thug9030

THESE ARE THE RIMS I HAVE FOUND ON EBAY WOULD YOU SAY THAT THEY ARE WORTH THE PRICE AND DO THEY LOOK LIKE THEY COULD SUBDUE ALL SEASONAL CHANGES SINCE IM ON THE EAST COAST. thanks

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4-NEW...item19c2a4e0cc



Ok so basically im looking for some rx300 rims specifically chrome oem but im have a little problem locating some. so what would be some good alternatives that wont mess up my alignment or my all wheel drive or anything that would change my drive smooth driving...

Carver

Do you want to stay with the 300 16x6 rims? Upgrading to the 330 18x7 gives a bit more stability as well as a better look. It's a personal choice but I just wanted to make sure you know there are other options. Here's a set of 330 chrome OEM for less money.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-Le...Q5fAccessories

thug9030

thanks but i was alittle afraid of getting aftermarket size since i heard it would mess my alignment up and be pulling on my tranny since these are a bigger size and possibly kill my car before its time is even up...

Carver

With 235/55/18 tires the rolling diameter is almost exactly the same. Did they explain how 330 rims will cause these problems or were they just jacking with you? Literally dozens of people have gone to the 330 rims on this board with no problems unless you try to put too wide tires on them, 245 seems to be max.

thug9030

i guess they were talking about those aftermarket chrome tires in general.. so what kind of tires do you have on your car and does it mess with the speed o meter. i wont need to make any alters to my car to get these to fit. and would would be the max price i would be looking to spend on the tires and the rims itself. ie 330 rims

Carver

Since the rolling diameter remains the almost the same the error in the speedo is less than 2%. I think it's like at 60 you are actually dong 59.

Since you are in snow country I imagine there are tires that are better for that area than down here. I use Yokohama Avid Invigors because they are a superb rain tire. If I had it to do over I would probably go for the 245/55/18 just to get it a bit wider. These wheels fit your car with no modification.

If you go to tirerack.com and plug in the size it will give you a range of prices for the 330 tires.

I have seen guys who have gotten chrome 330s as low as 450 but I wouldn't count on that, I think 650 to 850 is going to be the range if you can even find them. Sometimes they will have tires already on them. eBay is going to be quickest if you are in a hurry but they turn up on Craigs list. Increase the range you look on CL to include other towns in your area to improve your chances.

defo

iTrader: (6)

Chrome RX400 wheels

EBAY

thug9030

okay thanks because i normally stick with Goodyear tires but needed a opinion on what to get since these would be my first. and with these chrome wheels would i have to switch back to my stock when it snows or can i use them all seasonal long

thug9030

What other Chrome toyota wheels would be a perfect fitment.

thug9030

in order to get that price you have to have the same exact (non) chrome wheels to exchange for the chrome wheels

robertrios

iTrader: (11)

wait for 18 inch 330 chrome...i see them on craigslist all the time. its worth the wait.

varithms

car-parts.com You can find the same thing for around 200.00 a wheel

lexina

It is not worth it. if you have to do it, go with 330 rims like others said. These chrome will flake. if they don't flake by themself, the tire shop will get it flaked when doing your tires; if you are in east coast, they will flake for sure. I have seen ugly chrome wheels on our cars multiple times.

thug9030

Yea I decided to keep the tires stock n thnx for the info