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those look great, could you tell me who the seller was? i really want the 21" rims but i know it will be nothing but trouble. the roads in michigan get very bad after each winter. i know my wife will occasionally drive the car, and that's my biggest worry about the 21" rims. on her cts with 18" rims, we've had 1 cracked rim and 7 tires replaced (the way she takes to work has a ton of potholes). thank god for the $35 a month wheel/tire insurance we got with her lease.
Any issues with this seller's 21" wheels cracking and easily bending under the weight of the Cayenne? Can anyone comment on how long you all have had the wheels?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/252087350021?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
I want to keep the ride quality and leave the chrome window trim, so the machined rim and 20" size appeal to me. I photoshopped 20s on the image above.
I also have the same question as the user above...
I have a set of 22" forged wheels on my cayenne and never had an issue with my wheels bending or cracking (been on them for 2 years). I would say that there's a huge difference in strength when it comes between cast and forged wheels.
On my wife's Cayenne we bought her snow tires but we keep the original rims since OEM cost way too much for an extra set. Is there any downside to this other than added cost of remounting tires bi-annually? Because the added cost to remount is cheaper than a set of rims.
On my wife's Cayenne we bought her snow tires but we keep the original rims since OEM cost way too much for an extra set. Is there any downside to this other than added cost of remounting tires bi-annually? Because the added cost to remount is cheaper than a set of rims.
Remount is every year on-going, for the life of those tires. Each time you've got someone monkeying around with the tires, rims, TPMS sensors, balancing and the like. While I'm sure a lot of tire places can do a good job, I tend to err on the side of caution and not put myself at risk of complications when I can spend a bit more to avoid it.
Look at it this way, spend it once and only have to deal with a simple rotation of the tires and you're back on the road. Or spend over and over dealing with having to schedule the tire guy and hope they don't get something wrong further complicating your schedule and condition of tires and rims.
This is even easier if you use a tire service that can do the job on-site (truck comes to you).
I decided to go with OEM. Bought a used set of RS Spyders from a great guy here on the forum. Had them powder coated satin black and very happy with the results.
