ogc

yah I am picking up my TC next saturday by the looks of things... and Im going to need snow tires on the quick time. Ill have to give steelcase a call, ive dealt with them before. Good guys.

wynand

I have 235/45-17 snow tiress sitting around and would love to use them. Ecotecbreed and others have said 17" Cobalt wheels will fit with a 3mm spacer. Anyone think the wider 235s will fit and not rub?
Thanks for the info! I just got an SS/TC sedan!!!

SuperchargedSS

I paid 1300 taxes in for 17" Fast Wheels Salsa's 45 offset and pair of mid grade winters at deals 4 wheels... They fit with no spacer... 3.5 mm of clearance.

Cyrusthevirus

iTrader: (7)

Theses wheels look like steelies
17's

http://www.performanceplustire.com/p...551#prodAnchor

SuperchargedSS

40 offset wont cut it... but I like that rim... but then again I like Nascar... Great Auto X rim for the balt. Just add racing rubber.
I had to go with a 45.

2002z06

Ordered my alloy wheels and snows from tire rack, said they already tried them

wynand

So can you tell us what you got?

[edit] Okay, I found that you ordered Elbrus 105s. Looks good!

wynand

I also ordered the 17x7.5" Elbrus 105s from TireRack and they shipped yesterday. I should get them Monday. I'm putting 235/45-17 winter tires on them.

wynand

The 17x7.5 Elbrus I05 wheels are mounted (without spacers) and work, but boy are they tight. It looks like they are just barely scraping the right caliper.
I hope these picts aren't too big...

2002z06

I am putting my Elbrus I05 on as I speak, will wait and get 3 mm spacers. 1 business card but not 2 will fit, don't want to ruin calipers.

Zerort

Please post pics with spaces, and of the wheels on the car. I'd like to see how they look. Thanks

2002z06

Hope I have enough thread using these 3 mm spacers, will torque several times to make sure they don't loosen up. If not will get longer studs and bullet lug nuts. should have by Friday.

wynand

Tire rack says this is a fitment problem (Elbrus I05) and wants me to send the wheels back. They don't condone spacers.

2002z06

Great I ordered those spacers for nothing and Wynand they marked your calipers up. This will be the second set of snows going back to Tire Rack, I will wait till I see them fit some wheels correctly.

Zerort

I wouldn't worry about 3mm spacers. I'd keep em.

2002z06

Talked to tire rack today they said either return everything for a credit, or try the 3 mm spacers.

wynand

That's also what they told me ... until they realized that the wheels were already mounted on the car. Then the "return for credit option" was no longer an option. So I will be using 3mm spacers on the front. I guess I'm okay with that.

CobaltSSTurbo08TG

I was so happy to spend $2600.00 outfitting my car with winter tires and rims which would fit over my big F'in brakes! dumb engineer, great brake though!

qwikredline

Brembo: 4 bucks

Koz!

I think you missed the joke.

Who would want Brembos when you can get some high quality Brambos at a fraction of the price?

wynand

With the spacers I got about 4.5 revolutions of thread on the lug.

FYI, the stock 18" wheels/tires are 45 lbs and the 17" Elbrus with my 235/45-17 Dunlop Winter M2s are 46 lbs.

ArrogantZ

First off I say that's to close, better break out a file or grinder and take some meat off the caliper.

Also pics of the wheels mounted on the car please.

2002z06

Installed my Elbrus I05 17" wheels with Blizzak 215/45R17 LM25 did need the spacers in front will try to give a detailed way of how it went. 1st removed wheel and lubed hub & studs with Bendix ceramic hi temp lube 3 mm spacer 3 mm spacer on hub finished clearance Did tire pressure monitor relearn, torqued wheels to 100 ft lbs drove 40 miles and re torqued again, these tires were great on the highway should be good in snow.

Koz!

Other than Tirerack, does anyone know of a website that sells wheels that fit the TC without needing spacers? I'm not too wild on any of the designs available so far, I like the Superleggeras, but not enough to spend the money on.

2002z06

Winter tires/wheels not bad