Need HELP with winter rim/tire combo for my R/T

Ozzie · #1 (**permalink**) 10-16-2007, 12:55 PM

I have an R/T and am definately NOT going to be using the chrome 20's on the roads here this winter. We use too much salt and it would kill them.

Does anybody know what wheels would swap onto my Nitro (bolt pattern-wise) and what they are off of? For example, would an 18" wheel from a Ram bolt up and would it be safe to use an 18" wheel with a higher profile tire to accommodate for speedometer calibration? I am not too concerned about speedometer, just the price of buying 20" steel wheels and tires. It would cost $1000+ for the tires alone, let alone the wheels. I need to know the bolt pattern and what models are compatible. I am shooting for 18's off of a truck but I am not very optomistic.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Ozzie

fcsallan · #2 (**permalink**) 11-02-2007, 08:36 PM

I am not 100 percent sure but I have read in another forum that there are Nitro owners putting 18" rims from a Magnum or Charger on their Nitro. These rims are all over the place on ebay as new car pulls, even with tires for 500 or less. I know the tires would have to go, assuming snow tires are the reason for the swap but it would appear that they have the same bolt pattern and back spacing as the 20's that we have on our R/T.
I have a set of 18's off of my magnum in the garage, if I can get to them tomorrow, I can measure the bolt spacing and compare to the Nitro and let you know for sure.

Ozzie · #3 (**permalink**) 11-03-2007, 05:26 AM

I think I can use a 17" wheel from an SLT and a 245/65/17 tire. Same overall diameter (2.7 millimeters difference) and bolt pattern. The brakes on an R/T and SLT are the same size (rotors, calipers) so I can't see any problems. If anybody has any input on this, such as warranty, etc.. please let me know.

And thanks for checking on the magnum wheels fcsallan. What is the bolt pattern?

Thx.

fcsallan · #4 (**permalink**) 11-03-2007, 02:01 PM

The old tires off of my Magnum do in fact fit the Nitro.

A bit short in comparison but they do fit and with the right tires I'm sure it would be a nice look too.. I would have taken a picture but I only put one on to try it.

The backspacing seems to be correct as well as the wheel fits centered in the opening.

I measured the bolt centers from one stud, skipped the next one and then to the center of the next, (I think that to be correct for a 5 lug wheel) and it was just short of 4 3/4 I think, I was measuring with a rim and it is tough to judge the center of the whole.

I hope this helps.