slefain
slefain Dork
5/22/08 7:41 a.m.

I'm looking to upgrade the wheels on my '95 Passat. I want 17s. I need new tires anyway and I'm looking for an excuse to trade up. I currently have 2001 Jetta 15" 5-spoke wheels and I'm tired of waiting for a set of stock 17" VW wheels to pop up cheap. I did a Google search for tire/wheel combos and found tons of places. Tirerack just wasn't doing it for me, not in the price range I want to spend. I'm finding combos in the $650 range shipped (http://www.performanceplustire.com). Any favorite sites before I strike out on my own? And why is it so hard to get info on the wheel offset on these sites? Or why can't I shop by offset. I know I have a "high" offset car (33mm) but "high" seems to be anywhere between 33mm and 40mm. If I buy a wheel with a 40mm offset, I'm gonna have to grind the calipers again (current wheels are 38mm offset).

Stargazer
Stargazer HalfDork
5/22/08 7:51 a.m.

discounttiredirect.com is usually pretty good. Look up discount tire direct in flea-bay stores for even better wheel/tire deals.

Gimp
Gimp GRM+ Memberand Dork
5/22/08 8:01 a.m.

I like Edge Racing.

http://www.edgeracing.com

P90Puma
P90Puma New Reader
5/22/08 8:20 a.m.

No issues from edge with me.

CanexicanStig
CanexicanStig Dork
5/22/08 9:07 a.m.
Gimp wrote: I like Edge Racing. http://www.edgeracing.com

+1. And they're a GRM advertiser. Win-win.

billy3esq
billy3esq Dork
5/22/08 6:10 p.m.

Another vote for Edge, although I've never bought wheels from them, just tires.

Wowak
Wowak Dork
5/22/08 6:46 p.m.

We still haven't taken the Edge Racing decal off of Kara's car since the Student Driver photoshoot over a year ago. I'll add one more vote for Edge Racing.

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