wheel size Options

[NaderG]

What is the best size of tire to put on 17 and also 18 inch rims so that it would looks good and not rub or anything on a stock hieght car , would it throw off the speedometer??

also , incase i wanted to upgrade my suspension , what is the smallest drop possible ? like 1 inch or even half ... and if so , then what tire size should be used ?

This post has been edited by NaderG: Jun 1, 2007 - 5:51 PM

[jason]

imo:
17 225/40/17 x7.5
18 225/35/18 x8

i have the later and cannot complain, you could prolly drop 1-1.5 inches no prob, on mine i see a problem with the wheel plastics which you can just bend(dent) in so theres more clearance

most tire places *should* let you test fit some tires before you commit to buying them, from what i know/believe it depends alot on your width and offset

speedometer wise, your talking like 3-4 mph off at like 70/80 ish speeds so i wouldn't worry about that, unless you go smaller, the wheel wells wont fit too big of tires comfortably to have an issue there

comes down to which look you prefer better, i for one like a lower profile wide tire on a larger rim, others like different, find something that is happy and go with a common tire size for price reasons, if your unsure, get some cheap tires to try for a while to see how you like the look/ride, if both are bearable, great, if the ride quality goes to hell, get some bigger tires

really low profile tires, dubbed "ruber bands" aka what i used to have are AWESOME for cornering but watch out for them pot holes......

[NaderG]

imo:
17 225/40/17 x7.5
18 225/35/18 x8

i have the later and cannot complain, you could prolly drop 1-1.5 inches no prob, on mine i see a problem with the wheel plastics which you can just bend(dent) in so theres more clearance

most tire places *should* let you test fit some tires before you commit to buying them, from what i know/believe it depends alot on your width and offset

speedometer wise, your talking like 3-4 mph off at like 70/80 ish speeds so i wouldn't worry about that, unless you go smaller, the wheel wells wont fit too big of tires comfortably to have an issue there

comes down to which look you prefer better, i for one like a lower profile wide tire on a larger rim, others like different, find something that is happy and go with a common tire size for price reasons, if your unsure, get some cheap tires to try for a while to see how you like the look/ride, if both are bearable, great, if the ride quality goes to hell, get some bigger tires

really low profile tires, dubbed "ruber bands" aka what i used to have are AWESOME for cornering but watch out for them pot holes......

i did some reasearch on the site ( should have done that before i put the post) and that tire size seems to be everybody's favourite , my question to you is what is the "x7.5" and "x8" that u put after the sizes ??