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Just installed Aftermarket 15" wheels on my 2010

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Accessories and Modifications' started by mindmachine, Dec 5, 2009.

  1. Skoorbmax

    Skoorbmax Senior Member

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    Decent price, that's the nice thing about small wheels :)
     
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    The rims are from Tire Rack.

    Elbrus I05 Silver Machined w/Ice Coating Wheels
    Elbrus I05 Silver Machined w/Ice Coating

    I purchased them with Michelin X-Ice Xi2 Green X Snow tires. I did not notice any change in MPG’s. In the winter I get about 54MPG and the summer it is closers to 60MPG.
     
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    Those look almost exactly like my Rial Milanos, also from Tire Rack! My mpg was about 3 mpg lower with these and the Michelin X-Ice xi2, vs OEM Yokohamas; then again, it was colder outside too.
     

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    B. Roberts Hypah Milah! Ayuh.

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    Great looking wheels. What size are your Rial Milanos? What offset? Do you have a picture of your car looking down the side, to see how flush this wheel and tire combination is up in the front?

    Have been looking at the Milanos for some time now, but not confident that they would be flush with the wheel well/ bodywork.
     
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    Unless you had a different offset for the front vs. rear wheels you would never have the wheels be flush on the front AND rear. The rear hub sits so far inside the wheel well that it requires quite a bit less offset than the front. Some people run a +38 offset AND 20mm+ spacers. :) Unfortunately, this will cause the top part of the wheel to be flush but the bottom part sticks out something fierce due to the shape of the body of the car (it slopes inward at the bottom).
     
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    B. Roberts Hypah Milah! Ayuh.

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    That's why I only asked about seeing how flush the wheel looked up front.