After market wheels on a 9-3

[MonkeyBusiness]

Has anyone done this? I like the wheels on the 9-3 but would be interested in seeing some picures of aftermarket wheels fitted.

[i want an aero]

saab have some grat wheels, especially the new 93ss ones.what size you after

[MonkeyBusiness]

I'd stick with 17"
Saw a great 9-3 today. Black with black wheels.

[NiceCupOfTea]

IMHO stick with Saab wheels - Saabs never look good with aftermarket wheels IMHO.

Only exception were the Azev-As that were fitted on some cars, my dad had an early facelift 9000 2.3T in Scarab green with 16" Azev-As and it looked great!


(not his but very similar)

My favourite 5-stud Saab wheels are the double Y-spokes, but only in 17" which I'm not so sure are great on the 9-3, ride/handling wise...

[aeropilot]

MonkeyBusiness said:

Has anyone done this? I like the wheels on the 9-3 but would be interested in seeing some picures of aftermarket wheels fitted.

Have a look through some of the saab forums (especially non-UK based ones) for pics of 9-3SS with aftermarket wheels.
However, I'd say if you go this route, don't go for a style wheel which are usually cheap and heavy, stick to the good motorsport lightweight wheels to reduce unsprung weight (BBS, Speedline etc.,etc)....or just stick with the Saab ones.

[NiceCupOfTea]

Saan wheels are made by Ronal iirc, so they are decent.

[Prof Beard]

There are endless pictures of 9-3s with aftermarket wheels on this (very long) thread:

http://www.saabcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t...