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11-30-2012, 08:26 PM
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Holy crap, 5x100 steel wheels on TireRack
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Title: Burning Monkey
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I've been mulling over some cheap wheels and a set of snows for this winter so I decided to check TR tonight. Lo and behold, under "Preferred Winter Tire and Wheel Packages", they list a 17x6.5, 5x100 black steel wheel. That's choosing 2008 LGT with metal valve stems. I dunno about Spec B/other years but I know someone will be glad to see this.
http://www.tirerack.com/snow/preferredpackages.jsp
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#2:
11-30-2012, 08:28 PM
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Title: Burning Monkey
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Location: Dallas, TX
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Don't want to sound like a noob but why good news?
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#3:
11-30-2012, 08:31 PM
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Title: Burning Monkey
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Quote:
Originally Posted by famaya26
Don't want to sound like a noob but why good news?
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Why spend $600+ just to get 4 crappy aluminum winter wheels when a cheap steel wheel will do the same job at 1/3 the price? 
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#4:
11-30-2012, 08:32 PM
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Title: Burning Monkey
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Location: Dallas, TX
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Oh, smart! Ok , when you say Winter, you mean lots of snow and rain right?
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#5:
11-30-2012, 08:35 PM
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Title: Burning Monkey
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Quote:
Originally Posted by famaya26
Oh, smart! Ok , when you say Winter, you mean lots of snow and rain right?
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SE PA can get either wet, damp snow or dry powdery snow or even a good coating of ice on top so it's a toss up. But yes, any and all of the above would be considered winter conditions. We see more snow and ice but also snow melts that refreeze overnight.
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#6:
11-30-2012, 08:37 PM
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Title: Burning Monkey
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Gotcha. Sorry, we don't get much snow here in Texas  so I really never thought about winter wheels as a must have.
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#7:
11-30-2012, 08:39 PM
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Title: Burning Monkey
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Even here it's not a must have but our plowing operations can suck at times and a little extra insurance is always nice. Especially if you're at work or out somewhere away from home and it starts up. A few years back we got ~70 something inches in one season and it would have been nice to have them.
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#8:
11-30-2012, 08:42 PM
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Title: Burning Monkey
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That's a lot of snow!
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#9:
11-30-2012, 09:12 PM
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Title: I brick ECU's
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Why they have no steel wheels that clear brembo's. Ugh
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#10:
12-02-2012, 07:00 AM
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Title: Nerd^2
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Nice! It's about time.
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#11:
12-02-2012, 08:38 AM
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Title: Admⅰnⅰstrator
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Windy Road
Why they have no steel wheels that clear brembo's. Ugh
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+1. I'd LOVE to run a set of 195 or 205 snow tires on steelies.
But then again, I don't live in a snow-region anymore.
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#12:
12-02-2012, 08:41 AM
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Title: Brass Monkey
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Quote:
Originally Posted by famaya26
Oh, smart! Ok , when you say Winter, you mean lots of snow and rain right?
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Yeah, You know, what Subaru's are made for. 
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#13:
12-02-2012, 08:47 AM
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Title: Admⅰnⅰstrator
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Windy Road
Why they have no steel wheels that clear brembo's. Ugh
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If only we had 5x114, the Honda CRV steelies clear Brembos:
http://www.iwsti.com/forums/2166751-post1.html
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#14:
12-02-2012, 10:47 AM
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Title: HighIntensityDenial
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If the wheels were 16 x 6.5 that would really be something to celebrate. 16" winter tires are a lot cheaper than 17 inchers.
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#15:
12-02-2012, 11:22 AM
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16" wheels won't clear LGT brakes...
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