fatty

Im thinking of getting some dpe s-10 rims for my car. I dont plan on lowering it yet. Should I get 19s or 20s??

miker_types

go with the 20's, you'll regret it later if get the 19's, their more expensive than the 20's because of their availability.

fatty

I have the carbon grey pearl, what do you think about the color liquid cinder??

Touge

Depends, wheel with no lip 19" , wheel with lip 20"

Chas2

19's are more expensive than 20's? Did not know that. I would stay away from 20s because the profile will be so low that I would worry about pot holes.

fatty

The reason leaning towards 20s is cuz there are more options in tires. Do you guys think it will look funny not lowered??

Touge

Yes, a thin profile tire will actually look worse than a stock tire if not lowered.

fatty

wat size tire should i get???

Chas2

Stock is 245/50-17
18 = 245/45-18
19 = 245/40-19
20 = 245/35-20

All are within 3 mm of the stock 677 mm size if you want to adhere to the true "plus" principle sizing. However, others, notably Touge, have tried a different size, 255/35-19 which are -16 mm shorter, with no apparent issues.

fatty

any benefits with 255/35/20 instead of 245/35/20?? Or any pros n cons??

Chas2

I am no expert, but the theoretical height is 9mm more, or 1.3% difference, so the answer is not much difference. Your speedo will be reading slightly low, so travelling an indicated 60, you will be actually going 61.

Theoretically, you want to keep to no more than 2.0% to 2.5% difference.

fatty

9mm more for the 255 or 245??

Chas2

255 will be slightly taller than 245. The 245 is virtually identical (+2mm) to the stock size.

fatty

255=more protection for rims???

Chas2

less, 255 is 16 mm or more than half an inch shorter than 245.

Chas2

Of course, 16 mm less height overall translates to 8 mm less (8mm on the bottom and 8 mm on the top). 8 mm is about a third of an inch less "protection" than the 245.

fatty

so wait, 255 will look more like a low profile and the 245 will look fatte/tallerr??

Chas2

I know that I may have gotten mixed up between whether you were asking about 255/35-19 and 255/35-20 tire sizes in all of this posting. Here are the differences I get from the web tire calculator:

http://www.tyresave.co.uk/tyresize.html

The sizes in bold are not direct "plus" sizing replacements, but *should* work...remember your mileage may vary.

RL Overall Tire Diameter

245/50-17 = 26.65 in or 677 mm Stock tire size
245/45-18 = 26.68 in or 678 mm or + 1 mm difference from stock
245/40-19 = 26.72 in or 679 mm or + 2 mm difference from stock
255/35-19 = 26.03 in or 661 mm or -16 mm difference from stock (what Touge used) At indicated 60 mph you will be actually traveling at 58.6 mph
245/35-20 = 26.75 in or 679 mm or + 2 mm difference from stock
255/35-20 = 27.03 in or 686 mm or + 9 mm difference from stock At indicated 60 mph you will be actually traveling at 60.9 mph

Chas2

fatty, what did you end up doing. We would like to see pictures!

fatty

I ordered my rims and are being built, I think I will be going with the 255s. As soon as I get them I will post some pix. Thanks Chas2

fatty

Do you guys know if I will rub if I go with 255/35/20, I do plan on being lowered with tein comfort sport?? My dealer recommended 245/30/20. I dont like negative camber cuz I want even tire wear.

fatty

bump, does anyone know if I will rub with 255/35/20??

Chas2

No clue. The fact that they are larger in diameter than stock by +9 and +25mm (that is 1 full inch) than the 255/35-19 that Touge used, certainly increases the chances. I have not looked at sizes in 20, but why not go with a size close to stock, like 245/35-20. The physical volume of the space taken up by the wheel/tire should not change. The difference of course, will be in offset and how far out or in the tire falls with respect to the stock position.