I'm getting aftermarket wheels. My oem wheels and tires have only 3k miles on it but I can't use the 225 tire on the wider 9" aftermarket wheels. My oem wheels/tire will be used for autox; race tires to go on after i wear out the oem tires and I get a little better at driving. lol. To remove the oem TPMS (dismount tire, remove tpms, remount tire) would cost just as much as a set of used tpms on ebay (about $120).

Should I get the tpms or do without it and deal with the tpms light on the gauge cluster? How many of u r running aftermarket wheels without tpms?

 

I don't have tpms in my enkei's....it only gets annoying at night because it blinks at you...I'm getting used to it though.

I however wish I had them...it's nice to not worry about checking air pressure. I say go for the tpms.

 

I found out something interesting about the low tire pressure light this past winter. you can get it to stop blinking and just stay solid when you don't have TPMS sensors in, if you have a set that does have the TPMS sensors on.

Put on the set that has TPMS, drop the tire pressure low enough to trigger the warning, drive up and down the street to get it to light solid. Pull off that wheel set and put on the non-TPMS set.

Your warning light will stay solid instead of blinking. Every once in a while it will beep at you on starting the car, usually when you restart within an hour or so of last shutting it off, but that is far less annoying than the flashing light.

 

well mine stays on for some reason... never had any experience of the blinking lights...
nways... if i were to do it again, i would've kept the TMPS... like 05rex8 said, it's nice not to worry about dropping tire pressures

 

Get the TPMS if your after market wheels will accept them... Sill check tire pressures though.

 

I hadn't planned to add TPMS to some new-to-me aftermarket's, but decided to and just got a set from Tirerack for $200 (saved $60 over Mazda). A few bucks for installation and no idiot light.

edit: I still check pressure manually, but the TPMS on my stocks did save me in one nail-induced slow leak situation.

 

If your new wheels accept the sensors, I'd recommend doing it. I mounted the TPMS sensors on my Advans and they fit perfectly.

Keep an eye on the F/S threads here, you might get lucky and pick up a cheap set.

 

i'd recommend the TPMS for no other reason then to keep that light off

 

sure you can.

 

thanks for the responses guys. per ur recommendations, i will indeed get tpms for the new wheels.

...so i found out u can, indeed mount 225s on a 9" rim. thx. but, I'll just get it right now with new tires (245/40) and use my oem wheels/tires for autox.

 

Could not have said it any better +++1

 

Another solution to keep it solid is to keep your TPMS sensors in a ziplock bag and place it under your seat. Works perfectly.

 

^^ haha, hilarious.

 

wouldnt the tpms keep reading a low pressure warning?

 

I would think so.

 

i've seen the DIY where guys mount the tpms inside of a pvc pipe capped at both ends, then toss that in the trunk.

 

There is an aftermarket solution for TPMS and wheels that do not accept them but that is not what this thread is about. Like others have stated if the sensors can be used on the new wheels then buy a set.

 

It cost me $40 to have my TPMS mounted on existing rims/tires. They don't have to dismount the tires, only deflate/break the bead seal at the point of insertion and slide them in thru the gap (skinny fingers I guess).

 

I've got a set for sale but that is because I've had nothing but nightmares with them on aftermarket wheels, and the fact that I check my pressures frequently.