Don't Buy Wheels Before Watching This!

On this episode of Wheel School, we talk about things you should take note of when buying your first set of wheels! Is there any important info we missed? Let us know and make sure to Sub!!

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[iangeraci]

“When you buy your first wheels you won’t be experienced with the history of the brands.” Ummmm actually I watched all the Fitment Inc history videos so... I’m basically a pro.

[theshadowowl]

U guys always fill up that empty spot in the car community on the internet and thats setting up wheels, rims, tires etc, thanks for the help!

[SirYeaouschAlot]

I bough Volk te37’s before watching this and I have a bicycle... I’ll make em fit😤💪🏿

[alexcheetah]

If you're modding your car for Instagram then you're doing it wrong.

[BladedAngel]

7:07 "on Corvettes" the truth hurts. My Vette has fender tuck for days. Can't wait to get a set of wheels to get a nice flush look, nothing too extreme. I just want a clean modern look.

[Nelbone]

You guys drop some serious knowledge. I was never a wheel guy and always focused on basic tuning and bolt ons. You guys have taught me a lot throughout your videos that I’m confident with making my first wheel purchase with you guys for my MK7 GTI. Really digging the Konig flow form line. Seriously, you guys rock!

[timothysammy]

I really love and appreciate what you guys are doing with these educational videos and I just want to say from the bottom of my heart thank you for being a part of YouTube and putting out these wonderful videos and I love them so much. Please keep it up and I can't wait for more content from you guys.

[titus]

I'm 17 buying my first wheels, and at first I thought it was whatever but now looking into it for a week my brain is dead lmao

[lovswr]

I bought my first set of after-market rims in 1991 for my then new 1990 Dodge Shadow. The rims were from American Racing & were about 700 bucks. One hundred dollar (which was a lot then) tires all around for just over 1200 out the door. The next year I got some Yokohama's which is the best tire brand I have ever owned. This industry has come a long, long way in the past 28 years.

[ChrisEvans-jrwm]

This helped so much! I owned a 2017 VW Golf Sportwagen with 15x6 ET 46 wheels wirh 195 65 15 tires and wanted to run a more aggressive 15x6.5 ET 43 set of wheels with the same size tires. Now Slighly stretched. I loved the look. That was nice! After seeing this video and many similar videos, I went all out with a totally aggressive 15x7 ET 40 setup with super wide low profile 205 60 15 tires. They fit without any fender rolling nor inner trim.

[jake]

It’s like how some people think offset like a +25 is the same on a 6 inch wide wheel vs a 8 inch wide. You’ll need to calculate it again

[goldblade]

245/45R20 for a 4, 100 lbs sporty Honda "Wagon" (AT FWD/4WD). Zero problems with crappy NYC roads. 245/45 = 110 mm side wall, I think 240/40 = 98 mm side wall is about as low profile as you'd want to go in areas with bad roads. I personally wouldn't run that low in NYC or anywhere else in the North East.

[HumbledGod]

how you gunna leave your boys lacking wheel locks are 100% necessary alot of times thieves dont even try if it has a lock lug

[GRMRPER]

Also should mention that while good fitment is great for the aesthetic, it's absolutely crucial for performance. If you take a sports car for example; the manufacturer normally designs every aspect around performance, wheelbase, size, design, orientation of the engine, and even wheel size and offset! If you go get some wheel that just fits and you like the looks, you might be ruining the handling of your vehicle! So if you value keeping your car on the track but want your wheels to look good, talk to the professionals about fitment! You might even be able to improve handling!

[OggVorbisable]

Best AD ive ever seen in my life, props

[alamsas]

Very informative video! Was hoping I could get some more detail on increased suspension/steering wear on more aggressive offsets. A lot of people don't really know that flush or near flush doesn't mean good fitment either. I appreciate that you recommend going more conservative for your first set but wish to elaborate on the pros and cons.

[Genevo]

i saved up for so long to get my TE-37 SL for my Evo9. never going to go with anything else. Great video!

[nesk]

Holy shit all these numbers stressing me tf out rn since im new to this car stuffiziz😂

[wangruochuan]

gosh, you guys are stance scientists.

[bonafidechamploo]

Thank you so much for this quality video. I'm currently educating myself to wheel knowledge so I can purchase my first set of tires. A video like this is something a noob like me needs