Steve_T

Sean, where are you located, and on what site did you find the rims? If I can get a set of those for $600, I'd rather do that, and run winters on them, than buying a set of steelies for next winter!

Dave, I traded in my 2011 Sahara Unlimited, same bolt pattern as the Journey.

Maybe it's like that episode of Seinfeld, where the couldn't get the BO smell of the valet driver out!

Oh, and just found that black one I posted above, google for; dodge+journey+kmc It brings up a few nice examples of bigger wheels. The black one I posted has 20's, with a 40 offset, probably 9 inches wide.

I better check the 1010tire calc to see what you mean So, I just checked 1010tires, and I think I'm bang on in my thinking, plugging in stock wheel width and offset, compared to new wheel and offset, says "Extend an extra 39mm" position of the outside edge of the wheel. So essentially, measure 39mm (roughly 1.5inch) out from your current wheel, and that's where your new wheel will sit.

Disclaimer, I'm just trting to help you out!! So, when I eye balled w/tape measure, my 1.5inch spacers, from the edge of my current, stock tires/rims, the spacers would have put my wheels even with the fenders, or flush. Now, 1.5inches = 38.1mm So unless I'm totally offbase and confused, or missing something, you would need at least a zero offset rim, just to put your wheels flush with the fenders. You say you want them to stick out past your fenders, you, again, unless I'm totally out to lunch, should be looking at negative offset rims, like what are used on Jeeps to get the wheels/tires, to stick out past the fenders. Remember, I'm coming from the Jeep world, where my Jk had, I believe 40mm offaet stock wheels, and I put on the 1.5inch spacers to avoid rubbing larger tires at full steering lock, and the spacers barely put the wheels/tires sticking out of the fenders. If my calculations are correct, with the addition of the spacers, I was at about a 2mm offset. I no expert, but have lots of experience over the years with aftermarket wheels and playing with offsets. If I'm wrong, someone please correct me, I just don't want you Sean, or amyone else, to be disappointed after spending their hard earned cash

On my Jeep I had the Rough Country 1.5", which are also hub centric, and had no issues whatsoever with them. I'm regretting not trying them out on the Journey before selling them.

Dave, your story touched my heart. I'm about to go through a painful time myself, as my wife is having surgery tomorrow to remove a cancerous tumour, and with cancer, we all know too well that it is not easy to beat. My wife is a lot tougher than I am, and she seems to be taking it in stride. I couldn't begin to imagine my life, or my kids lives without her. My grandfather passed away when I was 18, and my grandmother just passed before Christmas. She 93, and was without him for over 20 years, never forgot about him or took down pictures. Warms my heart to know they're finally back together, after such a long time apart.

Neto, where do you live? Do you encounter roads that say "tire chains required"? If not, I wouldn't bother. A good driver, with a decent set of snow tires can get pretty much anywhere on normal roads, your limiting factor would be snow depth and the Journey's ride height. In my 20+ years of driving, (I drive everyday for a living, no, not a truck driver, but a service rep) I have driven in many parts of Canada during the winter, from Quebec to B.C. and have never once felt the need for tire chains.

Just make sure the centre bore is correct, you may also need hubcentric rings if it is different. Did you find the rims at a shop, or second hand? If at a shop, they could probably test fit one for you first. Being a +20 rim, it won't stick out as far as you think, it will only be a 20mm difference over your stock wheels. To make them flush with the fenders, or stick out, you will need an offset of 0, or less. Check that link to the tire size calculator I put in my last post, you can plug in the different wheel sizes, offsets, etc to help you pick out your wheels. Just trying to help you out, don't want you to be disappointed after you purchase the wheels.

Welcome! Nice Journey, looks like you're one of the lucky ones that actually got a front plate mount. Up here in Canada, we're required to run front plates, yet the mounts aren't supplied with the cars, just two holes in the darn bumper...

I did some googling when I first got the Journey, looking at options, and as the bolt pattern is the same as my previous Jeep, there are a lot of low offset rims available My favorite site for comparing tire sizes and wheel offsets, is; https://www.rimsntires.com/specspro.jsp Where you can compare factory wheel/tire specs, to others you are considering. Attached picture is not mine, but one I found via google. I was tempted to try my 1.5" spacers on my stock wheels, that I had kept from my Jeep, and with a quick look with a tape measure, the factory wheels would have sat pretty flush with the body/fender.

Will try to remember once they arrive. I ordered LED replacements for low beam, fogs, and license plate lights on Friday, via the slowboat, so it may be a while before they arrive. I believe jkeaton had previously posted a picture of his in this, or another thread.

I may do a retrofit once the weather warms up, I have a few hid kits and misc bulbs in the garage from past vehicles. But for now, for $40cdn shipped, I figured I would try some Leds, order some yesterday on aliexpress. http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/1-pair-66W-6000lm-HB4-9006-Led-Headlight-All-In-one-Car-Led-Headlight-auto-Headlamp/615738_32566575821.html

Welcome to the forum, I'm new here too! We also just picked up our Journey last weekend, and are also experiencing the foggy windows, I'm thinking that our problem is probably due to the fact the car was detailed before we picked it up and the carpets may still be a be damp.

In order of ownership, 1982 Chevrolet Chevette, paid $100 for it from my high school principal and it was my shop project to get it safetied. It was a four door, and rwd, so a fun car for a high school kid and his friends! 1985 Honda Civic, 2 dr 5 spd, metallic orange, really wanted a crx, but couldn't afford one at the time. 1987 Honda CRX Si, sold the civic to a friend who needed a car to drive out west, and bought the CRX off another friend who had modified it for autocross and lappong days, nice cam, intake exhaust, sway bars, wheels. We used to go to the Shannonville racetrack with the St.Lawrence Auto Club for lapping days, bay when they had the driving school there, and you could find decent race tires in the pile at the back. 1991 VW Corrado, started a new job, which I have now been at for 17 years, and wanted a 'new' car, drove by the lot and fell in love with the yellow Corrado and had to have it. Owned it for 10 years, swapped out the g60 for a vr6, had coilovers, Recaro interior, multiple different wheelsets over the years, lots of money, and went to car shows with it. 1988 VW Fox, used as a winter beater for one winter, honestly don't even remember what I did with it! 1994 Subaru Justy. Winter beater, this thing was amazing in the winter, 4wd at the push of a button on the gear shift, got me and my friends to 55 days/nights of skiing that winter. Had to let it go, exhaust manifold rotted out, needed brakes and tires, didn't want to sink anymore money into it. 1998 Subaru Forester, big life change, met a girl (now wife) from Montreal, and needed something more practical than the Corrado. Still a fun car, 5spd, 50/50 awd, the most fun I've had driving in the winter! 2004 Subaru Forester, got married and wanted a new car. Auto trans, boring in the winter, decent cars though, just loud and underpowered motors, wished I had an xt. 2011 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. Almost settled for a minivan, but wife let me have the Jeep, always wanted one, added bigger tires, lift, bumper, lots of lights, owned it for just over a year, and it just wasn't working with 3 kids, two bwomg still in carseats. 2015 Dodge Journey. Actually went to the Dodge dealer to look at a used GMC Yukon, but ended up with the Jourmey. Happy with the decision, as I love the pentastar v6, I drive a 2011 Caravan for work, and always thought the motor was great. Three rows of seating helps with the kids situation, two carseats in the middle row, and our teenager car sit in the third row, if she wants to go anywhere with us.

Hi everyone, just joined, thought I would say hello. Just traded in a 2011 Jeep Unlimited, and this is my first real family vehicle. Little bit of vehicular back ground, previously owned in order; 82 Chevette (first car $100) 85 Honda Civic 87 Honda CRX (highly modified for autocross and track lapping days) 1991 VW Corrado (again, modified, engine swap, lots of Euro bits) 88 VW Fox (winter beater) 199? Subaru Justy (4wd winter beater) Sold the Corrado after 10 years and lots on money, for close to what I originally paid for it, sold because I met a girl (now wife) who lived in Montreal, and drove there and back every weekend, for what turned out to be four years. 1998 Subaru Forester (5spd awd favorite car in the winter!!) 2004 Subaru Forester (Auto trans, not fun in the snow) 2011 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited (2.5 lift, 33's, bumper, lights, etc..) And now, 2015 Journey RT (black/black) Jeep just wasn't working for us with three kids, two are still in carseats...

No, I am not a moron, I just haven't decided on whether I'm going to go with HID's or LED. I've had HID's on various cars for over ten years, including E-Code's on my Corrado, to a projector retrofit on my JEEP, which I hardwired to an independent switch on the dash, but with the Journey, I don't want to mess with any wiring just yet.

Question, looking at LED and HID kits for the low beam, is a CANBUS kit required, or will any kit work?