Winter wheels

[bigblue]

Well just got back from crappy tire.They are sure the 15's will fit. Part number 09-6157
sure hope so would really like to use 195/65/15 Blizzak for better snow traction.

[tthrift]

i have a set of the 15" factory steel wheels and tires off a base model pt cruiser for my winter time wheels and they fit fine.

tommy

[bigblue]

Thanks Tommy, thats good news I can now go out and get my blizzak's. How does the pt handle in the snow.

[LAF]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2432383933
What I bought for winter wheels, Alum paint and cleared. 228.00 to the door, no tax which is 6% in PA

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....Compare 1=yes

What I bought for Tires.

In snow climates you can not just run all seasons, unless you like crashing or curb kissing. It seems like a lot of money but to save a crash, save your 17" chromes, and you can run them 5 months or so so you will have two sets of tires wearing instead of one.

Just MHO

[Brad Vandrasik]

Tommy and LAF:

Have you tried your wheels on yet? I thought I read in a seperate thread a while ago that normal PT Cruiser wheels will not fit on the GT because of the larger front brakes.
[:I]
Brad

[LAF]

Brad,
They fit, well at least on the drivers side front anyway. I got them today when I got home. Pulled the drivers front, put the 16" Mopar's on and all looked well. I put the key in and put it in N and spung it a bunch of times, no issues. When I first put it on I was freaking because of how close the "spoke" of the new wheel was passing over the caliper. Yanked it off, put the stock chrome on and it is a little larger gap but not very much. I really had not noticed how close of a gap it is there, look sometime, it cant be more than a 1/4" clearance, probably less. It was a very interesting find. And impresses on me that kissing a curb in any situation is going to be an expensive mistake, as if these wheels or my new winter wheels take a hit they are gonna be worthless, and probaly make a miner curb kiss or accident a towable adventure because the wheel wont spin if it gets knocked the 1/4"(if that)clearance now there. I dont remember any car I owned being this close.

Anyway the rims do fit in 16". They are Mopar wheels, in OEM Mopar boxes, 16x6J as marked inside each wheel. Think I got a steal for the price. My dealer said these were being sold off by Mopar, and he showed me they originaly cost 139.95, but could get them for 75.00 each. I got them for 228.00 to the door, 48.00 for shipping, which I thought high, but still if I had done the dealer it would have been 300.00+6%, Instead of the 180.00+48.00 I paid. Just ordered the Dunlop Sport M3's from Tire Rack. 396.00 to the door. So 396.00 + 228.00 = 624.00 for 4 wheels that look nice, and strait winter tires that are VR speed rated, 205/55/16, the coolest tread pattern I have ever seen since my Venom X motorcyle tires made by Avon, and offer really great dry road handeling with very little loss in noise and ride comfort.

[bigblue]

bought my 195-65-15 blizzak's and the 15 rims fit with no clearance
problems. Bring on the snow.

[rash_girl]

i went to crappy tire, $60/steel rim.....[:0]

so i called around and pulled a 'tthrift' and bought 4 15' rims for $92 in total from a base model pt that someone brought back to the dealer.

for anyone in the ingersoll area, the chyrsler dealer there seems pretty kick ass. i had alot of attention about my pt their and they seem like a great bunch of guys. they didn't know me from a whole in the ground, but i was floored by their total positivness.

i miss sourthern ontario.

i decided on the top winter tires by goodyear. i have friends with both blizzaks and these, and with the slight price difference and the ensurance that they performace virtually the same i'm gonna give them a go.

originally, i'd decided to drive a beater in the winter instead of the pt...but the heated seats won in the end.

here's to NO FENDER BENDERS this winters [^]

[spidy134]

I was able to put 15 inch steels on mine but it cuts it close but dont care 15 inch winter tires are a lot cheaper than 16

[ElectricBlueGT]

LAF,

I am following your lead. I picked up a set of the painted 5 spoke PT wheels that you purchased. $99.00 for 4 + $38.03 for shipping (Wyckoff Chrysler, see their eBay Store. 5 sets left...) I am gonna try the Falken Ziex ZE-512 tires. 205/55/16 V-rated. Supposed to be an Excellent All-Season tire ($76.00 per tire from Discount Tire [www.tires.com]).

Scott