OEM front to rear? - Smart Car of America Forums : Smart Car Forum

DarthMalaguti · 10-15-2009, 02:56 PM

Is anyone using OEM front rims/tires on the rear?

Ideally I'd like to have four steel OEM front rims (4.5J x 15), and run Winter specific 155/60R15 on all four corners.

**SmartDigger** · 10-15-2009, 05:53 PM

Why steel? I will have a set of front Alloy up for sale soon.

DarthMalaguti · 10-16-2009, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by SmartDigger

Why steel? I will have a set of front Alloy up for sale soon.

Alloy would be very nice, but I already purchased a set (2 front, 2 rear) of perfect condition steelies from another forum member, puppeto.

Perhaps I'll post in the Marketplace to see if anyone in the Chicago/Milwaukee corridor would be interested in trading their front steel rims, for my steel rear rims.

bfmartin · 10-26-2009, 09:11 AM

I might be interested in one for a spare? How much with shipping to AL, 35640. thanks.

**SmartDigger** · 10-26-2009, 08:37 PM

No more than 145.00

davreich · 10-26-2009, 09:30 PM

Hi,
I'm running the front tires and rims all around with the stock tires. So far so good as I had two old beetle "bugs" in the past with the same set up. Rear engine drive and thin tires in winter worked just fine.

sunnyokanagan · 10-26-2009, 09:33 PM

Why not 145/60/15 snowies? get a real good bite!