrow wheel outboard so it won't look weird. Then you can have a nice, narrow wheel and tire and have it look normal.
yeah you can do that too to get more negative offset. But it would be preferable to get a wheel with the offset you needed vice using the adapters.
They are more prone to failure(more bolts and stress on that part) and also you’ll have to remove and reinstall with the winter wheels. They can also seize to the rotor/hub and cause problems(I know first hand I do run adapters on my truck)
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That's photos of 20x9.5 without any spacers? Didn't look too bad vs the first photoOr you can find a used set of factory 20x9.5 wheels and run a 275 winter tire.
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Correct I only look to get a decade from them, but well cared for so they have resale value. I have several old mopars, they are the long term fleet.
And yes, the old cars did not have good corrosion protection.
Oh yeah, keep it on the 100.
Yes. This is the way that Widebodies used to leave Brampton as they were too wide with the 20x11 WB wheels and tires to fit on the line. They would be sent to the Upfitter like this and then have the wheels and tires switched to the correct ones.
So yes, they will work fine and there are plenty of 275 winter tires.
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they are the same though. the first picture is with factory standard body wheels.
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