18"s rims, What is driveabilty like? Options

[ShadowFX]

I'm looking at buying 18"s rims, but Im worried about what sort of things I should be wary of. What is the driveability of 18"s like? Is safety an issue, ie. the lack of sidewall, expense and availability of decent tyres. Also, ride quality, will I really feel every bump in the road, etc? Am i better of going 17"s?

[Jdog1385]

i had 18" rims on my car. the ride quality isnt that good b/c you have to use a low profile tire. i used 215x35x18 tires on my wheels and that definitely made me aware of potholes.

[celicaGT96]

This is true^^^^ but you could go with 40's instead of 35, would help a little.
I have 18s, but now I think I want to sell them for 19s, cuz the 18s are starting to look small.

[SHERMAN]

Also be careful if the wheel is too heavy. My buddy put 18" rims on his civic and lost 17HP to the ground.

[Mr_E]

My 18"s are the same mass as my old stock 16"s, and ride quality is acceptable. Turn in and stability are excellent.

[Supersprynt]

Just gotta be careful with potholes. I would def. not recommend the 35mm tires as I hate mine.

[Jdog1385]

Just gotta be careful with potholes. I would def. not recommend the 35mm tires as I hate mine.

yea 35mm is really annoying.

if you go for 40mm your overall diameter will be bigger and your speedometer will be off.

This post has been edited by Jdog1385: Dec 24, 2005 - 2:17 PM

[Celicav]

This is true^^^^ but you could go with 40's instead of 35, would help a little.
I have 18s, but now I think I want to sell them for 19s, cuz the 18s are starting to look small.

Are you trying to compensate for something else?

[ShadowFX]

hmm.. it looks like I'll definitely have to rethink 18"s.. and I would be getting 215/35s, to keep my speedo accurate.

[celicaGT96]

This is true^^^^ but you could go with 40's instead of 35, would help a little.
I have 18s, but now I think I want to sell them for 19s, cuz the 18s are starting to look small.

Are you trying to compensate for something else?

.....wait just one second......what exactly is that supposed to mean??
is there something you had in mind...lol

[Jen]

Haha, the above made me laugh soooo hard.

[Punch]

I got 225-45-18 & my wheels are 18x8


This post has been edited by Punch: Dec 25, 2005 - 11:06 PM

[CelicaZR]

Hey punch is your speedo out of whack
with that setup?

[Hanyo]

hey punch,

can you post a picture of your rims with a closer angle. i want to see how nicely the 45 tirewall fills the wheel wells.

[Mr_E]

Bear in mind your stock speedo almost certainly overreads by 5-10%.

My 225/40R18s made the speedo more accurate.

[celiracer]

My 18's don't mess with the speedo. My tires are the same height as my stock 15' tires are. And my speedo is perfect. I tested it with a cops radar.

[Driveby]

I run 225/40/18's in the summer and they look great (imo) but on the track/strip/winter months run 16" rally slags and tbh the car feels alot better, with a much more progressive loss in traction, instilling more confidence on the limit. Car looks lost with the 16's on though

[dustin15brown]

Also be careful if the wheel is too heavy. My buddy put 18" rims on his civic and lost 17HP to the ground.

if you're driving a stockk celica... power isn't an isue for you... atleast it shouldn't be or you're screwed regardless

[Blakout16]

ooo no's hp loss lol, wait wouldnt matter... not much to go around already.

[kirky]

I'm looking at buying 18"s rims, but Im worried about what sort of things I should be wary of. What is the driveability of 18"s like? Is safety an issue, ie. the lack of sidewall, expense and availability of decent tyres. Also, ride quality, will I really feel every bump in the road, etc? Am i better of going 17"s?