or even stock height.. i've seen ppl with 19" rims that don't rub.. it could work..

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A buddy of mine has 19" on his Integra with minor rub and they come with 14" rims stock (I think, don't know for sure, not an Integra fan) but the 2" drop may cause some problems

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I'm really not an expert, but I have talked to a more knowledgeable source, and from what he says, I think it depends on your combination of offset and rim width, among other things... Like, my 18x7s have a 49 offset, and that's SO much more than we're supposed to have (we SHOULD have 35-42, I think), and if the rim were any wider, even 18x7.5, that offset wouldn't work. But because the rim is only 7" wide, that offset is just about perfect, because it's a hair short of rubbing in the inside, and the face of the wheel is almost flush with the fender, so I can lower it with no problems.

HOWEVER, if you get wheels that are within the prescribed range (35-42), you won't have to worry about rubbing on the inside, but they will probably not be flush, and they may even stick out, depending on their width. This actually looks decent but it makes it hard to lower it, because the more your wheel sticks out on the OUTSIDE, and the lower your car, the more chance you have of rubbing the outside of the wheel against the fender. Unfortunately, 20" wheels rarely come with a width of less than 8.5"...

SO... you'd have to get like, THE PERFECT COMBINATION of offset and width, so that your wheels are far enough out not to rub the inside, and far enough in not to rub the fender.

That's just kinda my deduction based on my experience this past week dealing with offset... with a lot of help from my Car Knowledge Benefactor (I'll call him CKB from now on).


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[This message has been edited by Adrienne (edited 06-24-2001).]