Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Wheels & Tires Winter beater wheels OK?

After last winter on the S-03s, gotta get winter treads. Might as well get dedicated wheels - by the time I pay for mounting and rebalancing the tires each season, I've paid for new wheels. Found some new winter beater wheels from Discount Tire Online for $55 each! Not much more than steelies from Tire Rack! Wish Tire Rack had cheaper alloys - the cheapest is $99 each. Anyway, any reason to stay away from this brand, Voxx? They should fit, no problem I think - 16x7.5" 40mm offset.

Thanks,

Steven
'98.5 SVT
light mods

Also, I presume 205/55R-16 on the 7.5" wide wheels don't matter - since that tire size also will ride on the 6.5" wide stock wheels. The tire websites indicate that is no problem; just double checking.

Thanks.

7.5" is pretty wide for 16"s wheels, probably will be better than any steelies you could get. But 205 seems mighty thin for that wide of a wheel. I run 215 on a 7" wheel.