# Should I buy canadian tire rims

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**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [August 30, 2005, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-buy-canadian-tire-rims/88419 "2005-08-30T18:23:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![dabum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/41988e/32.png) [@dabum](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dabum)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-buy-canadian-tire-rims/88419/1 "2005-08-30T18:23:22Z")

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Alrite this guy i know is selling Moteggi Rim’s MR7 with yokohama tires with 75% thread left on the tires for $300 bucks they 16"x7 and off an integra, offset is 42+ :shock:

what you guys think? how will they look on a s13 hatch? open to flamming 😃 , seems like a universal bolt pattern but if it doesn’t work is there some sorta adapter to make it fit?

thanks

[http://www.motegiracing.com/wheels/details.asp?parent=14&wheelid=13&name=MR7%20Gun%20Metal&pic=2071&style=2071&desc=](http://www.motegiracing.com/wheels/details.asp?parent=14&wheelid=13&name=MR7%20Gun%20Metal&pic=2071&style=2071&desc=)

EDIT: also the tire size is 205/40 and im runnning sportlines wit agx’s, what would the wheel gap look like?

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**Author:** ![Mr\_Redneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@Mr\_Redneck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_Redneck)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-buy-canadian-tire-rims/88419/2 "2005-08-30T18:33:31Z")

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my bud has those on his Saturn SL1 :mamoru:

But ya… :ugh2:

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**Author:** ![dabum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/41988e/32.png) [@dabum](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dabum)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-buy-canadian-tire-rims/88419/3 "2005-08-30T18:34:45Z")

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i didnt say i was gonna buy it off him, its just dirt cheap alternative to stock rims… just seein what people think, i wouldn’t buy these for what they retail for

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**Author:** ![enyaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a8b319/32.png) [@enyaw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/enyaw)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-buy-canadian-tire-rims/88419/4 "2005-08-30T18:40:44Z")

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get them. they’re cheap.

if u hit a curb or bend them going over a pothole, who cares?

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**Author:** ![TRD\_rolla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@TRD\_rolla](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TRD_rolla)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-buy-canadian-tire-rims/88419/5 "2005-08-30T20:19:11Z")

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hey if u dont want that deal hook it up to me  
ill pick it up for $300

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**Author:** ![renman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecb155/32.png) [@renman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/renman)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-buy-canadian-tire-rims/88419/6 "2005-08-30T21:01:25Z")

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> [@enyaw](#):
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> get them. they’re cheap.
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> if u hit a curb or bend them going over a pothole, who cares?

Exactly. Good price for decent spare rims with rubber.

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**Author:** ![Solarian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solarian/32/5514_2.png) [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 9:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-buy-canadian-tire-rims/88419/7 "2005-08-30T21:13:12Z")

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3 bills with rubber is a steal, definitely go for it. On the other hand I think that the Motegi MR-7 is THE riciest looking wheel ever made, but when you’re paying 3 bills for all four with rubber, not even I would care what I think, and I’m me 😃

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-buy-canadian-tire-rims/88419/8 "2005-08-30T21:53:08Z")

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that is A killer deal, I can not understand not getting them

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**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 11:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-buy-canadian-tire-rims/88419/9 "2005-08-30T23:54:21Z")

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get them because they are cheap,

but they are the among the very worst wheels that anyone could buy for any car.

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**Author:** ![Sasha\_SG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sasha_sg/32/5477_2.png) [@Sasha\_SG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sasha_SG)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 12:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-buy-canadian-tire-rims/88419/10 "2005-08-31T00:05:36Z")

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no one cared to mention to the guy taht they wont fit on his car?

4x100 boys

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**Author:** ![Original\_Nutta](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/original_nutta/32/5474_2.png) [@Original\_Nutta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Original_Nutta)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 12:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-buy-canadian-tire-rims/88419/11 "2005-08-31T00:11:35Z")

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Universal 4 maybe.

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**Author:** ![Sasha\_SG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sasha_sg/32/5477_2.png) [@Sasha\_SG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sasha_SG)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 12:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-buy-canadian-tire-rims/88419/12 "2005-08-31T00:17:50Z")

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link says 4x100

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**Author:** ![dabum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/41988e/32.png) [@dabum](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dabum)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 12:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-buy-canadian-tire-rims/88419/13 "2005-08-31T00:21:03Z")

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is there some sorta adapter to make it 4x100 other then swapping big parts to make it work?

EDIT : That i can buy somewhere around here

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**Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 12:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-buy-canadian-tire-rims/88419/14 "2005-08-31T00:59:56Z")

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Ok, way too much work needed for shitty rims.

Save your money, get good rims.

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**Author:** ![dabum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/41988e/32.png) [@dabum](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dabum)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 4:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-buy-canadian-tire-rims/88419/15 "2005-08-31T04:47:48Z")

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^^ i was thinkin about it and i totally agree, id rather wait for sick rims with the right bolt pattern without a gay adapter :thumright:

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**Author:** ![Solarian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solarian/32/5514_2.png) [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-buy-canadian-tire-rims/88419/16 "2005-08-31T07:15:44Z")

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2071-6717 16x7 +42 5 5/8 5x100 & 5x4.5 20 lbs.  
2071-6716 16x7 +42 5 5/8 4x100 & 4x4.5 20 lbs

Doesn’t that mean that they fit both?

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**Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-buy-canadian-tire-rims/88419/17 "2005-08-31T07:18:55Z")

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They aren’t exactly light weight at 20 lbs. a rim. Other than that they look pretty nice.

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**Author:** ![mr200](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr200/32/5495_2.png) [@mr200](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mr200)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-buy-canadian-tire-rims/88419/18 "2005-08-31T07:44:16Z")

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Some Integras and Accords use the bigger 4 bolt pattern. They are likely a universal 4 bolt pattern anyway.

The offset is terrible though. I’ve got a dirty set of Honda Momos on my car, and with a +42 offset they rub my front struts with a 205 tire.

But stock 240 rims are pretty high offset anyway. I know 7 spokes will rub on mine too, so you might be ok.

Decent spacers/adapters can cost upwards of $80 each. So if you go that route, you’re paying almost $700 for shitty FWD rims on your car.

If you get the cheaper spacers, you’ll need to change lugs, and that while not very expensive can be a serious pain in the ass.
