Ill have some new pics up for you guys soon. Ill be home tomarrow and will take some pics and get them up in a few days.

Later

 

UPDATE:
3,000 miles now with no problems from the rims, the tires on the other hand are a problem.
I have on tire that will go flat in 3 days for no reason that the tire shop hase been able to find and the other three lose air slowly ove a month or so they drop 10-4PSI each.
This problem will be geting solved soon as they are going to order my new tires. I might not be geting the same tires as what I have now. I might be geting the toyo T1Rs insted as they are close in price and should be as good of a tire.

The rims I have no problems with and have not bent any of them yet or had any problems with the finish coming off. I do have a few small chips from the lug sockets that I had to tuch up but thats it.

All in all Im still happy with every thing as long as they can get the tires to hold air that is..lol

Later.

 

too bad to hear about your tires. I've had my nittos on the stock rims for almost 8k miles and no problems?? Perhaps the seal or the beads around the rim could be the problem. You using conventional air or that Nitrogen air (I could be wrong on what it's called) that fills the tires stronger.

 

Im using good old reguler air right now. They ripied the bead on one of the tires and had to replace it. Im wondering of they others dont have the same problem. they will be going back as soon as I get home to be fixed.
I love the grip from the tires and the wheel hop on the street is almost gone. (On the track it is still realy bad) And they corrner realy well.
If they can get them to hold air I have no other complaints with the tires.

Later.

 

Did you get your tires installed at Discount tire? Mine was installed there at the Sterling Heights Location.

 

Hey Badmunkey

You know how much i love those rims! I want them! They would look nice on my black ss

 

i have those tires on my base model.... i love em dont brake loose

 

aaaaaaaa tha good old bfg kdw tire i recommend there tires to ne1 lookin for a tire that hooks better then stock


ive had mine on for bout 4500 mile and ive had no problems with them

 

I love the way black wheels look on these cars. Excellent choice dude. Your car looks great!

 

Thanks guys.
I just got back from Bell tire where I got them and I found that I had been runing the tires at to low a PSI for how stiff the tire is they told me that I should be runing at least 40psi. so thats what they set them to and they filled them with nitrogen and the ting grips alot beter off the line now and hugs the corrners beter to. DOwnfall is it rides a bit harsher now.

Ill be geting some new pics as soon as we get a nice day that Im home. Its crapy here in MI right now.

Later

 

Nitrogen is the best for tires. Very minimal thermal expansion/contraction. Was having the pressure too low the cause of them loosing air?

 

No they where loseing are do to bad valve stems. And one tire had a screw in it. LOL

Its all fixed not and I dont think they are leaking any more.

Later

 

those are the tires i was planning on buying when mine wear out. A guy I work with swears by those tires. Does anyone know what the lagest tire you can get on out stock rim would be...it will give me an idea if i have to order new rims too?? I know that we can get 225's but can we get 235's ??

 

235 is prob biggest without serious modification i'd stick with 225 or 215 IMO

 

If you put this tire on the stock rim in a 235 your waisting your money. It might fit "Probably not" but it will pull the sholders off the ground so much that it will have less tracktion then a 205 would.
I would say get a 215 or a 225 max if your using this tire. Other tires are differant. This thig has a vary stiff side wall.

Oh and I have an update for you guys to.
I have changed to tire pressure to 46psi and I now have alot more tracktion as the center of the tire is now on the ground agen. The bad news is that I now have a slipping clutch do to more tracktion and power then the car had stock and GMs shitty clutch.

Later.

 

You picked an awesome combo.
Very cool.

 

Thanks man.

Bump^


I get alot of PMs about the wheels and tires.

Later

 

I think BadMunkey's car looks the best! Headlights and rims make it look sick.

 

just wait guys. the car is not even done yet.

I need to get some new pics of it up to.

Later

 

What are you doing with your stock rims and tires? I'm new to the cobalt forum over here, but I do have a Redline and I'm gettin ready to buy some new wheels and rubber real soon. Let me know, if you'd be interested in parting with yours.

-Mt

 

The Stockers are already gone.

Sorry