need help on rims

velasco10 · Post by **velasco10** » Fri May 15, 2009 7:44 pm

ok first i need to know what kind of rims these are?
all i know they are 17 inch rims that came from a neon

will these fit on my 2001 dodge neon everything on is stock....
i need to know if i will have any problem with the tires rubbin on the car

i have 205/40/17 tires.....

AND is $150 good price for them..they dont come with tires just rims

04R/T · Post by **04R/T** » Fri May 15, 2009 8:11 pm

Those are SRT 4 rims they should fit with the size tires you have. As far as $150 I don't know, but if you want them and they are in excellent condition...

Boyscoutgonebad · Post by **Boyscoutgonebad** » Fri May 15, 2009 11:57 pm

short answer is yes with that tire size they will fit.
I paid $200 for a set last month so I'd say $150 is a good deal

read through this thread has some info that might prove useful to you.

viewtopic.php?t=41918&highlight=

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Sat May 16, 2009 1:29 am

please don't use huge font size

velasco10 · Post by **velasco10** » Sat May 16, 2009 8:30 am

sidepipe87 wrote:please don't use huge font size

WHY

2005.Neon.SXT · Post by **2005.Neon.SXT** » Sat May 16, 2009 8:40 am

velasco10 wrote:
sidepipe87 wrote:please don't use huge font size

WHY

Oh god, here we go...

biggrobb1995 · Post by **biggrobb1995** » Sat May 16, 2009 10:09 am

WHY

When you use large text or all caps it makes it seem like you are yelling if that makes sense.

Those rims should fit just fine with the tires you plan on using. You should't have any clearance problems.

Post by **racer12306** » Sat May 16, 2009 10:23 am

However, you have to remember that technically 205/40 should not be used on a 6" wide wheel such as the SRT wheel.

biggrobb1995 · Post by **biggrobb1995** » Sat May 16, 2009 10:37 am

^^^Just to kill my own curiosity, why not Frank? I'm clueless.

latief · Post by **latief** » Sat May 16, 2009 11:14 am

biggrobb1995 wrote:^^^Just to kill my own curiosity, why not Frank? I'm clueless.

Because the 205 40 17 has such thin sidewalls, it needs a wider rim to be in its proper and 'safe' form.....it is recmonded to be used with a 7"+ rim.....

confusing isn't it?

as for my own personal expreince with this. i have 205 40 17 mounted on 7.5" rims, and the ride quality is extremely bad! i really hate them, and will be going with bigger tires soon ....

biggrobb1995 · Post by **biggrobb1995** » Sat May 16, 2009 11:17 am

Thanx for clearing things up.

SOKADAO954 · Post by **SOKADAO954** » Sat May 16, 2009 11:18 am

Boyscoutgonebad wrote:short answer is yes with that tire size they will fit.
I paid $200 for a set last month so I'd say $150 is a good deal

read through this thread has some info that might prove useful to you.

viewtopic.php?t=41918&highlight=

yo u got srt4 wheels?????
how bout your silverstones??
want to make a deal??

Post by **racer12306** » Sat May 16, 2009 11:21 am

latief wrote:
biggrobb1995 wrote:^^^Just to kill my own curiosity, why not Frank? I'm clueless.
Because the 205 40 17 has such thin sidewalls, it needs a wider rim to be in its proper and 'safe' form.....it is recmonded to be used with a 7"+ rim.....

confusing isn't it?

as for my own personal expreince with this. i have 205 40 17 mounted on 7.5" rims, and the ride quality is extremely bad! i really hate them, and will be going with bigger tires soon ....

Exactly. One tire rack there are all the specs about a specific tire, min/max rim width, etc. The 205/50 gets away with being on a 6" wide wheel because the sidewall has more flex. The 205/40 does not.

latief · Post by **latief** » Sat May 16, 2009 11:30 am

yeah, mine were mounted by tire rack and they paired-up the 205 40 tire with the 7.5 rim.....

Boyscoutgonebad · Post by **Boyscoutgonebad** » Sat May 16, 2009 11:33 am

In your opinion Racer, would it be better to use a 5mm spacer with longer studs as opposed to the smaller tire size?

Eventually I plan on doing it the right way and tossing some BC Coilovers on it. But I just bought new struts last fall so I don't feel like changing those again in the near future just to get the rims to fit.

Post by **racer12306** » Sat May 16, 2009 11:46 am

My opinion is to get either:

A. the right size wheel
B. the right struts to make it work

I'm not one for half assing things, and spacers are half assing imo.