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#40 of 49 Re: What kind of wheels do I need to replace mine? [pennie] by redwagon5 Nov 03, 2009 (10:47 am)
Replying to: pennie (Nov 02, 2009 1:35 pm) AS NOTED BY ANOTHER LOOK FOR DISCOUNT TIRES ,THEY ARE BETTER THAN WALLEYWORD[WALMART]AND HAVE LIFETIME REPLACEMENT. WE HAVE 2 CRUISER'S[05 REDWAGON]AND[03 GT DREAMCRUISER] BOTH HAVE FACTORY WHEELS....WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM,BUT THE PROBLEM WITH PT'S IS 2900 LBS IS ON THE FRONTEND... I ROTATE MY WHEELS EVERY 3000 MILES AND HAVE THE TIRES CHECKED OFTEN...DON'T SELL THE BEST CAR CHRYSLER MADE SINCE THE DAYS OF MUSCLE.THEY BOTH GET 25 TO 30 MPG.NOT MANY NEW CARS EVEN COME CLOSE..JUST GIVE THEM A LITTLE LOVIN'AND YOU WILL NEVER HAVE THE PROBLEMS.THATS APROMISE..DREAMCRUISER#2311 KEEP THEM FACTORY AND YOU WILL HAVE THEM FOREVER...
#41 of 49 Re: What kind of wheels do I need to replace mine? [pennie] by tedebear Nov 03, 2009 (5:24 pm)
Replying to: pennie (Nov 02, 2009 1:35 pm) My 2002 PT GT with the chrome, low profile, high performance, high price tires has me at wit's end.   Are you sure about the year? I don't think the GT was introduced until the 2003 MY.   Anyway, we have a 2003 GT with the low profile chrome wheels. We've had all 4 wheels sanded down and sealer put around them by Midas. That has helped a bit but they say one wheel is too far deteriorated and it keeps leaking air. It hasn't bugged my wife enough to sell the car but she's looking at some aftermarket polished aluminum wheels at around $110/ea from Discount Tire Direct to permanently fix the problem. Replies to this message: redwagon5 (Nov 04, 2009 7:29 am) pennie (Nov 04, 2009 5:22 pm) pennie (Nov 04, 2009 5:19 pm)
#42 of 49 Re: What kind of wheels do I need to replace mine? [tedebear] by redwagon5 Nov 04, 2009 (7:29 am)
Replying to: tedebear (Nov 03, 2009 5:24 pm) please call me if you want to sell your factory wheels[817-713-8192]i would like 1 for a spare..i keep a 17 spare but it is not afactory wheel... Replies to this message: pennie (Nov 04, 2009 5:22 pm)
#43 of 49 Re: What kind of wheels do I need to replace mine? [tedebear] by pennie Nov 04, 2009 (5:19 pm)
Replying to: tedebear (Nov 03, 2009 5:24 pm) You are right.. I lost track of time ;D It was the dead of winter in 2002 when I bought the first PT GT this dealer had ever sold. But the model was a 2003.
#44 of 49 Re: What kind of wheels do I need to replace mine? [redwagon5] by pennie Nov 04, 2009 (5:22 pm)
Replying to: redwagon5 (Nov 04, 2009 7:29 am) I have decided to sell it with the factory wheels on, but I will pass along your info to the buyer. What state arer you in?   1 of my 4 wheels is good because I got a new factory wheel and tire about a year ago. That is the only one that didn't leak lol.
#45 of 49 Re: What kind of wheels do i need to replace mine? by pennie Nov 04, 2009 (5:30 pm)
thanks everyone for all the good advice on my chrome wheels. The new mechanic advised selling the car as is instead of replacing the wheels. That way, he said the buyer could decide what to do , and I would sell it :"factory". I would have bought the cheapest wheels and tires I could just to sell. The buyer might want other wheels. Made sense to me.   So far, so good. 4 days. I am still skeptical of the whole tire rot thing. I didin't see any disintegration of the rubber. And they told me I needed new brakes front and rear, which I also declined. There isn't any noise or anything.   New mechanic said the same thing as the old mechanic - that those chrome wheels can really pit around the tire seal and leak air. That sounded legit to me.   Anyway.. thank you ALL! What a nice helpful bunch of people.
#46 of 49 Re: What kind of wheels do I need to replace mine? [pennie] by finethingptle Nov 10, 2009 (9:16 pm)
Replying to: pennie (Nov 02, 2009 1:35 pm) Great Question !!!!! I have the 2002 Liminted Edition. I had 3 of my rims - chrome w/dimples, that leaked, got dented or split. I just found that the tire and rims are just too damn flimsy. So, for now I just got my snow tires and steel rims put on for the winter. I know that they will keep me safe, and the steel rims are sturdy enough, that I wont have to keep putting air in my tires and stress about it anymore !!! I dont ever want to be bothered with those flimsy chrome rims again. They look great, but I dont want to suffer to be beautiful !!! It seems to be a very, very common problem with 'our' cruisers. Hopefully, the newer models will have evolved away from the flimsy chrome rims. Any suggestions of what rims/wheels I should get in the spring... or should I just get wheel covers?
#47 of 49 PT Cruiser Wheels by roosters940 Nov 11, 2009 (8:45 am)
Don't stress about this. Any wheels that aren't the flimsy chrome ones that Chrysler supplied should work for you. It was the chrome that kept flaking off my wheels that gave me the problems that drove me crazy. Interestingly enough, other sturdier chrome wheels might do the trick.
#48 of 49 Not flimsy any more by finethingptle Nov 11, 2009 (8:57 am)
Well, thanks for the encouragement. I'm definately going to have to make a decision about what to get to replace those flimsy ones... but that, I wont have to do until the Spring, as I have my sturdy steel winter tires/rims on now (all though not the most attactive).... Do you have any specific suggestions for what would look good on my 2002 Pt Cruiser LE - that is a reasonable price?
#49 of 49 Need Good Winter Tires by persialynne Nov 13, 2009 (7:44 pm)
I live in Connecticut and I purchased winter tires last year. They were goodrich tires and I had done some homework and they seemed to be good, but they arent. I cant get good traction and i'm slip sliding around in the winter. Can anyone tell me what a good tire would be for winter? I have two small children and need to be able to get around in the winter time.

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