I have a Rear wheel drive SXT with the stock 17" wheels and factory tires.

I have been looking for a new set of wheels for my Magnum. I plan to use the stock 17" as snow tire rims. My problem is there is not a lot of selection in 5x115. That coupled with the tire stores locally (LesSchwab etc) say the spec is 5x4.5 which i believe is the 5x114.3. Yes that is what their spec sheets say they even showed me.

So i am a bit confussed. What is the offical wheel spec bolt pattern and off set for reawheel drive? It seems differnt wheel out lets and resources have different fitments. Some online stores list the 114.3 as a possible. What problems has anyone had with the 114.3 as well.

Thanks
JC

 

The correct pattern is 5x115, do NOT let anyone sell you 5x114.3. I did, and I have to dick with them to get all the nuts on, get 4 tight and then can't get the wrench on the 5th one, so have to loosen the others a little and play with it.....JUST SAY NO!!!

1000rims.com has a bunch of wheels with the correct specs, but even they list 5x115 as the normal and say 5x114.3 fits also. Don't believe it.

 

Ok the search has been long and hard many many people want to sell me 5x144.3 and say they put 12 sets on a week for Magnum Chargers etc. Or that it will be fine we use a wheel centric ring properly center the wheel. Some even looked in their spec book and it listed the Magnum as 5x4.5 i kid you not as they showed me. In the NW this is a fairly large tire/wheel store chain. I have found the selection at 17-18" poor but at 20"+ there is lots of selection.

Discount Tire will not do so i am told so that has left me wondering if anything will fit 17-18" 5x115 with a 10-20 offset.

What i have found so far is a few that actually list fitting wheels and a few that will drill the correct bolt pattern.

Foose F11778590 Nitrous comes made for this car i am told in 17" but is 8.5 wide and i am not certain about using the factory tires so i may need to replace the tires as well.
Foose F11788090 and for certain i will need new tires.
Center Line 217 7806 546 Tomahawk Archer wheel in 17x8 inch built to order with the correct bolt pattern Drilled as they build to order.
Arelli Jovan also comes I am told in a compatable wheel in a dual drilled setup with one being 5x115.
MKW M45 at 17x8 5x115 20 offset is also supposed to fit according to MKW.

Does anyone have any information on any of these wheels good bad or fitment/clearence issues your aware of? Fit of the stock 215x65R17 tire on 8 and 8.5 inch rims. Do / Don't?

 

try www.superbuytires.com for choices

 

Love the site but most are not 5x115 with the right offset.

Thanks
JC

 

So are you trying to stay with 17"-18" or is 20" an option for you? I have the 20's on mine and they ride just as good as stock. You can hardly tell the difference. I drive an SXT also. There's a girl here where I work that has an SXT 3.5 also and we've both compared the rides of her car and mine and you can't tell a difference. She even said she likes mine better. LOL.
20's do improve the look of the car (not that there's anything wrong with a Magnum on 17's, it's still hot either way).

 

Yeah i would love the 20" but price and new tires are probably going to get me not to mention the loss of RW HP and MPG with the larger rolling mass.

Going to get 17" Foose Nitrous.