 18"s rims, What is driveabilty like? |
 Dec 24, 2005 - 12:24 PM
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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?
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Jan 2, 2006 - 11:58 AM
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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
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ShadowFX 18"s rims Dec 24, 2005 - 12:24 PM
Jdog1385 i had 18" rims on my car. the ride quality i... Dec 24, 2005 - 12:49 PM celicaGT96 This is true^^^^ but you could go with 40's in... Dec 24, 2005 - 12:57 PM
Celicav QUOTE(celicaGT96 @ Dec 24, 2005 - 10... Dec 24, 2005 - 2:19 PM SHERMAN Also be careful if the wheel is too heavy. My bud... Dec 24, 2005 - 1:00 PM Mr_E My 18"s are the same mass as my old stock 16... Dec 24, 2005 - 1:09 PM Supersprynt Just gotta be careful with potholes. I would def. ... Dec 24, 2005 - 2:12 PM Jdog1385 QUOTE(Supersprynt @ Dec 24, 2005 - 2... Dec 24, 2005 - 2:15 PM ShadowFX hmm.. it looks like I'll definitely have to re... Dec 24, 2005 - 7:35 PM celicaGT96 QUOTE(Celicav @ Dec 24, 2005 - 3:19 ... Dec 24, 2005 - 10:19 PM Jen Haha, the above made me laugh soooo hard. Dec 24, 2005 - 10:30 PM Punch I got 225-45-18 & my wheels are 18x8 Dec 25, 2005 - 11:05 PM CelicaZR Hey punch is your speedo out of whack
with that se... Dec 26, 2005 - 7:11 AM Hanyo hey punch,
can you post a picture of your rims wi... Dec 26, 2005 - 7:17 AM Mr_E Bear in mind your stock speedo almost certainly ov... Dec 26, 2005 - 5:45 PM celiracer My 18's don't mess with the speedo. My tir... Dec 26, 2005 - 7:07 PM dustin15brown QUOTE(SHERMAN @ Dec 24, 2005 - 6:00 ... Jan 2, 2006 - 3:02 PM Blakout16 ooo no's hp loss lol, wait wouldnt matter... ... Jan 3, 2006 - 5:43 PM kirky QUOTE(ShadowFX @ Dec 24, 2005 - 12:2... Jan 4, 2006 - 10:59 AM Nibbe Í got the 18's with 225/40 tires and I wouldn... Jan 4, 2006 - 11:56 AM Fastbird QUOTE(Jdog1385 @ Dec 24, 2005 - 2:15... Jan 5, 2006 - 3:44 PM jdg371 What offset is good for those 18x8s with stock sus... Apr 18, 2006 - 3:38 PM desertwolf300 Seriously, get 17's. You'll have more tir... Apr 19, 2006 - 8:29 AM jdg371 somewhat OT: Im currently looking at some 18x 7.5 ... Apr 19, 2006 - 2:33 PM devilsden97 i just bought 17x8 rims and i put 225/45/17 on the... Apr 19, 2006 - 2:51 PM |
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