Question for the wheel/tire gurus

[drewbot]

Originally Posted by SLVRSRFR

I'm getting the swap done at the wheel/tire shop where I am purchasing the new wheels, and they are also taking my OEM wheels in on trade for a good price, so 3 birds 1 stone!

Curious how much you were offered for your OEM wheels. My parents just got a Forester and could use an extra set of wheels.

[SLVRSRFR]

Originally Posted by drewbot

Curious how much you were offered for your OEM wheels. My parents just got a Forester and could use an extra set of wheels.

PM'd.

[G-awesome]

I have XXR527s 17x8.25 on stock tires and there's a slight stretch. Looks great but be warned that you'll have no sidewall to protect your shiny new (and maybe expensive) rims from curb rash if you accidentally pull to close to the curb. I learned that the hard way....multiple times. Luckily it's cheap enough that I can replace the entire rim instead of getting it repaired once it's trashed enough.

[SLVRSRFR]

Thanks for the advice but I'm pretty used to it. My last car was an E90 335i with stretch and poke, so I've already trained my brain to be extremely careful around curbs lol.