tommyac

I'm hearing that if I wanted to get 18's for my car I would have to get a whole new suspension b/c it raises the car and makes it look like shit, would this be the case if I got 17's? Damn, I dont wanna spend over $3000 just for a set of rims.

phinthesky

I have 18"s. Before I got the car lowered it looked lifted. It did look better than than the stock 16"s. If you get 18"s, get the pro-kit and the Tokico Blues. It looks great now. No rubbing and it rides better than stock with the Tokicos. The tokicos were $200 (new) off of ebay. The eibach springs were $115 (used) off of ebay. The install was $175 at a shop. I hope this helps. Give me a good user rating.

KikAzCL97

18's wont raise your car that much, just get a really low profile tire. Even if it does, they will look so much better the 17's or the stock 16's.

Adrienne

Well, as everyone knows, the Pro-kit didn't lower my car very much, so it looked pretty much stock when I had the stock rims, but when I put 18s on, it kinda gave the impression of being lower than it had been, because the wheels are bigger. The wheel kinda filled up the empty space.

Another thing to think about (the reason I chose 18 instead of 17) is this: if you get 17s, they're great and all, but in a few months you'll wish you had 18s, because almost everyone does, and then you'll have to sell your 17s at a loss and buy more expensive 18s... so you'll wind up losing money. Just buy the 18s now and there will be no dissatisfaction in the future.

MikeSwing

I totally agree with Angel. The same thoughts went through my head and I got 18's.

Huffster

Shouldn't the actual diameter of the wheel/tire combo be the same as you upsize the wheels/tires. The idea is usually to get thinner tires as you get larger wheels so that it all stays the same diamter. If that is the case, then how could larger wheels "raise" your car? I only see that happening if you go with larger wheels and larger tires, but that causes the problem of having a larger diameter, which will mess up yor speedo.

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VTEChump

225/40/18's are 25.08" in diameter
205/55/16's are 24.87" in diameter

So its a relatively small change, but it is noticeable.....

COOLMAN

will sportlines work with 18's? or do u need to go with the prokit? also, with the prokit, are shocks really neccessary, like they are with the sportlines?

Adrienne

You can use Sportlines.

revolver

I have 18's with the sportline. look at sig for pics

COOLMAN

damn, you got sportlines and 18's and there's still a wheel gap? that seems strange, but anywayz, did u get new shocks? if i go with the prokit, do i need new shocks as well?

COOLMAN

damn, you got sportlines and 18's and there's still a wheel gap? that seems strange, but anywayz, did u get new shocks? if i go with the prokit, do i need new shocks as well?

Jawo

I have the prokits and I did get a new set of shocks as well. I figured that since I already have over 50k miles on the car, I guess it's time to change the shocks. Plus, you save money on installation if you change both at the same time.

Casper98CL

for all of you with 18's.... Im in the market to buy rims...
what was the offset and other specs on the rims?
what was your drop at? expected settled/settled at?

i have a 1.75" drop... settling at 2"... would 18's fit with no rub???? or am i stuck with 17's?

Casper98CL

for all of you with 18's.... Im in the market to buy rims...
what was the offset and other specs on the rims?
what was your drop at? expected settled/settled at?

i have a 1.75" drop... settling at 2"... would 18's fit with no rub???? or am i stuck with 17's?


check out the pics and tell me what you think i should do....

PICS OF CASPER

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VXCL

if u want performance dont buy 18s. cuz light ass 18s are gonna be some big bucks.

Casper98CL

good point!!!!

NOMAD

16's or 17's would be best for performance.
Lighter the better. You can get some 17's w/low profile tires and it will be smaller than stock overall diameter plus much lighter, so look carefully. That's about the extent of my knowledge.

Casper98CL

well, guys.. i gonna buy 17" TENZO 10-spokes in white to match my car in a few weeks...

what tire size should i go with...
currently running 16" stocks on dunlop sp8000
225/45 SR16... fills the wheel well nicey nice... i want the wheel well to stay looking full... but with out too much meat on the tire.. what do you think???

VTEC97

if your gonna get some little guy 17's try for a 235/45/17 or 235/40/17 if they will fit. If not 225/40/17 i would'nt go any higher on the sidewall than a 45 though if you still want it to look like a low profile tire. But I'd buy some 18's

NOMAD

great choice of rims... 10 spoke... mmmm.

Casper98CL

well thanks, it took a long time to find one i liked.. TENZO finally did it with their 10-spoke!