Hey everyone,

Just got the winter setup put on today. Wheels off a 2.4L Cobalt and General Altimax Arctic winter tires (205/50/17). I got the tires brand new for a great price from a friend of a friend that works at a tire/wheel shop.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....Altimax+Arctic

The weird part is that I left the shop with the stock wheels/tires all in plastic bags in the back seat/trunk, and after about 25 minutes of driving, the tire pressure monitor warning on the dash lit up. I was expecting the light to come on when the wheels would be removed from the car and were far enough away for the sensors to not pick up the tire pressure.

So I can't really figure out why the warning light turned on when the wheels were still inside the car. Any ideas? Meh, whatever, I'm prepared for winter. I can deal with a little yellow warning light as long as I have some traction in the Canadian sh*t storm to come.

Sorry for the cell phone quality. The car's starting to look a lot like my '06 2.4SS!


Got clearance?


"Warning: You are driving with no wheels. Please take your vehicle to your nearest GM dealership"

 

lolz @ the no wheels light.

 

Did you stud them or nah? I was going to get those without the studs but i'm not sure if those would be good or not.

 

Nah, no studs. I think studs are only needed if there is snow on the ground for the entire winter from when I put them on, until I take them off. I doubt our winter will be that bad...*fear*

 

thats a close fit..

 

kPa lolz ...eh

 

dude, I really think you need to get front spacers, that could be dangerous if any contact occurs

 

HEY HEY SHUT UP MAN!!! I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE UP HERE EH?!

 

haha i want to move to canada ... no worries

 

How do you think contact will occur? They're on all the way, done by the shops weapon of mass torqestruction.

 

The calipers won't move. Only thing would be a stone getting up there and scratching them.

 

yeah dont leave like your screwdriver or hammer just laying inside your wheel

 

ROFL!!! I'll make sure. I'll tell small children to start playing somewhere else too, just to be safe.

 

So is it safe to say that Old SS wheels will fit the TC?

I thought this was a big issue, but it seems as though they fit..

 

nice set up man. Im going to look into the same wheels. How much did those run you? What year 2.4L are they from? So the place you got them, was it just an aftermarket wheel dealer? Looks like you didnt use spacers right?

 

It is safe to say, yes

The wheels from all years of the 2.4 cobalt should be the same (06,07,08, and 09). I got the rims for $300 (Canadian) used from someone on the Ontario Cobalt Club forum. Normal wheel/tire shop and I did not use spacers.

 

okay, so this has been covered 100000000 times. How do those 2.4L SS/NA 17" wheels fit however my 05-06 18" SS/SC wheels do not fit at all????

 

I would run spacers!

And you can't get into competitive mode with the tire light on...

 

Way too close for comfort...get some spacers (also not the best idea) or get some different wheels...

 

I'm pretty sure you can; mine seemed to do it just fine. Mind you, I was just flicking through the TCS settings... Maybe it would have de-activated if I tried to leave it.

Besides, it's not like you need comp. mode in the winter time... In the snow it's TCS-off; otherwise, when you inevitably get wheelspin, you get lovely driveline shunt.

 

Why would you want to run spacers? MY winter rims fit just as close (16" steelies on a 2.4L) and there was no problems.

If they are torqued on properly and they do not hit the calipers, who cares? unless you hit a curb or something but chances are you're going to wreck a lot more than just a caliper.

Also, if it's winter why would people be worrying about competitive mode? Don't poor driving conditions dictate that we shouldn't be driving as fast.

Just some questions.

 

Hi, welcome to the 08-09 SS/TC section. Please read the stickies at the top before commenting on running spacers.

 

lol^^^^^^

I can't see anything hitting the brakes since they are torqued down, i can't imagine the wheels will move at all...

A previous member in the thread brings up a good point, why will the 17s fit, but not the 18s from 2007 SS and below?

 

There is no need for spacers. Wheels are torqued down and are not touching the brakes. 'Nuff said. And winter driving time is not Competitive Driving time for me.


Agree completely. Thank you.

Agree completely. Thank you too.

I'm also curious about this.


In the defense of the members concerned about being able to access Competition Mode, maybe they do not realize what Canadian winter consists of. Basically we're (Toronto) facing temperatures averaging from 10 Celcius (50 degrees Fahrenheit) down to -20 Celcius (-4 F). And that is not factoring in windchill. I have seen and felt -30 Celcius (-24 F), that was scary...then wind hit my face...that was f*cked!

Add snow, hail, freezing rain and bad drivers...I try to stay off the roads as much as possible, but when I do have to drive, you better believe I won't be in Competition Mode, lol.

 

I am going to get these same tires, but IDK if I should stud them or not. I might just go with the tires themselves, I don't really need studded snows since we don't get too much snow here and when we do they salt the hell out of the roads anyway so it's not like it matters lol.