Alright so i just bought enkei rs7's with 18 in tires and i installed them yesterday, my 07 Tc is dropped on h-techs so its pretty low so ive been driving around and sometimes when i would make a hard turn or went over a bump i would hear a noise from my back tires, i checked the lugs and they werent really tight so i tightened them and the noise kinda stopped for a little . was this the problem or is it becuase my car is too low

 

um you should be fine with htechs and 18s,what is the offset of the rims.mine are about as low as htechs go and they never rub.

 

your lugs weren't on tight? who installed them, if a shop did it, take it back ASAP and get them torqued.

 

there 35 and i know alot of people with my setup thats why im thinking hopefully it was because the lugs werent tight enough, and then my tire pressure light went on and i went to the gas station and put air on the ones that needed air but the light remains on, anyone know why?

 

and no it was some kid i know, we just traded my stocks+ 400 for his new 18s

 

anyonee

 

maybe no TPS in the new wheels? how much air did you put in them and did you reset it when you put air?

 

yeah i reseted it and everything and its still on , all 4 tires are on 32 flat so idk what to do

 

I have 18's on stechs and have no noise from the front or rear. If the noise stopped after you tightened your lugs then I would assume that was your problem. I know why your light is on as well...

 

yeah im hopeing that was it im just afraid that my car might be to low, or why the tire pressure light is still on

 

the light is on because of the TPMS not being in the new wheels....im assuming
if so....that light is gonna stay on.
youre either gonna have to remove it from the cluster....or tape it over

 

wait whats tpms? and is it bad if it stays on

 

The tire pressure light is on because you got rims from an '05 that does not have the air pressure sending unit on the valve stem inside the tire. Your car is probably an ;06 or above. The '05 tc's didnt use a sending unit, it was based on monitoring rotation, if one tire is spinning faster because it's diameter is smaller (i.e. flat tire) it triggers the light.

'06+ used a sending unit to monitor the pressure. That sending unit is internal and attached to the valve stem. Your new '05 RS1 rims dont have the sending unit so your car thinks you have a flat tire because it isnt receiving a signal.

 

your car isnt low. ure fine. i have the same setup since 07. never rub but i did scratch my cf lip with it. right now i want to offset my wheels a little bit out more.

 

its the tire pressure monitoring system..
basically when there is low pressure in the tires...the light turns on
im guessing the reason its on is because the ECU thinks there no pressure in the tires at all
you can buy replacements but there like 100 a pop!

 

yea my car is an 07 but wait how would it matter what year the other car was , the rims are universal and the tires were new so how would that trigger it, and is that bad then

 

lmao @ being low on h-techs, I had htechs and I was BEGGING for it to sag lower it was so darn high.

but yea you'll do just fine

 

really but y would it think that, is it because there bigger tires and its not used to it? and does it matter if it stays on

 

Its not bad. Just annoying. Its only bad if you do get a flat. It may take you a little while to notice due to the low profile tires. Run the risk of ruining the rim if you drive on it too long.

 

ooo ok yea i guess