Rim Makers

Does anyone know a list of wheel manufacturers? I want to ditch my

2002's 17" rims for something nicer (plus mine are all kinds of bent).

Other than Ronal - I like their rims, but I want to shop around a bit.

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EJC
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Go to tirerack.com - they'll show you the wheels that are _correct_ for the car (spacing, offset) instead of just a list of rims that will fit on the car.

Even if you don't buy from 'em, it's a great site with good pictures of what's out there.

Dave Hinz

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Dave Hinz

Yeah, I was there, but I don't like their selection for SAAB. I was hoping to find another similar site to tirerack that had different makes. Ronal isn't even listed there (maybe because they're cheap or don't fit properly, I dunno).

Any other suggestions?

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EJC

Nope. Keep in mind, the more fancy crevices you get, the harder they are to clean brake dust from...that's what has kept me in the stock alloys on my 9-5...3 big openings, easy to wipe down, look decent, already paid for.

I still like the Inca wheels from back in "the day", though...

Dave Hinz

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Dave Hinz

Awesome looking perhaps. Best only driven in showrooms with linoleum floors rather than on the street.

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-Bob-

Also, will not fit "classic" 9-3 (those before the SS) or anything older than that, so they don't have a lot of cross compatability.

-Fred W

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Fred W.

I asked about them about a year ago and I was told that they wouldn't fit a 2002 9-3 SE. But they wouldn't say why (hole pattern, backspacing, etc).

As far as the post above, the Ronal rims I'm looking at have a smoother transition from the spoke to the actual rim. The current crappy SAAB rims have this notch in them that capture all the break dust. I can clean them, but in a short drive, they're packed with dust again. They're starting to pit and again, they're pretty beat.

Go to Ronal's site, I'm looking at 17" RT's. But I'm starting to wonder why Tire rack doesn't carry them. Are they cheaply made or something? I think the RT's look awesome and look at the spoke transition to the rim, very smooth won't collect break dust as easily as my rims (you can see my car here

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under RC->real car).

I'm also begining to fear what else is going to break if I don't get good rims on my car soon. Ball joint?

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EJC

Here is another oddball manufacturer that makes wheels for SAAB:

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I do not know who might sell them in the US.

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Nick Monyatovsky

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