Has anyone put 17" rims on their Prius?

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Yes, a lot of people have, and if you search for 17 and rims or wheels, you will see photos. One concern would be reduction of MPG because many wheels and tires are much heavier than the OEM ones, but there are some light weight ones that might not make a huge difference. I was interested in some barely used 17 inch Scion TC rims with new tires on e-bay for $700, but then I searched for Scion TC and others have said they took a big MPG hit. I don't really hate the factory rims, but I think they could look better.

 

Oh man, tons of people have done the 17's including me. I originally did the Scion wheels, looked great but they weighed about 44 pounds each. Took a pretty good MPG hit, about 4 MPG. I then bought some Ray's Gram Lites and they actually weigh about 1.5 pounds less mounted than the stock wheel and my MPG returned to stock. The car rides better too. The weight of the wheel makes a pretty big difference on the Prius, choose wisely.

 

'05 with 16's, comparing side-by-side to new-ish stock on the '06 while its 17's are on the way. Lots of facts available, not sure I can separate the nonsense and smuggery. <_<

 

Go to: http://priuschat.com/index.php?showtopic=32042&hl=tires
B Rad has a nice picture of his Prius with 17" Centerline rims....(IMHO one of the nicer set of rims I've seen on a Prius) with 205/45-17 tires
I asked about a mileage hit and the reply was he's seen only about 1-2 mpg hit.
If you go to: http://www.csgnetwork.com/tireinfo4calc.html and insert the stock specs and these, the difference on speedometer reading is minimal too, which is nice.

 

Here's my 17 inchers...

Each weigh 47 pounds. But, I still average about 45 mpg. Good enough for me!

Vince.

They are made by LIMITED wheels with 45mm offset.