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Old Nov 30, 2007 | 04:15 AM
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Exclamation If anybody bought these wheels, they do NOT fit...

This would be for the SS & SS/SC guys.....

Discount Tire Direct was selling some 16" Voxx Toscana Wheels on ebay for only $260 SHIPPED (or something like that) that were 5x110 & 40 offset in silver finish with a polished lip.....they were listed under Winter Wheels for Cadillac Saturn etc:





I bought them 1-2 months ago & I've had the tires mounted on them:



I finally put them on the car yesterday for winter. I mounted them up and the front calipers were close to the spokes, BUT the inside of the wheel was just barely touching the caliper.

They DIDN'T fit!!

The guy that I talked to from Discount Tire Direct when I ordered them said they'd fit.
So I called up and talked to customer service and they were really cool about it.

So instead I'm getting an EVEN SWAP for some 16" MB Motoring Drifter Wheels in Black/Machined lip finish. They're gonna cover the mounting/dismounting/balancing/shipping and everything too.......nothing out of pocket!

Look like this:



But just wanted to give a heads up to anyone else that might have ordered them since they were such a good deal!!
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Old Nov 30, 2007 | 04:29 AM
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Nice dude, they should really set off on your Silver... but your could have just ground down your calipers a bit... wouldnt hurt anything...
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Old Nov 30, 2007 | 04:31 AM
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I like the second ones better anyway
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Old Nov 30, 2007 | 04:58 AM
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They make spacers, you could have bought some spacers and you would’ve been good.
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Old Nov 30, 2007 | 05:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Slowbalt SS05
They make spacers, you could have bought some spacers and you would’ve been good.
I think the caliper was touching the rim, not the spokes
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Old Nov 30, 2007 | 05:07 AM
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Originally Posted by REIGN SS
I think the caliper was touching the rim, not the spokes
“I finally put them on the car yesterday for winter. I mounted them up and the front calipers were close to the spokes, BUT the inside of the wheel was just barely touching the caliper.”

This is what he posted I think the spacers would of worked
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Old Nov 30, 2007 | 05:31 AM
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Originally Posted by REIGN SS
Nice dude, they should really set off on your Silver... but your could have just ground down your calipers a bit... wouldnt hurt anything...
LOL....I think not!!

I just painted the calipers a couple months ago. Plus, they were just for my winter wheels only....you know???

Originally Posted by JRelly
I like the second ones better anyway
Yeah I wasn't too set on having black wheels, but I agree & think they'll look A LOT better actually

They'll be winter wheels "with style"....lol

Originally Posted by REIGN SS
I think the caliper was touching the rim, not the spokes
And yeah....it came close to the spokes, but the more inward part of the caliper was just barely touching the inside of the rim

Tried to spin the wheel & it ripped the wheel weights right off


Although I do have to say that these wheels made the brakes look HUGE

Last edited by snobrdrdan; Nov 30, 2007 at 05:31 AM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
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