Do they make 17inch steelies and will they fit?
01-10-2009, 10:23 PM
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Do they make 17inch steelies and will they fit?
I am at a lost right now. I couldn't find an answer searching or googling 
I was wondering if they make 17inch steelies for our cars or not for our cars but will fit our tires? I don't want 15inch or 16inch because i just brought a brand new set of tires and supposely my rims are bent and they will not repair it for me.
I think firestone is trying to con me? They didnt tell me my rims were bent and they just went ahead and sold me 4 new tires. After the first week my tires were flat and my rim was almost sitting to the ground. I thought someone was messing with my car so i just went ahead and pumped air into it. Everything was fine for a week and the back tire is back on the ground. I called firestone and they told me to bring it in. They told me my back rims were bent and they would go ahead and put a seal in them to hold the air. It cost me like 70 bucks... The another week has past and i have another flat... I brought it back to firestone and now they said my rims will not hold air because of my rims.
Why didn't they tell me this from the beginning...? I wouldn't have brought a set of tires from them, when i can order something from tirerack with the tires.
I am on a very low budget... is there other way to go about this? I thought they can just kinda bang the alloy rims back (close to) its original shape and it'll be fine. I seen it done before, but firestone refuses.
I am trying to keep my new set of tires, i wouldnt know what to do with them if i were to buy 15/16 inch steelies or another set of rims...
Thank you.
I was wondering if they make 17inch steelies for our cars or not for our cars but will fit our tires? I don't want 15inch or 16inch because i just brought a brand new set of tires and supposely my rims are bent and they will not repair it for me.
I think firestone is trying to con me? They didnt tell me my rims were bent and they just went ahead and sold me 4 new tires. After the first week my tires were flat and my rim was almost sitting to the ground. I thought someone was messing with my car so i just went ahead and pumped air into it. Everything was fine for a week and the back tire is back on the ground. I called firestone and they told me to bring it in. They told me my back rims were bent and they would go ahead and put a seal in them to hold the air. It cost me like 70 bucks... The another week has past and i have another flat... I brought it back to firestone and now they said my rims will not hold air because of my rims.
Why didn't they tell me this from the beginning...? I wouldn't have brought a set of tires from them, when i can order something from tirerack with the tires.
I am on a very low budget... is there other way to go about this? I thought they can just kinda bang the alloy rims back (close to) its original shape and it'll be fine. I seen it done before, but firestone refuses.
I am trying to keep my new set of tires, i wouldnt know what to do with them if i were to buy 15/16 inch steelies or another set of rims...
Thank you.
01-11-2009, 03:48 AM
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basically you need a set of 17"steelies with a 5x100 bolt patternwith about a 38-45 offset....check craigslist,ebay,local tire garage......the big shops will not have them,but local smaller shop may indeed have a source.
01-11-2009, 05:24 AM
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They may not be steelies,... but other models have wheels that might fit ... I think the Matrix coulda had an optional 17 inch wheel that would fit... you might be able to find those on the internet... I think the xD also came available with 17 inch steelies... that might be a start in the right direction...
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