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post 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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post Apr 19, 2006 - 2:51 PM
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i just bought 17x8 rims and i put 225/45/17 on them. Get either 215 or 225 wide. I wouldnt go into 18's if its your daily driver, to many issues with potholes and crap, but your choice. Good luck

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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
- - 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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