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Old 09-03-2008, 08:06 PM   #91 (permalink)
 
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rial lemans info

please indicate the website for ordering these wheels by rial lemans in chrome and black for my white cabriolet.
pricing would be great too.
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please indicate the website for ordering these wheels by rial lemans in chrome and black for my white cabriolet.
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Go to Tire Rack - Your performance experts for tires and wheels

They have them in the brushed aluminum 15x5 and 15x6, $120 each (not chrome or black).
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Great stuff! I wonder how the bigger front tires would relate to towing stability?


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Old 09-16-2008, 06:54 PM   #94 (permalink)
 
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For your consideration...

cmjars is selling a set of Rials and Yokohama s.drives

http://www.smartcarofamerica.com/for...sensors-13976/
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Looks sweet...
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Please advise offest for the 15x6 wheels. Thanks.
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I have Toyo T1R 195/45/16 and 205/40/16 with Schmidt Spaceline wheels, LOVE THEM! These tires are soft, good aggressive driving.

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i drive my smart a bit fast on on/off ramps (usually 50-100% over posted speeds) with stock tires, the little triangle has never lit up (it lit up once driving on ice in my parking lot last feb), i was used to driving a geo metro (stock wheels/tires 13x4.5 with 155/80-13, new wheels/tires 15x6 and 195/50-15) totally transformed the car, the stock tires would HOWL in turns at 20mph, the fat tires were silent and grippy at 40mph in the same turns.

i'll probably get 2 more smart 15x5.5 rears (steel/pures) for the front and pop for 195/50-15s all around, and keep the plastic wheel covers all around. the smart is 100 pounds lighter than a metro, and the metro was front heavy, the smart is not, so the smart should be a super-gocart with this configuration.

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Sorry for my newbieness but, are those elegant Mercedes looking like rims the same size as the stock ones?
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Shop here if you are looking for Rial Wheels Tire Rack - Your performance experts for tires and wheels

Tire Rack lists only stock wheels and tires for the smart fortwo. (last I checked)
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