Wheels at Tirerack

[SMARTIEPANTS]

they have wheels named Rial Lemans, 15 inch 5 inch wide with 24 mm offset and 6 inch wide with 25 mm offset, i think they were $135 each

[MarkB]

How the heck did you find that? Search by bolt pattern? BTW, what is the wheel pattern on a Smart? 3x100?

[saronian]

I saw those and they were a good deal, plus the increase in wheel width allows better tire sizes and choices. But it seems a shame to swap one 15" alloy for another 15" alloy without getting a step up to 16"

[canon1753]

Somehow I got to the point where Tire Rack does have a 08 Fortwo in its system, but you need to call in to order snow tires. I don't think they have steel wheels in stock, but they do have the Rials... too nice for snow though...

I upped the fronts to 175/55/15 to get Pirelli 190 snowies. I haven't played the alternate tire size game yet, but hopefully Nokian makes one for it!

[SmartPassion]

I now had chance to drive the car a few more miles. It seems that almost any improvement in width of the tires will help steady the car.

[Karl Roth]

Originally Posted by SMARTIEPANTS

they have wheels named Rial Lemans, 15 inch 5 inch wide with 24 mm offset and 6 inch wide with 25 mm offset, i think they were $135 each

how did you find them, Thanks
karl

[SMARTIEPANTS]

i was talking to them on the phone and they told me about them, you need to go to the wheel section and look under the wheel name, i couldn't get a price or the size thing to come up, so those numbers are what the sales guy told me,,, i think our center hole is 112.5 mm
they have not had a car to take measurments off of yet so i am takeing mine up next week for them to look at, depending on the weather

the problem i see with going to 16's is getting tires that are close to 22.6 dia, we can't even get a 175/55/15 and a 195/50/15 from the same manufacture

i was even thinking about goine 195's all the way around, i too think the wider tire might make it better in the wind and rough roads,, has anyone noticed any difference in the handling with two people in the car, seems a little more stable to me

Originally Posted by Karl Roth

how did you find them, Thanks
karl

[smartune]

You guys are missing some aspects...

Center bore and offset also play a big part in fitment. I haven't had a wheel off yet to get all the measurements but its something to look into.

-Dan

[Karl Roth]

Thanks found them. searched rial lemans
Took a longer ride today, sleet to pouring rain and as they call it here a wintry mix. still on my second tank of gas tired are not even scuffed in yet lasers right along on the highway scoots right around on the side roads. Wind blowing hard in gusts. No problem
karl

[Karl Roth]

Originally Posted by smartune

You guys are missing some aspects...

Center bore and offset also play a big part in fitment. I haven't had a wheel off yet to get all the measurements but its something to look into.

-Dan

just happy we showed up on radar
karl