Alright, I have looked through a lot of these posts, but I am sorry if this has been mentioned before....

I am looking into getting some new wheels and tires but do not have a lot of extra money to spend. The most I can really be looking at spending would be $850 for the tires and rims together.

I know its not much, but its what my budget can afford. So my question is, what is the best option for me and where might I be able to look to get the price I want to pay.

I did find these on ebay but I really do not know that much about rims and tires but here they are http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ksid=p3907.m32

The size is 18"x 7.5"
Offset is 48MM

And also are those tires any good for the price I am willing to spend? And is it possible to find better wheels and tires for the same if not a better price?

Thanks for at least looking even if I do not get anywhere else. Btw I am looking at getting the wheels and tires within the next week if they be online or somewhere locally but I highly doubt locally can beat the online retailers.

 

wheels and tires will fit..

tires are not the same size as the ones you have...

are you going to transfer your tpms????

really you should take you time and learn.. some times a great deal is kinda like server to busy...

btw, you have given us nothing to go on... car year trans. nothing..

so i am going with server to busy again..

good luck..

beers

 

I'm sorry to say, but your budget really isnt big enough to get wheels and tires. If you want to get some cheap wheels and tires you might get lucky to find something within that budget, but it wont be anything that looks great though. best bet is to go to discount tire and see what they have about wheel/tire packages.

My sugestion would be for you to keep your current wheels and just get a set of really good tires. i have the BF goodrench g-force, and i love them. You could also go with Yokohama, Pirelli's or Toyo's.

Dont get too far ahead of yourslef and just buy cheap crap. one piece at a time, and make sure its good quality. it will last you that much longer and you will be happier.

 

Alright, I have a 2004 auto RX8 sorry I forgot to mention that. Also I know the rims will be on the cheaper side but I have found some that look pretty nice. Anyways I would have just kept the rims and tires but my 2 back tires both got screws jammed in them while I was driving and I just decided I wanted to look into getting some wheels and tires.

BTW do I need to transfer the tpms? And I know the tires are not the same size. But how much smaller would they be on my car? I would just wait and get 1 piece at a time but even at discount tire the best they could do with rims very similar to the ones I linked to they wanted somewhere around $1700.

I really just wanted to spend about half that. I know I am not going to get the best stuff with my money but I would like something new and since my rims are even showing a lot of wear with curb rash which was from the previous owner.

But if I do just buy the wheels and tires separate what would I be looking at spending? And keep in mind I am trying to stay as cheap as possible but still get something nice. Sorry for all the talking, but you guys know your stuff and its easier to ask you guys rather than reading something off another website.

 

ok,

at least you are thinking now...

are the wheels on you car 16 or 18 inch?

beers

 

Heh, they are 18" btw.

 

put new good tires on the stock wheels.. the stock wheels are good..

win, win, vs crap, crap...

i would search tire rack.. and read about tires that you might think suite you needs..

do you drive on just the street... or do some auto x... or do track days..

i would read the stickys at the top... and look at the website hosting this forum.. tirerack.com..

lots of good info there...

you can put really competent street tires on you car for less than 500 bucks.. and maintain tpms..

or you can get lots of problems that you have not started to research about..

beers

 

Thanks for all the info. How are these tires....225/45ZR18 Kumho Ecsta SPT
Blackwall? I found them for $450 with the road side hazard. And I just use my car on the street for now.

Btw does discount tire give some sort of discount on their tires if you can find it cheaper somewhere else including online stores?

Also will this rim work with those tires...18x8 Borbet Type XL Machined w/Black Accent....This is more than I wanted to spend, but this is more or less what I really want.

And since I will want to transfer my TPMS onto the new rims, where could I get that done, and how much would they charge to do that? I know you probably wont know but a good estimate would be great. Thanks for all the info you have already given btw.

 

those rims in the OP doesnt look too great... you can get the HP Lightining online with rims and wheels for 1000 shipped... they come mounted and supposedly balanced.. tires are not that great as they give you hankook or nexen, but they are decently rated... might be worth a look for an extra 150 and they look nice.. or just wait for a deal in the for sale forum here or craigslist

 

Which site would I be looking at to for those HP Lightning anyways?

 

^^ Go to www.wheelsnext.com... Select HP and find the lightning... they have a few colors to that style and ohters... silver, black and hyperblack... 18x8, 4 wheels, tires, mounted.. 1000, free shipping

 

Wow, this sites prices are a lot better than what I have been looking at. Are the tires any good that come with these packages off here?

 

Ok well what does everyone think of these rims https://wheelsnext.com/default.cfm?a...LOSS%20FINISH)....but I do not understand what brand of tires they come with? Does anyone know?

And I can not seem to find the HP Lightning.....

 

sorry, they call it HP EVO Racing...

https://wheelsnext.com/default.cfm?a...lor=HYPERBLACK

when you order, do it over the phone, not online... so you can ask for tires.. they usualy use Hankook, Nexen or nankang... not great but okay i think... not recommened for autocross but i think okay for every day driving

 

Sounds great, I just need them for every day driving anyways. Btw out of those tires which would be the best one to choose and are any of them 4 season tires because that is kinda what I would rather have.

 

I think all of them are all season tires.. i think people on the forums say that nexen was decent...

 

kk thanks a lot for the input :-)

 

Alright so I am almost certain I am going with the rims from wheelsnext, so my next question is, Can I get my TPMS transfered to me new rims from say discount tire, and if they can do that, any idea on how much they would charge?

Thanks for the help everyone, it really has helped make this a lot easier.

 

I'll sell you my 5Zigen Super6's

 

What color are they and how much are you asking?

 

pm replied

 

Well, the guy I talked to over the phone at Discount Tire said they would price match but he seemed kind of unsure. Has anyone had any luck price matching an online store to discount tire or any other retail location?