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Aftermarket Wheels Too Expensive
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Zcd1
Active Member
Where are you looking?
You can spend $1000-$4000 on a set of 4 wheels - what's your budget?
I have 20" Stance SF03 forged wheels on our 2018 M3P - they're around $500/wheel.
I have 20" American Racing AR924 flow-formed wheels on our 2022 M3P - they're more like $300/wheel.
Both nice wheels, though the Stance wheels are lighter and "nicer", IMO. Whether they're worth the extra $$$ is a matter of opinion....
You can spend $1000-$4000 on a set of 4 wheels - what's your budget?
I have 20" Stance SF03 forged wheels on our 2018 M3P - they're around $500/wheel.
I have 20" American Racing AR924 flow-formed wheels on our 2022 M3P - they're more like $300/wheel.
Both nice wheels, though the Stance wheels are lighter and "nicer", IMO. Whether they're worth the extra $$$ is a matter of opinion....
I'm recommending Aodhan wheels. The AFF series is cheap, lightweight and strong. Order directly from them and they frequently throw in lugnuts and centering rings. $900-$1200 for a set.
Isnt this kind of like saying:
"Hey everyone. Sometimes I get the itch to look at luxury cars. They are so expensive!" Then, when people say "oh I dont know, have you thought about looking at the kia stinger, or perhaps one of the hyundai's?", saying "I was looking at Porsche, BMW , Audis".
Wouldn't think a moderator would give me a hard time for my question.
jackmott
Member
Hey the good news is none of us really need expensive wheels. If you are after them for looks, there are ones that look nice that aren't too expensive. If you are thinking of the expensive options because they are light, it helps to know that light wheels will do almost nothing to improve range or acceleration performance on our cars. So not much lost.
Zcd1
Active Member
Personally, I'd stay FAR away from any wheel that required a centering ring....
Zcd1
Active Member
Maybe consider looking at other sources? I've bought all of my wheels through a brick & mortar retailer, both for ease of access to installation services as well as in case something went wrong. This process has worked well for me.
SK360
Member
Uh this is a silly statement.
No wheel technically requires them... but unless you have a wheel with a 64.1 hub bore with a custom step to 70.1 (not exactly a lot out there) the hub won't be able to be used to center the wheel. I've never used them before but do have them on my street wheels because they came free with them.
Zcd1
Active Member
The way I see it, it's silly to buy wheels that aren't made in a version that fits your car.
YMMV.
TacoSteve
Closed
Making wheels in all the various hub sizes isn't cheap, there is nothing wrong with using a wheel with hub rings or without them. Just need to pay attention when installing the wheels.
TacoSteve
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SK360
Member
Great thought if we’re talking about $14,000 HRE’s. Otherwise for common folk that’s pure insanity. Yes let’s disqualify 99.99999% of wheels on the market because the hub bore isn’t custom made to fit the strange Model 3 Performance setup.
Wheels are a pretty universal thing, you find a diameter, width and offset that works for your setup, hub bore is certainly the least important spec as long as it’s not too small.
Zcd1
Active Member
I’ve had zero trouble finding wheels that I like to fit my cars, and have never needed centering or any other type of rings.
I’ve also never spent more than $2K on a set, so…
As I said, YMMV.
Meanwhile, a lot of people would say spacers are the thing they would never run with, particularly thick ones, and you should really get your wheel offset right for them to be "made in a version that fits your car", but here we are, with you looking to buy 15/18mm spacers:
FS Brand New Aspira Auto Design Wheel Spacer 15MM
Selling Brand New Aspira Auto Design Wheel Spacer 15MM for Model 3/Y. Bought these to go with new rim set up and decided to go with a 20MM set up instead. My loss, your gain as these are brand new, never mounted. Retail is $150 + tax/shipping. Asking $100 shipped or best offer.
teslamotorsclub.com
FS: (2) Pairs of Bloxsport 18mm Wheel Spacers for Model 3/Y
Never used (2) pairs of Bloxsport Forged 18mm wheel spacers. Decided to go a different route with my wheel setup. You can find these on RPMtesla for $250 for (2) pairs on their website. Willing to let these go for $180 OBO. Prefer to sell locally in Orange County. Will consider shipping if I...
teslamotorsclub.com
Meanwhile, I've never spent more than $1,100 on flow formed wheels... (no, your SF03's are not full forged).
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Lindenwood
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My current two sets of 19x9.5 wheels were about 900 with tax and shipping from EBay…. That was to leave room in the budget for my $8000 in suspension and brake upgrades 
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.No no no, you're doing it backwards, get yourself some $8,000 BBS FI-R and slam your car on $900 eBay coilovers!My current two sets of 19x9.5 wheels were about 900 with tax and shipping from EBay…. That was to leave room in the budget for my $8000 in suspension and brake upgrades
