Problem finding 17" custom wheels
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Problem finding 17" custom wheels
I recently ordered a set of TSW wheels to replace the stock chevy chrome wheels on my HHR Panel LT. The problem is, the wheels I got are not the wheels pictured. Instead of the wheel being set back slightly with a lip, it sits right on the surface flush with the tire which ruins the whole look. Apparently with the HHRs front wheel drive and high offset there aren't any wheels available in 17" that are set back with an outer lip.
Has anyone else had this problem or found any cool replacement wheels?
Here are a couple of photo examples. The first one is what I thought I was getting & the 2nd one is what I ended up with.
Has anyone else had this problem or found any cool replacement wheels?
Here are a couple of photo examples. The first one is what I thought I was getting & the 2nd one is what I ended up with.
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You will need to look for a wheel that has the design slope towards the inside of the rim. Those ones are almost flat and that is why they end up at the outside of the rim.
See how these are sloped in towards the center of the rim? These types give a good amount of dish/lip even on our high offset cars.
See how these are sloped in towards the center of the rim? These types give a good amount of dish/lip even on our high offset cars.
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That is a Platinum Black Widow. I was just using that as an example of the shape of the inner part of the wheel design. If you look at the ones you pic'd they are almost straight which means that they do not have much chance of having a nice lip since the center has to be out due to our high offset. With ones like the Platinums the design curves/slopes back into the middle of the diameter of the wheel. It also comes in chrome with the same black inserts as the matte one I pictured.
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Those curve back a bit and should end up having some size of a lip. The key is the curve like I mentioned above.
These are high offset on my Saturn and even with their curving of the spokes they still ended up with only a small lip. Sorry for the small size of the pic this was cropped from a pic of my HHR.
Last edited by 07azhhr; Apr 30, 2013 at 09:14 AM.
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Here you can see the extreme curve of the spokes. You can see how far out to the outside the center of the rim is. This is how high offset rims are and why you need the curving of the wheel pattern to get any sort of a lip.
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Those curve back a bit and should end up having some size of a lip. The key is the curve like I mentioned above.
These are high offset on my Saturn and even with their curving of the spokes they still ended up with only a small lip. Sorry for the small size of the pic this was cropped from a pic of my HHR.
These are high offset on my Saturn and even with their curving of the spokes they still ended up with only a small lip. Sorry for the small size of the pic this was cropped from a pic of my HHR.