New Wheels

OK, I finally pulled the trigger and bought a set of rims for my '05 loaded Prius to replace the Scion TC wheels- the tires were getting ready to be replaced anyway. I got the new rims/tires from The Tire Rack, 800.428.8355. They cost me $1,486.34 delivered as follows 4 Gram Lites 57C in silver. they are 17X7.5. The tires are General Exclaim UHP Blackwall, 215X45X17. The package also comes with lug nuts, centering rings, and center caps (note, the center caps are not on the rims as they are on back order and will ship on 12/30.

Here is the car with the Scion wheels on it.

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Here is a close-up of the Scion wheel -(in case you have never seen them )

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Here is the Scion wheel on the digital scale

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Here is the digital reading of the Scion wheel at 40.8 pounds

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Here are the Gram Lites as they arrived via UPS - (by the way they were in my hands in less than 24 hours from Tire Rack to me! Talk about customer service.)

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Here is the Gram Lite on the digital scale

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Here is the digital reading of the Gram Lite wheel at 34.8

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Here is the Gram Lite on the right front and the Scion still on the right rear for comparison

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Here is the Gram Lites on the front and rear

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Here is a close up of the Gram Lite wheel- pretty nice and very easy to clean

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Here is a close-up of the Gram Lite spoke with blue decal

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Here is the Gram Lite without the blue decal

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Here is the car with the wheels cleaned and installed, torqued and tire pressure set at 36 pounds each.

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Remember the center caps are going to arrive the first week of January so that will finish off the look. The set actually comes with some trick lightweight lug nuts too. I forgot to weight them but I would bet big money that I lost another .5 pound per corner with the lightweight lugs. I believe the weight saving per corner to be 6.5 to 7 pounds. I also believe the Gram Lite is actually lighter than the stock Prius wheels by 1 pound per rim.

I am very pleased with he way the car looks, rides and handles now.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ilusnforc @ Dec 24 2006, 01:33 AM) [snapback]366217[/snapback]</div>

$200 takes them.