i have always heard that 225 in the rear is the max, cause it rubs when people in the back.
But im sure if you roll the fenders in the rear you can go like 215/225 in the front and like 235/245 in the rear.

 

I am a big fan of saab factory wheels as far as looks, they just compliment the car's unique stlying so well... especially any 3 spoke type design.

especially on a ng900 or 9-3 this is the case, because of the unique shape of the car, it is not the standard generic sedan style...

for aftermarket the CH are my favorite, but I agree ... SO PRICEY!

but those wheels you posted Seth look kinda PIMP even though that is not usually my style...they are already gorwing on me! 8)

 

I have 225's all around, its what came on my Rims when I bought them.

I have eibachs, and I had some rubbing in the back, after coming over a hard bump, or on hard weight shifts like going over a curved railroad bridge. It was really bad When I had people back there.

two weeks ago, I took a hammer and gently tapped in the rear quarters, NO more rubbing. But I don't think you could go wider, with out it rubbing.

 

yea same here, slight rubbing at the back, and little rub up front if I cut the wheel all the way to reverse into a parking spot or something. 225/50r16

 

i think tire rack has wheels similar to those in our bolt pattern

 

you know what could be really dope...is to just get your wheels refinished in something unique. That is what i might do if I continue to curb rash mine. :roll:

because those aero wheels you have Stromer as very very nice. "sick" even.

you could powdercoat them, polish them, chrome them... I don't especially like the chrome on these, but they are unique...just for an example. they are the same wheels I have but custom chromed. :shock:

 

those aeros look kinda sick...the chrome isnt too bling.

stromer-when i saw the side pic of those rims i hated em then i scrolled and holy polished lip! those owuld look pretty sick on the vig

if money ever allows (hopefully this winter...i wanna get my super aeros redone...a real polished lip and powdercoated instead of the damn duplicolor wheel paint...

 

That's why I like those wheels, because of the lip. I don't think they're too much. And on my black car I think they'd look good.

I do love my 17" 3-spokes. But they just don't do it for me like they used to. They will be good winter wheels though once I put on some all-seasons.

I guess if 225 is the max then that's all I can do. Bummer. I have 225's now and I have never had them rub in the back. So I'm going to take a closer look.

 

the rims on that vdub probably cost more than the car, they are more deepdish than a chicago pizza

nice rims, but not vdub at all, they should be on bmw/merc/lexus/jag, nothing else

~justin

 

Ok so I called the dealer to see what the max wheel width is on the car and he definativley told me from the WIS that the max is based on rim size. Here is what he told me.

16's ==== 235/50/16 (Max)
17's ==== 225/45/17 (max)
18's ==== 215 or 225/40/18 (max)

He did say he saw a 9-3 (2002) with rolled fenders and running 235/40/18's and lowered with Eibachs and the guy got alot of rubbing if people where in the back seat.

 

I don't think those wheels would be too much. But I still haven't found out what brand and model they are or if I can get them in my size. But at least I could get something similar. I'm curious about getting a polished lip for my car, I think it would look good.

I wish I could take some measurements on my car for wheel clearance, but yet again, my car is 130 miles away from me until thanksgiving break!!!!!!

 

Well these wheels are Axis Neo's. According to WheelMax.com they don't make them in a 5x110. But I did see these wheels. Not bad for $636 a set of 4.

http://www.wheelmax.com/product.asp?ProdId=9845

And put them with these tires from tirerack.com which would be $370 for the set of 4:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...=SP+Sport+FM901&vehicleSearch=false&partnum=24WR8FM901&fromCompare1=yes&place=7

So this would be a good cheap way to go. There's free shipping on the wheels, and so with shipping on the tires it would probably be about $1050. I think this is decent for a set of 18" wheels and tires.

I'm still going to look for those Axis wheels though.

 

This is a set of Lensco 17's that are for sale and will fit all NG900, 9-3's and 9-5's. These would be a great upgrade to your ride if you are running stock rims! They are being sold for $500 + Shipping (I believe but contact Justin for the specifics).

justinduthie@hotmail.com

http://saabpics.org:3000/gallery/album398/17Inch_Lenso_Rims

 

The pictures didn't work. I'm going to want 18s, but I'm still curious what these look like.

 

Updated the link on the post.

 

Those look pretty good. We're going to have to see a pictures of them on the car though. I'd love it if you could find such a pic.

 

I will see if I can find one.

 

Seth, I have 225's all around and they rub like a mother. Rico and I rolled the fenders this summer and it helped a lot, but when there are people in back or I go over a big bump, they still hit. I think the key is he offset of the wheel. I'm not sure what the offset is for the BBS RK IIs, but I bet it exceeds what it is supposed to be for the 9-3.

Good luck!

 

Yeah it definatly has to do with the wheel offset. You and wyld have the same wheels, and you both rub. I have different ones and I don;t. I have some more research to do now about offsets.

 

According to the Tire Rack, the wheels me and Wyld are running would be fine IF we had 215's on.