Very nice....

 

Why does everyone insist on black wheels? I HATE THE LOOK! They make the vehicle look cheap in my eyes,but to each their own

 

well a couple of years ago it used to be "aww man check out that chromed out ride" things have changed.... MOST people like the black look now a days. including me!


nice choice stinger!!!! LOVE EM!

 

A pretty solid choice IMO. I like them.

 

i love the wheels, but if you had gone just 5% more on teh aspect ratio you could have got some real nice all-terrain tires in 235/65/17's.... that would have looked sweet.

 

Nice look, good choice for your color...

 

They look great !

 

Looks great! Thanks for all the written info about the mod, too. If it's not too much for me to ask, how much $$$?

 

Thanks for all of the great comments! I think I got a pretty good deal on these. Essentially the grand total with everything they add and on came out to 1363 and some change but I bartered with them down to $1,198 due to not needing to dispose of my old tires/wheels etc. I think I got a pretty good deal considering the tires and wheels are both well known name brands and ones that I have had positive experience with in the past. I think the wheels were around $129 each and the tires were about the same from what I remember. Enkei also has a $50 MIR if you buy a set of 4 which isn't huge but it's better than nothing.

 

Those wheels are just awesome sexy.......black and silver. It contrasts well with the red too.

The tires look like good pavement tires. I wouldn't expect much of them off road but they will not compromise your gas mileage.

Save your other rims and sell the tires and get some off road tires mounted on the rims and use them off road so you don't mess up those new rims..........just a thought.

 

I honestly don't plan to go off-road more than just unpaved surfaces from time to time and figured that since it came with goodyear eagles stock that I didn't need to put offroads on either. I really just tried to stay as close to what came stock on the car but yeah like you said I could mount so a/t on the stock steelies and use them as needed.

 

Yeah especially with the rise of rat rods. Satin and flat black paint on everything is teh way to go.. I wanna murder my TJ like that real bad.

 

You know ive been seriously torn on which direction to go for my wheels and tires.

I looked at 20's and 19's with the low profile tire. I love the look of huge rims, whether they are black or chrome or gunmetal. However I was turned off by the lack of tire. My old ride was a Dodge Avenger with 17" aftermarket rims. They looked amazing but boy was my ride rough. That was when I was 16-20. Now that Im 23, I would really like a reliable, and preferably, confortable ride.

Then I started looking at smaller diameter wheels and bulky tires. I like the more mechanical looking black rims I have seen on some wranglers, with a more aggressive treaded tire, but I was again turned off by the decline in gas mileage, posibility of speedo and abs interuption, and also having to worry about my tires hitting.

I have the 4x2 sport and I really dont intend to go offroading except for some light camping.

Sorry to jack your thread but I just wanted to explain how nicely your tire/wheel combo fits into my dilema. They are a thicker tire, with a nice classy black wheel, accented by a nice lip. Great choice my man. keep up the modding.

 

Indeed to each their own. the guy asked whattyouthink I gave my opinion.. Nothing more nothing less.

 

Thanks for the comments folks, both positive and negative. Everyone has their own tastes and opinions and that's what makes us all different. I chose this setup for the patriot because it's my commuter vehicle and I wanted the best between looks mpg and ride quality and these being lighter and the color/size I wanted work out perfectly. I'm not at all concerned with going off-road in it, that's what my JK is for. That is the same reason I went with HT's instead of AT's since the noise gets old for me on the highway and would drive me nuts knowing I didn't really need them. The Pat will continue to only be my commuter/road-trip vehicle and it's prefect how it is for that, for me. As for the color, I really thought that black contrasted well against the inferno red and matched great with all of the black accents on the vehicle that also stand out against the red. I didn't like the all black look or the flat black but really thought the satin black with polished lip and center caps worked well. This is the first time I've put black wheels on a vehicle and wouldn't just do it on any color. I saw a white limited today at the dealership and thought the stock limited wheels looked awesome on it and wouldn't change those if they were mine.

 

those rims look great.
i have a dilemma as i used the stock steeles for my winter tires
i'm thinking of going with 16' and i'll use the stock tires as it'll be cheaper and when i change them, i'll throw on larger 16' tires, but i think i want 17' or 18'
anyone have any input

 

I'd use 16" wheels, 16' wheels might not fit.epper:

 

looks sweet, breaks are clean to lol.

 

16' = 16 FOOT 16" = 16 inch.

Where did you find 16 foot diameter wheels? Please post photos. You have the one and only monster truck Patriot!

 

I approve. Damn sexy:drool:

 

I think they look stylish & classy, but, tough at the same time. The Black is a great colour against the Red bodywork...Very nice.

 

Thanks guys :smiley_thumbs_up:

 

Nice Enkeis! All you need is a black paint job!

 

Thanks! My choice would've been black for the Pat as well but I couldn't pass up $11.5 with any color I did get my JK in black though at least.

 

they look really nice and they're not too big. perfect for a Jeep used mostly on the street.:smiley_thumbs_up:

 

Sorry about the dirty car and crappy pics but it's getting late here and the sun is starting to go down. I will take more once I get it cleaned up and presentable.

I'm sorry, but did you say "dirty?":wow:

Wow my Pat was dirtier than that the day I picked it up from the dealer (had been on the lot for 9 months) and has never been that clean ever since I have owned it.

You have a clean ride, and the wheels look great!:smiley_thumbs_up: