FAQ: Big Wheels Question.............Will they fit?!

if i don't like the way they look on my car I can alway's sell them........

i personally dont like black rims... but i mean is up to you.. i think chrome always looks better.... whats ur budget??

How about replacing your yellowed corners first? And is that paint flaking off the air dam in front of your driver's side wheel?

lol.......anyone?

^^^^^ lol.. good one.. let see a pic of ur car!!!!

Jack the R wrote:

How about replacing your yellowed corners first? And is that paint flaking off the air dam in front of your driver's side wheel?

huh?

this dude is a hater........

¤DoughBoy¤ wrote:

Nice.........again thanks for the replys........

So in dummy terms those rims would fit directly on with no problem?

As far as the bolt pattern, Yes. I'm not sure about the offset of the stock wheels so I can't say about that.

I was told to get offset in the 30's?

I'm also not sure of OEM offset on our rims. Search "offset" here or on regalgs, I"ll bet you find the info.

¤DoughBoy¤ wrote:

Jack the R wrote:

How about replacing your yellowed corners first? And is that paint flaking off the air dam in front of your driver's side wheel?

huh?

this dude is a hater........

Nah, Jack just likes to speak his mind.

2toneRivi wrote:

oksy i got the money... but i dont really know if they fit or not... curently i got 22s ono my rivi with a 255/30/22 tire.. and i see some extra space.. ....

so you say you see wheel gap, okay, but I dont think that bigger rims will help that much and this is why.....

2toneRivi wrote:

my front tires got spacers and i got air shocks on my rear side.... 22s einth doing it for me i need 24s

you had to put in spacers and adjust the shocks to accept the size of the 22's. That is causing the wheel gap. Bigger rims mean you will probably need more lift (if you want the car to actually be driveable) and then you still have gap problems.

its a catch -22. Sounds like you want 24's so you can say you got 24's. My neighbor is the same way. He's got 20's on his oldsmobile and they look great. no gap, perfect fit. he wants bigger rims though Pretty much just to say he's got 22's or 24's. But they would make his ride look terrible. he would need to lift it alot.

1998 Riv wrote:

¤DoughBoy¤ wrote:

Jack the R wrote:

How about replacing your yellowed corners first? And is that paint flaking off the air dam in front of your driver's side wheel?

huh?

this dude is a hater........

Nah, Jack just likes to speak his mind.

I'm pretty sure he knows he has to change his cornering lights.......why point that out..........were talking about rims......not cornering lights.........

CANT WE ALL JUST BE FREINDS

¤DoughBoy¤ wrote:

Jack the R wrote:

How about replacing your yellowed corners first? And is that paint flaking off the air dam in front of your driver's side wheel?

huh?

this dude is a hater........

I agree. Some comments aren't needed or helpful. We all drive a work in progress and we all have different taste. If it's not helpful or constructive...it's best to bite the side of the jaw and keep it to yourself and post in a thread where you have interest.

Personally, I feel any rim 20+ should be on a bagged car. End of story, but that's just me. Some people like the "I need a rope ladder to get outta my car" look. Each their own.

quote: "Some comments aren't needed or helpful. We all drive a work in progress and we all have different taste."

I agree. I think what Jack the R is saying is, super-nice rims should go on super-nice cars, and in his opinion DoughBoy's Riv needs some cosmetic maintenance... something that could be paid for with the money dropped on 24" rims.

And I generally agree with this point of view, but looking at the Riv in question, I could find nothing so wrong with his car that it looks uncared for. If there is any paint chipping away, I can't see it. And yellowed corners, well, I have them, too. Adds character, imo.

AA wrote:

And yellowed corners... Adds character, imo.

i dont think 24's will fit, but you can always take a look through the cardomain pages and see is anyone else has done it. if not then it is a safe bet the car would need extensive work to make it drivable.
what about 24's in the rear and 22's up front?
just to give it more of an agressive look

keep in mind, all the performance of that supercharger will go out the door when you put large rims on. and you may have tranny/axel problems down the road.

^^^^^^ tranny problems.??? sorry for all this drama... i diddnt really get offended nor took it personally... its cool everyone has a different opinion but just the way he said it.. it wasnt cool but whatever.... ill see about the 24s... i want 24s..... but i checked in car domain and no one has a rivi on 24s... but that just made me want to do it even more

the extra weight of the rims puts extra stress on the transaxle

...now where is that video of the dudes wheel snapping the axel on the drag strip???

yeah u see but i dont really push my car... i dont race nor try to race anyone on the street.. i know theres people here that do upgrades to the car for better performance but i do it for the looks... and im pretty sure no one has ever seen a rivi on 24s

i understand. everybody mods for different reasons.
here is that video btw. hillarious :lol:

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Matthew is right about the rims putting more stress on the transmission. You will most likely have a problem with the diff. It is good that you don't drive hard on them, but you still may have trouble on down the line. I am not trying to scare you, but just wanted to let you know to keep an eye on it.

damn!!! see now im doubting..

2toneRivi wrote:

damn!!! see now im doubting..

That's a good thing! Fact is, the drivetrains on these cars are not designed to support huge wheels/tires. You would likely be just fine if you baby your car on the road, but I wonder if even normal driving would cause issues eventually.

2toneRivi wrote:

^^^^^ lol.. good one.. let see a pic of ur car!!!!

Business before pleasure mate. One of the rules of running a business is "Don't reward yourself too soon." My car will only get maintenance while I'm building my business. There are too many things I need more than rims or mods.

Now a lot of people here have imagined I said something that I did not say. I didn't say "dubs are crap." What I said is that it's better to fix the little problem areas the car has than to trade 22"s for 24"s. Especially if the paint chip is symptomatic of a bad prep job. If so, it's only the beginning. What's better, riding on 24"s with half the paint flaking off your plastic or keeping the 22"s and getting it fixed?

That said, many other people have made good points against 24"s. It's going to strain the transmission, the car will be slower. It won't fix the wheel gap problem. I mean, you upgraded from 16"s to 22"s and you've got just as much wheel gap as I do with the stock rims. If you wanted to get rid of wheel gap you should have went with shorter springs and 18"s. Maybe the shorter springs will work with 22"s, maybe not. I kinda doubt it.

One thing that would make the wheel gap less noticeable is to get the chrome trim around the wheel well painted to match the body. Chrome screams "look at me!" And then you're looking right at that ugly gap.

^^^ nah the gap does not bother me.. i brought the gap up.... beacuse people where saying that they where not gonna fit.. the 24s.. so i said well my car still has a big gap... meaning they will fit not meaning i dont like the gap...