I've been searching for wheels ever since I got the car last spring. I did a lot of reasearch online on what cars have a 5x100 bolt pattern since most of the aftermarket rims were too 'racy' for a sedan.
I really wanted a simple 5-spoke, but all the options I found were either too expensive or a knock-off 3-piece design that would look great on a coupe, but not the Camry.
The wheels I really wanted were from a Dodge Avenger.
But obviously not in white. I hoped to find a set at the local Pick-N-Pull, but haven't had any luck so far. Had I found a set, I would have refinished them in gunmetal with the polished lip.
These guys have a big gallery of stock wheels and most of the Dodge/Chrysler models are 5x100.
http://www.wheelcollision.com
I thought about the mesh wheels pictured above (Jeep), but felt they would be too much work to keep clean. I don't know what pads are on the front of my car, but they dust up pretty bad. The other mesh wheels I considered were from a Cavalier.
I'm probably going to pick up some tires this weekend. As for cutting the springs, the Volvo guys I hang out with do it all the time with no problems. Most of them are lopping off 2 coils. My buddy Vince is good enough to do it while the struts are still on the car.
My 89 Volvo 740 16 Valve I was driving last summer had 1 coil cut all the way around with Bilstein HD's, 24mm front swaybar & dual stock rear sway bars. It handled really well with the weak point being tire size (195/60/15) and Yokohama AVS-ES100's. If you thought finding 5x100 wheels was bad, try owning a Volvo (5x108). I wound up selling the car recently so my wife & I could get the S2000.
I am probably going to chop 1 coil with the struts on the car & a reciprocating saw with a good blade. The suspension is only 2 years old at the most & I just had an alignment done about 3 weeks ago.
I'll do a write-up with pics when I decide to tackle it.
I'm just eager to get rid of the steelies & stock caps.
The stereo is done and the only other things I want to do are get the windows tinted, pick up a set of black power mirrors instead of the silver (car is silver & I think it will look better with the tint & the black b-pillars), and install a set of Hella driving lights (550 - see below) to mount under the front bumper.
16" tires
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