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Old May 10, 2013 | 09:19 PM
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im gonna try to get her to go with 17" so there is a little more meat at the tire for these Ohio roads. she told me to get whatever size would look right with width. I prefer tire even with the rim and fender (if not a truck).
Old Jul 21, 2013 | 10:50 AM
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i was told the SS rims were 18s and not hub caps... is that true? if so i might try to pick up a set from junkyard and have tires put on those.
Old Jul 21, 2013 | 11:56 AM
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Seriously? Hubcaps? You are joking aren't you.

18" forged aluminum rims. Factory polished and clearcoated. A good used set will run you $600 or more.

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Old Jul 21, 2013 | 12:01 PM
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lol i tried short handing it,what i meant, but you got it. SS are 18" rum rim w/ no hub caps, unlike these stock 16"s where are hub capped. im trying to keep the LS with a stock look, so trying to get a hold of some SS rims. plus with SS tire size i figured that would keep it almost close as hell to stock tire size.
Old Apr 11, 2019 | 12:56 AM
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225/50/17

so I guess to stock HHR the 225wide 17s will fit... ?
original size should be 215/50/17- I have extra 225/50/17s that I´m wheelin´in...
Old Apr 11, 2019 | 06:16 PM
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Yes, most likely. You should probably find an online tire size calculator, and you see the whole picture. You will have some odometer error with that setup, because the outer diameter increases. Gages will read slower, less distance...

I used to use a calculator that seems to have finally died on miatanet when I competed. That tire size thing is a way to tweak your gearing, you know...
Old Apr 11, 2019 | 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by finnhhr
so I guess to stock HHR the 225wide 17s will fit... ?
original size should be 215/50/17- I have extra 225/50/17s that I´m wheelin´in...
So am I, & for the last almost 10 years. I did check & my Speed-o is 1.4 miles slower reading than I'm traveling. But the 26.1 tire (for the brand I used.) height & width is worth it imo..

Here's a calculator. https://tiresize.com/calculator/
Old May 22, 2020 | 04:40 PM
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Now shes lowered, time to find some rims, just dont look right with the stockers on it...
Old May 22, 2020 | 04:53 PM
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Stockers in a lowered HHR?

16” steelies

Cobalt SS 18”

Again the stock steelies, maybe just some paint will perk them up?
Old May 22, 2020 | 05:13 PM
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Here are the stockers.. i wanna go 18s or 20s blacked out.



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