 Wheel and Tire Woes |
 Jul 25, 2006 - 7:33 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Jun 25, '05 From Fort Wayne, IN Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%)  |
Ok, so we got our new wheels and tires mated together today.
18x8 HP Racing HPR5 Wheels and 215/35-18 General Exclaim UHP tires. Here's the problem. I feel that the 215's are just too narrow for the 8" wide rim. The sidewall just bows out a little too much for our taste/comfort level. That said, we're looking at selling the Exclaim UHP's and purchasing a wider tire. A 235/30 would be PERFECT, but no one seems to make one. What are you 8" wide rim guys running in terms of tire sizing and keeping very near the stock diameter. Right now it looks like the best compromise will be a 225/35-18, but I'm a little weary on how well the 225's will be width-wise. Thoughts?? --------------------  |
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Jul 25, 2006 - 10:09 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 17, '04 From Illinois Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
If it were me, this would be an easy choice (unless you were autocrossing or road coursing). I would get 235/40/18. There are tons of choices and the extra sidewall will make a BIG difference in ride comfort. The fact that the wheels are a little larger doesn't really hurt anything. Yes, your speedometer will read a few mph too slow and you will be a tenth of a second slow or so but no big deal. You have the power to make up for it.
-------------------- QUOTE(lagos @ Jul 10, 2006 - 1:55 PM) [snapback]454118[/snapback] i know your trying to do the right thing for your motor, but this is one of those times where you should just trust the guys who have had their swaps for a while and have done a ton of research into this. |
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Fastbird Wheel and Tire Woes Jul 25, 2006 - 7:33 PM
95CelicaST way back when I had my 16X8 wheels I had 225/55 ti... Jul 25, 2006 - 8:02 PM Fastbird My main concern is speedo calibration. I don... Jul 25, 2006 - 8:07 PM 95CelicaST Speedometers can be calibrated to compensate for b... Jul 25, 2006 - 8:15 PM Fastbird Here's a couple of pics to illustrate what I... Jul 25, 2006 - 8:34 PM 95CelicaST 225 should be good for clearance, but if you don... Jul 25, 2006 - 9:25 PM Fastbird Well, I think we're going to ride these out to... Jul 25, 2006 - 9:32 PM jdg371 got for the 235
you can bring your car to a calib... Jul 25, 2006 - 9:37 PM
Fastbird QUOTE(jdg371 @ Jul 25, 2006 - 10:37 ... Jul 25, 2006 - 9:46 PM malpaso QUOTE(Fastbird @ Jul 26, 2006 - 2:33... Jul 26, 2006 - 12:59 AM Kadett Calculated the difference between stock and 235/35... Jul 26, 2006 - 9:38 AM celiracer Ya my spedo didn't change at all. I have 225/3... Jul 26, 2006 - 6:52 PM dustin15brown my tires are that thin i believe Jul 26, 2006 - 7:07 PM |
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