jelder11

I see many people with 17's. Thinking im going down from 18 to 17. AS a daily driver. It would ride better im sure. Im running DF springs now.. Any good ideas on 17 wheels. Hopefully Cionide you read this. You seem to be great help. Thank you.

CIONIDE

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Wheels are the single most personal item that get put on a car, especially the xB. I'm happy to help out, but you need to give me a head start because I refuse to pick out wheels for others and then have them wish they got something else later on. It will also give you a really good feeling to know that you looked at the majority of what is out there and picked them yourself.

Personally I feel 18" wheels are perfect for the xB... 17's look a little small, and 19" or greater starts to get heavy (poor gas mileage & acceleration) and ride rough.

You have some decisions to make:

1. Do you want the same size tires & wheels at all 4 corners, or do you want a staggered set-up (rear wheels & tires wider than the front)? This is purely for looks only, and provides no other benefit. Also keep in mind that with a staggered set-up the rear tires & wheels will be more expensive, as well as making it so that you can't rotate to help with tire wear.

2. Do you want spokes, or the mesh look?

3. If you like spokes, do you have a preference for #? (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, etc.)

4. Have you come up with a color preference? (Black, Hyper-Black, Gunmetal, Silver, Hyper-Silver, Gold, Bronze?)

Here are some sites to take a look at. Most of them will allow you to filter by car type & year, as well as wheel size. This will speed the process up. Some even narrow it down to finish, but you may want to hold off on that for now, until you really figure out what you want. Make sure you write down any website & wheels you like the first time through, because you will be ____ed if you have to go back through a second time to find the ones you liked. When you note ones that you like, also write down the price; many wheels are on different sites and this way you will know who sells them the cheapest.

Once you get it narrowed down to what you like, I can help with fitment.

The two most popular sites for wheels & tires:
http://www.discounttiredirect.com
http://www.tirerack.com

A bunch of other sources since nobody sells everything:
http://www.1010tires.com
http://www.buywheelstoday.com
http://www.customwheelsdirect.com
http://www.elementwheels.com
http://www.lakeshorewheelandtire.com
http://www.nlmotoring.com
http://www.performanceplustire.com
http://www.rims-n-tires.com
http://superbuytires.com
http://www.victoriatire.com
http://www.wheelfire.com
http://www.wheelmax.com
http://www.wheelstudio.com

That should keep you busy for a few minutes...