How to Choose Right RIMs for Your Tires Guide

Bruno
Thu, 07/02/2009 - 09:52

Are you one of those who spend a lot of money for making their cars look good? The problem with many of them is that they don’t know what to replace and what things to buy for making their cars look good. Buying cool looking rims for tires of your car can change the overall look of your car. This is something most of us forget while thinking about doing some maintenance to our cars. If you can spend a lot of money on other parts of your car, then why can’t you pay for something that will make your car look better than ever?

Relation between rim and tire size:

There’s no doubt that the big rim is the one that looks the best. But do you think you would need a big rim? Before selecting one for you, make sure that it would be working fine with the wheel and the tire of your car. When buying rims for the tires in your car, you should consider the wheel radius and wheel width. Just measure the distance between the centers of the wheels of your car to the edge of the wheels. That’s the wheel radius.

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Structural design:

You’ll have to give importance to the structural design of the wheels as well. Depending on your needs you can go either with steel wheels or even light alloy wheels. Steel wheels can be bought for cheap prices and this should be your first preference if you are with a tight budget but at the same time want to make your car look better than ever. Light alloy wheels also have many advantages. The main advantage is that they would have all the merits of a steel wheel but also something extra and that’s their weight. These wheels will be light weight and hence would be good, while driving. Alloy light weight wheels would cost you way more than steel wheels, so go with this option, only if you are with a good budget.

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Taking care of exterior Design:

Rims can be bought in many different designs. If you want to make your car look better than the other cars on the road, then you should definitely consider these options. Spoke wheels are a good option if you are with high performance, costly brakes. Wire rims can be chosen if you have a Vintage car. On the other hand, Chrome Spinners can be taken if you want to give your car the look that would be making it unique from the rest a lot.

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