Aftermarket vs. OE Wheels
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Aftermarket vs. OE Wheels
Hello all... I am a new member here but have lurked on this site for years as it's always been a very good source of information.
I just traded my '08 QP for a '14 Ghibli SQ4 that's due to arrive this weekend.
I wanted to stay with 20" wheels and this car comes with the 20" Polished URANO wheels. The picture is not my car... I'm getting Nero Ribelle/Cuoio.
I'm trying to decide whether to leave them and just buy H&R 15mm spacers to push them out a tad or if I should get an aftermarket set.
If I go aftermarket, I would most likely go with Forgestar F14 or maybe Vorsteiner VFF-101 in a 20x9 and 20x11 with slightly taller tires to fill up the fender gap (i.e. 255/40 vs. 245/40 front and 295/35 vs. 285/35 rear).
The OE wheels are 8.5 front and 10.5 rear so they're not small by any means.
I'm just torn because it's a brand new car and in many ways I don't want to replace Maserati wheels with aftermarket! On the other hand, I'm not so sure about adding spacers and adding unsprung weight (although minimal).
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.
I just traded my '08 QP for a '14 Ghibli SQ4 that's due to arrive this weekend.
I wanted to stay with 20" wheels and this car comes with the 20" Polished URANO wheels. The picture is not my car... I'm getting Nero Ribelle/Cuoio.
I'm trying to decide whether to leave them and just buy H&R 15mm spacers to push them out a tad or if I should get an aftermarket set.
If I go aftermarket, I would most likely go with Forgestar F14 or maybe Vorsteiner VFF-101 in a 20x9 and 20x11 with slightly taller tires to fill up the fender gap (i.e. 255/40 vs. 245/40 front and 295/35 vs. 285/35 rear).
The OE wheels are 8.5 front and 10.5 rear so they're not small by any means.
I'm just torn because it's a brand new car and in many ways I don't want to replace Maserati wheels with aftermarket! On the other hand, I'm not so sure about adding spacers and adding unsprung weight (although minimal).
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.
Last edited by amr; 12-04-2013 at 08:00 AM.
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