When Chrysler meets Saturn

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So my dad currently has a 2004 Saturn Vue. When he bought it, it came with the stock 16" steel wheels and hupcaps. Anyways the factory hubcaps are horrible. They are only held on by cheap plastic lignuts that screw onto the metal lugs. They rattle over every bump or at high speeds no matter how much you tighten them. They had to go.

So I has a few options, ditch the hubcaps, find some factory 16" alloys or go with something totally different.

I chose option 3.



I picked him up a set of Factory 17" 300 Limited wheels. They are a perfect swap. OEM tire size was a perfect equivalent for what he had on the steelies and the bolt pattern is the same. The funny thing is even the hub size was the same. The only thing a bit different was the offset. They stick out a hair more than the old ones but not enough to cause any problems or look funny.

I think they look so much better than what he had. He really likes them too.

Also looking for another single matching rim in decent condition. One of these has a chip in the chrome cladding. Pm me if you have anything

Thanks

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What it used to look like:

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Nice. Cross referencing bolt patterns/hub sizes can be pretty interesting. I just installed 19" Dodge Journey wheels/tires on my wife's minivan...

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before (17")...

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Big improvement in all cases above! Good job!

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Those journey wheels look great on the caravan. I had a set of 18" 300C wheels that looked good on the Saturn too, but he didnt want to sacrifice any comfort so I went with the 17's.

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It's all in the tires. Neither my wife or I have noticed any degradation in the ride at all. The turn in is a bit quicker, but that's about it. It's not rough at all! The vans should come from the factory this way.