Soooo... my NEW WHEELS showed up today! Thoughts?

[focker828]

thanx 4 the response, i was thinking of getting wheels with the specs below,any thoughts on tires

19x8.5 , 5x114.3 ,+45 offset

 

[DarkSpeed3]

thanx 4 the response, i was thinking of getting wheels with the specs below,any thoughts on tires

19x8.5 , 5x114.3 ,+45 offset

There shouldnt be a problem as long as your tires are no wider than 235.

 

[focker828]

Thanks.Did your wheels come with the tire sensorS installed?

 

[CorkSport]

thanx 4 the response, i was thinking of getting wheels with the specs below,any thoughts on tires

19x8.5 , 5x114.3 ,+45 offset

We are using 235/35/19 on our 2010 with the same wheel specs you have.

-Derrick

 

[DarkSpeed3]

Thanks.Did your wheels come with the tire sensorS installed?

It was an option. I did not care for them. Now I have a fancy blinking orange TPMS light on all the time (doh)

Anyone know how to shut it off other than unplugging the bulb?

 

[speciosusnex]

Your setup is clean

 

[focker828]

We are using 235/35/19 on our 2010 with the same wheel specs you have.

-Derrick

Derrick whats the weight of the wheels you have on the car?

Im definitly adding more weight with the wheels i want to get ,
will they affect my cars stock performance drasticaly ?
or will it be something not that noticable

 

[8.5MS3]

adding rolling mass will

hinder steering response
reduce acceleration
increase braking distance


and a pound of rolling mass is a lot. dont assume that because its just 3 or 4 lbs per wheel its no big deal.

 

[focker828]

Thanks for the response ,what would be a safe amount of pounds over the stock wheel weight before ,it would be considered unsafe or to much weight

 

[Maz94Protege]

Looks really good IMO.

 

[iredremix]

very nice. good job

 

[Rix6]

Thanks for the response ,what would be a safe amount of pounds over the stock wheel weight before ,it would be considered unsafe or to much weight

There is no amount of weight you will add with a tire and/or wheel change that will make the car unsafe. In reality, I very much doubt you will be able to even measure a difference in performance from adding 5 lbs per wheel. My summer wheels are 17 lbs each, which is a good 4 plus pounds lighter than the stock wheels on my Mazda6, and I cannot measure or notice any difference in acceleration. Braking and steering are significantly better, but that is from my Star Specs not from the lighter wheels.

 

[colnago1331]

It was an option. I did not care for them. Now I have a fancy blinking orange TPMS light on all the time (doh)

Anyone know how to shut it off other than unplugging the bulb?

Black electrical tape works wonders. Sounds ghetto, I know. But it works and you'll hardly notice it.

Nice wheels, btw. With the drop your Speed3 looks great!

 

[Lord_Zath]

There is no amount of weight you will add with a tire and/or wheel change that will make the car unsafe. In reality, I very much doubt you will be able to even measure a difference in performance from adding 5 lbs per wheel. My summer wheels are 17 lbs each, which is a good 4 plus pounds lighter than the stock wheels on my Mazda6, and I cannot measure or notice any difference in acceleration. Braking and steering are significantly better, but that is from my Star Specs not from the lighter wheels.

I actually noticed a huge difference on my P5 when going from stock (16") to MP3 (17") wheels. It took a good amount of additional force for the car to stop, so I had to get into the habit of slowing down earlier. You probably didn't notice it because you decreased weight and not increased.