ellover009

One of my rims cracked and separated partially from the tire while I was driving on the highway. Fortunately they were doing construction and I was driving slow. I am now thinking what I should do.
I have a 97 RL and I would rather have it fully operational sooner than later, I do know that the donut tire is only provisional and should only rely on it to get me to safety.
My options I think are limited to a) ebay b) go to a junkyard and see if they still got the tires of a 96 rl I saw there last year c) get a cheap non matching rim for the time being. My friend suggested custom rims but I don't think I want to sink too much more in this old car. Unfortunately two things will catch up to you, either time or mileage, and the weather up here in north England does not help. So what do you guys think?

ellover009

What are the rim dimensions and size for the 1997 premium rl?
Saw some pic of one with a accord v6 8th gen rims and they looked hot.

jerm1386

16x6.5 rim, 115mm bolt circle, 5 bolts

rockauto has reconditioned wheels for your '97 for $150-ish shipped

ellover009

How good would the reconditioned set be? Would the be likely to crack easy? Or they just tires of a junked car and they re pololished the scuffs out?

jerm1386

well they're sold by a reputable parts dealer so they're probably just OEM rims that have been resurfaced. That would just be my best guess but I doubt they'd be structurally worse than the ones you'd find in that junkyard you mentioned.

ellover009

Made a good find thanks to craiglist. 4 rims with tires oem $240 with some haggling. One tire went bad at one point and they could only get a different brand but it supposively worked fine. Only one rim had some scuffs. The rest was mint.