Re: Need tire/wheel advice, quick!

On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:47:09 -0600, Lanny Chambers wrote:

> In article <47b4f450$0$17365$4c368faf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>  Carbon <nobrac@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>> 2. Get new 16" wheels and 205/16/45 tires. The current 17" wheels are
>> 17 lbs each and I will not be considering anything heavier.
> 
> 16-inchers will be lighter and cause many fewer problems. Check out
> these Rota wheels:
> 
> http://machiii.net/Rota_wheels.html
> 
> Most 16" Rotas are in the 13-14 pound range, but call if the weight
> isn't listed. They're strong, and the price is right. Mach III
> apparently doesn't sell Goodyear, but their Toyo TiRs are very similar;
> buy wheels and tires together and get free balancing and ****pping. I'm a
> satisfied wheel package customer.

Lanny, thank you very much for this link. I like the slipstreams and the 
circuit 8's, and the price is right on both. I'm glad I posted here 
first. 

I notice the slipstreams are available in 16x8 for the same price as the 
16x7's. I'm leaning toward the 16x7 but am wondering if there is any 
significant advantage to the wider tire.

I'm going to sleep on it, but I'm probably going just to get these wheels 
and tires and be done with it. I could do a lot worse and nearly did.

Thanks again.