how bout these rims?
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how bout these rims?
I have an 06 ss/sc and my rims are jacked. I am thinking of just buying a set of 07's cause the price is right and I know the tires will fit.
however, I recently seen these, and I really like them.
would these look good on a cobalt? Also, would the stock tires fit on these rims?
they say they are
5x110 8.0 inch.
however, I recently seen these, and I really like them.
would these look good on a cobalt? Also, would the stock tires fit on these rims?
they say they are
5x110 8.0 inch.
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See my questions above tho, they are 8.0 inches wide, and I dont remember what the stock cobalts are, would these work with my stock tires off my current 06 ss/sc rims?
also, is there any special way to take care of chrome rims, like, if I get these, I wont be swapping to a second set, so they would be my perma replacments. I live in delaware winters arnt too bad, would they be OK?
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https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/featured-car-showcase-74/january-2008-featured-car-month-jackalope-89618/
you mean those? They look the same but are chrome.
you mean those? They look the same but are chrome.
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the fit would just be in the offset, I can't remember the exact number, but compare them to one's you know will fit.
those look great, and chrome is super easy to maintain, keep them waxed like you would your paint...and all that negative space would make it real easy to get to the entire rim to hand-clean
those look great, and chrome is super easy to maintain, keep them waxed like you would your paint...and all that negative space would make it real easy to get to the entire rim to hand-clean
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what does offset mean? like I just want to be able to take this to a shop and have them pop my current tires off my old rims, pop them on the new one, balance and be done, is this possible? I have Kumho tires, but they are currently sitting on stock 06 cobalt ss/sc rims.
These are the rims on a balt, god bless google image search
These are the rims on a balt, god bless google image search
https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/featured-car-showcase-74/featured-car-may-08-06_ss_s-c-109209/
^^^heres more and better pics of em
^^^heres more and better pics of em
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agreed, it would be nice to see my car look different then all the rest lol.
See my questions above tho, they are 8.0 inches wide, and I dont remember what the stock cobalts are, would these work with my stock tires off my current 06 ss/sc rims?
also, is there any special way to take care of chrome rims, like, if I get these, I wont be swapping to a second set, so they would be my perma replacments. I live in delaware winters arnt too bad, would they be OK?
See my questions above tho, they are 8.0 inches wide, and I dont remember what the stock cobalts are, would these work with my stock tires off my current 06 ss/sc rims?
also, is there any special way to take care of chrome rims, like, if I get these, I wont be swapping to a second set, so they would be my perma replacments. I live in delaware winters arnt too bad, would they be OK?
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go to buywheelstoday.com.........there u can get all the info on the stock cobalt rims.......i ordered my rim and tire package there (amazing price, comes mounted balance, and nitrogen inflated delivered right to ur door)....u just punch in the year trim make model etc..and it gives u all the info on tires and rims that will fit ur car from stock to plus 2 size......check it out and let me know if it helps........o ya i live in NY the winters arent that bad just make sure after it snows u wash ur rims down to get the salt off of them.....may be cold out but its better then messing up chrome
All 18" x 8" 40 5-110mm
says 40mm offset...
what does that mean?
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these are the rims i got from that site for my white 'balt
http://www.buywheelstoday.com/produc...ined+Face).bwt
........just swapped them out wit my wheels in my driveway
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from wikipedia:
The offset of a vehicle's wheel is the distance between the centerline of the wheel and the plane of the hub-mounting surface of the wheel. It can thus be either positive or negative, and is typically measured in millimeters. Offset has a significant effect on many elements of a vehicle's suspension, including suspension geometry, clearance between the tire and suspension elements, the scrub radius of the steering system, and visually, the width of the wheel faces relative to the car's bodywork.
Zero Offset - The plane of the hub mounting surface is even with the centerline of the wheel.
Positive Offset - The plane of the hub mounting surface is shifted from the centerline toward the front or outside of the wheel. Positive offset wheels are generally found on front wheel drive cars and newer rear drive cars.
Negative Offset - The plane of the hub mounting surface is toward the back or brake side of the wheel's centerline.
"Deep dish" wheels typically have negative offset or a very low positive offset.
To maintain handling characteristics and avoid undue loads on bushings and ball joints, the car manufacturer's original offset should be maintained when choosing new wheels unless there are overriding clearance issues.
Wheels are usually stamped with their offset using the German prefix "ET", meaning "Einpresstiefe" or, literally, "insertion depth". An example would be "ET45" for a 45mm offset.
Calculating the offset of a wheel is a fairly easy mathematical equation. First, measure the overall width of the wheel (remember, just because a wheel is 18x7.5, does not mean that the OVERALL width is 7.5. It means that the measurement between the outboard flange and the inboard flange is 7.5). Next, divide that width of the wheel by two; this will give you the centerline of the wheel.
Overall width/2 = Centerline
After determining the centerline, measure from the hub-mounting surface of the hub to the edge of the inboard flange (if the wheel were laying flat on the ground face up your measurement would be from the ground to the hub-mounting surface). This is your back spacing.
Back spacing - Centerline = Offset in Inches
Inches x 25.4 = Offset in mm
The offset of a vehicle's wheel is the distance between the centerline of the wheel and the plane of the hub-mounting surface of the wheel. It can thus be either positive or negative, and is typically measured in millimeters. Offset has a significant effect on many elements of a vehicle's suspension, including suspension geometry, clearance between the tire and suspension elements, the scrub radius of the steering system, and visually, the width of the wheel faces relative to the car's bodywork.
Zero Offset - The plane of the hub mounting surface is even with the centerline of the wheel.
Positive Offset - The plane of the hub mounting surface is shifted from the centerline toward the front or outside of the wheel. Positive offset wheels are generally found on front wheel drive cars and newer rear drive cars.
Negative Offset - The plane of the hub mounting surface is toward the back or brake side of the wheel's centerline.
"Deep dish" wheels typically have negative offset or a very low positive offset.
To maintain handling characteristics and avoid undue loads on bushings and ball joints, the car manufacturer's original offset should be maintained when choosing new wheels unless there are overriding clearance issues.
Wheels are usually stamped with their offset using the German prefix "ET", meaning "Einpresstiefe" or, literally, "insertion depth". An example would be "ET45" for a 45mm offset.
Calculating the offset of a wheel is a fairly easy mathematical equation. First, measure the overall width of the wheel (remember, just because a wheel is 18x7.5, does not mean that the OVERALL width is 7.5. It means that the measurement between the outboard flange and the inboard flange is 7.5). Next, divide that width of the wheel by two; this will give you the centerline of the wheel.
Overall width/2 = Centerline
After determining the centerline, measure from the hub-mounting surface of the hub to the edge of the inboard flange (if the wheel were laying flat on the ground face up your measurement would be from the ground to the hub-mounting surface). This is your back spacing.
Back spacing - Centerline = Offset in Inches
Inches x 25.4 = Offset in mm
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from wikipedia:
The offset of a vehicle's wheel is the distance between the centerline of the wheel and the plane of the hub-mounting surface of the wheel. It can thus be either positive or negative, and is typically measured in millimeters. Offset has a significant effect on many elements of a vehicle's suspension, including suspension geometry, clearance between the tire and suspension elements, the scrub radius of the steering system, and visually, the width of the wheel faces relative to the car's bodywork.
Zero Offset - The plane of the hub mounting surface is even with the centerline of the wheel.
Positive Offset - The plane of the hub mounting surface is shifted from the centerline toward the front or outside of the wheel. Positive offset wheels are generally found on front wheel drive cars and newer rear drive cars.
Negative Offset - The plane of the hub mounting surface is toward the back or brake side of the wheel's centerline.
"Deep dish" wheels typically have negative offset or a very low positive offset.
To maintain handling characteristics and avoid undue loads on bushings and ball joints, the car manufacturer's original offset should be maintained when choosing new wheels unless there are overriding clearance issues.
Wheels are usually stamped with their offset using the German prefix "ET", meaning "Einpresstiefe" or, literally, "insertion depth". An example would be "ET45" for a 45mm offset.
Calculating the offset of a wheel is a fairly easy mathematical equation. First, measure the overall width of the wheel (remember, just because a wheel is 18x7.5, does not mean that the OVERALL width is 7.5. It means that the measurement between the outboard flange and the inboard flange is 7.5). Next, divide that width of the wheel by two; this will give you the centerline of the wheel.
Overall width/2 = Centerline
After determining the centerline, measure from the hub-mounting surface of the hub to the edge of the inboard flange (if the wheel were laying flat on the ground face up your measurement would be from the ground to the hub-mounting surface). This is your back spacing.
Back spacing - Centerline = Offset in Inches
Inches x 25.4 = Offset in mm
The offset of a vehicle's wheel is the distance between the centerline of the wheel and the plane of the hub-mounting surface of the wheel. It can thus be either positive or negative, and is typically measured in millimeters. Offset has a significant effect on many elements of a vehicle's suspension, including suspension geometry, clearance between the tire and suspension elements, the scrub radius of the steering system, and visually, the width of the wheel faces relative to the car's bodywork.
Zero Offset - The plane of the hub mounting surface is even with the centerline of the wheel.
Positive Offset - The plane of the hub mounting surface is shifted from the centerline toward the front or outside of the wheel. Positive offset wheels are generally found on front wheel drive cars and newer rear drive cars.
Negative Offset - The plane of the hub mounting surface is toward the back or brake side of the wheel's centerline.
"Deep dish" wheels typically have negative offset or a very low positive offset.
To maintain handling characteristics and avoid undue loads on bushings and ball joints, the car manufacturer's original offset should be maintained when choosing new wheels unless there are overriding clearance issues.
Wheels are usually stamped with their offset using the German prefix "ET", meaning "Einpresstiefe" or, literally, "insertion depth". An example would be "ET45" for a 45mm offset.
Calculating the offset of a wheel is a fairly easy mathematical equation. First, measure the overall width of the wheel (remember, just because a wheel is 18x7.5, does not mean that the OVERALL width is 7.5. It means that the measurement between the outboard flange and the inboard flange is 7.5). Next, divide that width of the wheel by two; this will give you the centerline of the wheel.
Overall width/2 = Centerline
After determining the centerline, measure from the hub-mounting surface of the hub to the edge of the inboard flange (if the wheel were laying flat on the ground face up your measurement would be from the ground to the hub-mounting surface). This is your back spacing.
Back spacing - Centerline = Offset in Inches
Inches x 25.4 = Offset in mm
that means they will FIT lol 40mm offset is what the stock rims are i believe......the range is like 38-42 offset.....do a google search for the exact definition of offset.....
these are the rims i got from that site for my white 'balt
http://www.buywheelstoday.com/produc...ined+Face).bwt
........just swapped them out wit my wheels in my driveway
these are the rims i got from that site for my white 'balt
http://www.buywheelstoday.com/produc...ined+Face).bwt
........just swapped them out wit my wheels in my driveway
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OK, so I should be fine, tires will fit.
Now, last question.
29 lbs....
Thats heavy! I would think since the spokes are so much smaller then the ss/sc stock rims they would be lighter? Does chrome really weight that much?
stock rims are like 22 lbs each right? Will I notice a big diff between 22 lb and 29lb rims?
Now, last question.
29 lbs....
Thats heavy! I would think since the spokes are so much smaller then the ss/sc stock rims they would be lighter? Does chrome really weight that much?
stock rims are like 22 lbs each right? Will I notice a big diff between 22 lb and 29lb rims?
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OK, so I should be fine, tires will fit.
Now, last question.
29 lbs....
Thats heavy! I would think since the spokes are so much smaller then the ss/sc stock rims they would be lighter? Does chrome really weight that much?
stock rims are like 22 lbs each right? Will I notice a big diff between 22 lb and 29lb rims?
Now, last question.
29 lbs....
Thats heavy! I would think since the spokes are so much smaller then the ss/sc stock rims they would be lighter? Does chrome really weight that much?
stock rims are like 22 lbs each right? Will I notice a big diff between 22 lb and 29lb rims?
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