Wheels/Tires Options

[elvasoshexai]

er.. ok sorry if this is kinda confusing/stupid what i'm trying to ask, but i've never bought wheels/tires online or separately before... usually i get everything installed at once at local places...

i was looking at a site and they said that if you buy tires + wheels together you get:

-the mount and computer wheel balance of the tires
-an installation kit which includes wheel nuts (or bolts), valve stems (installed with tires), and hub centering rings (when necessary and available).

they say if u just buy wheels or tires, u could pay extra for their installation kit...

they said the installation kit can be saving of up to $200... are those 3 items really worth up to $200??

ok, so i'm assuming the wheel nuts they include i could just get them at toyota... i need like.. 20 of them right?
valve stem... er... is it that thing that sticks out that u pump air into? so are they saying i have to put that into the tire?

and do i actually need the hub centering thing? i have no clue what it is... is it the same as the center cap that some wheels come with?

This post has been edited by elvasoshexai: Mar 9, 2006 - 12:15 PM

[Jdog1385]

you really only need valve stems and the hub centering rims. you already have the lug nuts but you could always buy another set if you'd like. mounting and balancing should cost you around 40-50 bucks i believe.

if i were you, id go for a package and let them do all the work for you. i know tire rack and discount tire direct dont charge for mounting and balancing when you buy a wheel/tire package so you would be saving money.

all in all, go for the wheel/tire package

[elvasoshexai]

you really only need valve stems and the hub centering rims. you already have the lug nuts but you could always buy another set if you'd like. mounting and balancing should cost you around 40-50 bucks i believe.

if i were you, id go for a package and let them do all the work for you. i know tire rack and discount tire direct dont charge for mounting and balancing when you buy a wheel/tire package so you would be saving money.

all in all, go for the wheel/tire package

i couldn't get them in a package... no place had them both together (for a reasonable price) so i had to buy separately

if i buy separately would the valve stems come with the wheels or tires? or would i have to get them separately?

also, what is the hub centering ring? is that different than the center cap some wheels come with?

This post has been edited by elvasoshexai: Mar 9, 2006 - 4:11 PM