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#1884
I had made the decision to stick with 17's but I have a feeling I'm really going to regret it... So I'm thinking 18's with a 35 tire or like a 205/40/18 to get some stretch and make it a little shorter than the stock wheels.
I wanna stay dumped!
I wanna stay dumped!
#1885
^im pretty low but my wheels are not that wide. 18x7.5 et 45 and im running 225/40/18.
yea i'm a little lower in stockies.
Originally Posted by GQQSE13
^^feels like you sit lower on 17's as well doesnt it? ( at elast that's how i feel come fall when i throw stockies back on)
#1886
That's the same specs as the wheels I want 08tC. I put my girlfriends rims on my car with a 225/40/18 and I could barely turn, seemed like if I hit a bump I would bend my fender.
I did the wheel calculator and a 205/40/18 tire is 5mm shorter in overall diameter than stock, and a 215/40/18 is only 3mm taller than stock.
A 225/40/18 is 11mm taller than stock, almost half an inch, so I believe with a less wider tire I could stay slammed and not worry about rubbing.
Only thing that sucks is the 225/40/18's are the cheapest, the other sizes are over 100
I did the wheel calculator and a 205/40/18 tire is 5mm shorter in overall diameter than stock, and a 215/40/18 is only 3mm taller than stock.
A 225/40/18 is 11mm taller than stock, almost half an inch, so I believe with a less wider tire I could stay slammed and not worry about rubbing.
Only thing that sucks is the 225/40/18's are the cheapest, the other sizes are over 100
#1888
Did you pull the fender lining out? Love the way it looks, if I go with a 215/40/18 tire I can still be just as low and tucking as the stock wheels because it's only 3mm taller than stock, which is like .11 of an inch.
#1889
Plastic fender wells are gone. Took out that anoying bolt where the fender and front bumper meet. Replaced it with a ziptie. Im gonna run -1 camber in the front. Im at 0.4 right now. I need camber bolts.
#1892
Yeah that's why I think a 215/40 or 205/40 will eliminate the rubbing problem because it's not as tall. A 205 would actually make you sit lower than stock wheels because it's 5mm shorter