 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 5, 2006 - 3:44 PM
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QUOTE(Jdog1385 @ Dec 24, 2005 - 2:15 PM) [snapback]370757[/snapback] QUOTE(Supersprynt @ Dec 24, 2005 - 2:12 PM) [snapback]370756[/snapback] 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. Just so you guys know, the 35 and 40 readings for the sidewall height are not in MM. Those are in terms of percentage of the overall tire width. So a 215/35 tire is 215 MM wide with the sidewall height being 35% of that 215, or 75.25 MM. It's a common misconception. --------------------  |
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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 Driveby I run 225/40/18's in the summer and they look ... Jan 2, 2006 - 11:58 AM 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 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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