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Okay so I was scrolling through the Cobalt SS vs SRT4 page on facebook and came across someone selling some ES2'S.. They are white and are a very good price that I am about to pick up if they are scratch free. I have a couple questions.. I thought they only came in black or chrome? I dont mind that they are white but they will be powder coated lol. Also he is also trying to tell me I need 114 adapters.. That he has and is selling with the rims.. Why do I need 114 adapters? :r: I know and planned on getting wheel spacers.. but not a different bolt pattern adapters?.. Also last question are these rims heavier than the stock TC rims? If so by how much? Anyways who wants to buy my stock TC rims?! Haha .

Anyways my hopes are super high because these are the best looking rims for the cobalts IMO.
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OKAY ! EDIT: Now he says the rims are 114 AND the adapters are 114 to 110... says he doesnt speak good english.. wow finally got the point across... Should I still get these if they are 114 rims... ? Even if they come with the adapters... How safe is that.... also they are 18x8.5 not 18.9.5... idk how I feel about that.. Input?

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What are you talking about? This is honestly the first post you have seen from me since I have gotten back into this madness?

If theyre good quality adapters you'll be fine but they may rub if spaced too far.

He said he got them from power wheel and they were 200 bucks...

To my knowledge the ES2s don't come 5x110, so you're going to need adapters regardless.

EDIT: And yes they are heavier than the SS/TC wheels. Honestly the only aftermarket wheels that are lighter and the right bolt pattern that I can think of off the top of my head are the enkei PF01s and OZ Ultraleggeras... both of which are very expensive though ($~1,400 for a set).

You can get them custom drilled to 5x110 but its costly.

How much heavier? I mean it cant be noticeable can it?

So I guess adapters aren't as dangerous as I'm thinking?

I'm not sure about qualities and such- I've never purchased aftermarket wheels myself, just learning the lingo right now. Planning on buying my own set soon in the near future. (Enkei M52s, XXR 522s are what I'm debating between right now).

I believe the TC wheels are 21 pounds, and ES2s in 18x8.5 if I'm not mistaken are 23.5~ pounds. Not sure about adapter weight and whatnot if that makes much difference. Honestly on the street you probably won't really notice a difference- but if you're like me, it'll bother you a bit. :lol:

Nice I like the XXR's your looking at. Dish for the win if you ask me lol. So its probably safe to purchase these rims then. The adapters must be good if he paid 200 bucks for them right? I mean thats a lot if you ask me. It would piss me off if I had to spend that much just to make rims fit lol

I mean they will work man. Did they fit them to their Cobalt? I'd just make sure that the adapters are the proper size for our car and not for another car, say an SRT4. As for the price, I'm assuming man- most I see are usually $~150 for the adapters. We just got unlucky because GM decided to use an uncommon bolt pattern for our cars so we have to go with these adapters to run all of these 'scene' wheels.

He has a cobalt himself.. So they must work!

Long as it's an SS- so that it has the 5x110 pattern to start off. I think the base models use a 4x100 or something like that.

Yes 4x100 just like the hondas lol. I use to own a Base Model. ;) So is it possible to run adapters and spacers?

Depends on how long the studs are on the adapters I think. If you go out too wide you might run into problems with having to get your fenders rolled in order to prevent rubbing. I'm not sure in this case though- like I said, I'm not one of the gurus that know everything about this stuff.

Well your helping ! But yeah I wish MORE PEOPLE WOULD CHIME IN :cussing:

You could try posting in the fitment thread, those guys are sometimes helpful there.

god this thread is horrible.

i wouldnt buy these rims with adapters, you're gonna be poking and rubbing like a mofo. just buy a set and have them custom drilled.

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whats the difference of rubbing then it would be with wheel spacers?

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im just guessing the wheel adapters are probably like a inch thick, causing the wheels to stick out a extra inch. whats the offset?

Offset is +35 and yeah he doesnt know what size the adapters are besides them being 114 to 110

Here is his "stance" he said he has cut springs. .. wtf lol rims are in mint condition tho