Chevrolet Malbu Maxx Tires/Wheels
Warning! 15" wheels for the Malibu sedan do not fit on the Maxx. I ordered 205/70R15 snows on 15" wheels to get the taller tire (besides, 16"steel wheels were not available from Tirerack) My reasoning - The Sedan LS comes with 16" alloy wheels just like the Maxx. GM likes to use the same parts across as many vehicles as possible and the 205/70/15s had the same diameter as the 215/60R16. (Kurtamaxx had pointed this out) Stud spacing and offset are the same for both cars. My dealer even said the 15" wheels should work. SO, it should be an even swap. WRONG! I made the mistake of unwrapping all of the tire/wheel sets before trying on the right front. I couldn't kick myself hard enough when the wheel mount face would not reach the stud plate because of interference with the brake calipers. DUMB, DUMB, DUMB, DUMB, DUMB, DUMB, DUMB!
Best case I'm out $210 for shipping each way and a $60 "unmount" charge. The tire/wheel package was only $460 to start with.
Best case I'm out $210 for shipping each way and a $60 "unmount" charge. The tire/wheel package was only $460 to start with.
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I am concerned that the Tire Rack 16" steel wheels will be too small (inside diameter) as well. There was more than 1/2 inch (radius) interference on the 15 inch. Maybe even 17" for the steel wheels due to the design?
Has anyone tried using 15" wheels that were standard equipment on the '04 Malibu sedans, on a Maxx? Both steel and aluminum 15" were available, I believe. I never use aftermarket wheels - just whatever was available for my model year - although some models are similar, such as Camaro and Firebird, and the wheels are interchangeable.
The Hollander wheel reference manual is a good source to cross check what fits.
-B
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Is it still safe to drive? Or can you patch the tire? If not, can I change one tire only? The set has about 20,000 KMs.
thanks!
Searched the internet, found that there is the thing called tire plug. Will it help?
These were much better tires than the Michelin Energies on my Hyundai which crapped out in 35K and sucked on wet roads. Had good luck with replacement Uniroyal Tiger Paw H's, note that there is a non-H rated Tiger Paw. Kind of funny that the cheap end of the Michelin line served me a lot better than the more expensive Michelins but that was the way it was on that car at least.
Any suggestions? I want to keep payments relatively low.
Front carries over 60% of weight so it seems to make sense to give front a little more to prevent severe understeer.
Regatta 2
Asssurance Comfortread
Assurance Tripletread
I'm concerned about effects on gas mileage and snow traction. Like someone else here, I have 40K miles on my original Bridgestones. I like the fuel mileage I get with them, but the winter traction leaves a bit to be desired.
After some heavy research I decided on Michelin Radial X DT from Sam's Club. Treadwear rating 740. There's a special on - if 4 are purchased the price is reduced $60.
They've just been on about a week and the biggest difference I've noticed is handling - it's exceptional. The ride seems somewhat better. By the way, Michelin now owns Goodrich and Uniroyal.
Also: Unidirectional tires were off my buy list for not being able to be properly rotated - two examples are Goodyear Assurance Triple Tred and Michelin HydroEdge.
I just bought a Malibu 2009 2.4L engine (2 days old).
I have some wheel-locks nuts from my previous car, and I wanted to install them in my new Malibu.
(To prevent tire removal)
My car have a plastic wheel cover with 5 plastic wheel nuts caps protecting the actual wheel nuts.
The manual said to [quote] remove the wheel cover from the wheel to locate the wheel nuts [quote/]
page 5/79
And that is my problem, all the nuts (plastic) unscrew just a little and them spin freely.
I tried to pull them out with a plier after lossening them, but they stuck.
I have no way to remove them, I need help, maybe one of you guys know the trick to take out the plastic cover.
Thank you in advance for your answers.
All the best
blackbear84
For how long? Could it be that you are not spinning them long enough?
I tried to pull them out with a plier after lossening them, but
they stuck.
That should mean that the plastic "nuts" are still sitting on the
"real", metal wheel nuts. (A wheel nut has the threads on the
outside, the plastic "nuts" have the thread on the inside.) Keep
spinning for a bit longer, going around all five of them.
Now, I have no experience with Malibu 2009 -- the above is based on
dealing with the previos generation's Malibus. In fact, I rotated the
tires in my newly acquired Maxx just today -- its wheel covers are
similar to the sedan's ones. I would be surprised if Malibu 2009's
wheels covers are significantrly different.
the cobalt rims #'s are as follows.....bolt circle.. 5x110mm, hub dia.. 65.1mm, offset.. 49mm
the malibu maxx rim #'s are as follows...bolt circle... 5x110mm, hub dia.. 65.1mm,
offset....42mm
My malibu maxx now has 16 inch rims..tire size P215/60R/16
The rim that I want to put on my Malibu Maxx from The Cobalt SS tire size is P205/50/17
My question is will the Cobalt ss rims fit on my Malibu Maxx.....I don't want to buy these rims and not fit my car..........Thanks in advance....Dave..
So I would assume that if they are both the same The Cobalt SS rims should fit my Malibu Maxx LTZ....If I'm wrong please let me know........Thanks in advance...Dave..
I took a trip to New Orleans and back, 2700 miles, and got 29.2 mpg. The tires were quiet and provided outstanding steering and comfort. I drove between 75-80, but once in awhile I had to go 90 to get away from a pack.
Both Tire Rack and Discount Tire have up sizing features on their web site to help with the selection. If they indicate a certain size fits, you can take that as a guarrantee! If they don't indicate a certain size fits, you can take it that there would be problems!