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LaxSi
01-10-2004, 10:26 PM
Has Anyone put any 18 inch rims on there car if so what is the tire size and do you rub?

Brettnyt
01-11-2004, 10:35 PM
My 18"s are scheduled for arrival on the 19th... Prolly put em on on the 20th and get allignment and all... Anyways, the tires that are on them are 215/35/18 Toyo FZ-4's...

dofu
01-13-2004, 03:33 PM
i have racing hart gt5 215/35/18 on my car w/ close to 3" drop. i had no problem w/ rubbing until i got rid of the 5 dgree negative camber in the rear lol. raised the car a bit and rolled my fenders... should be alrite now

Brettnyt
01-13-2004, 04:39 PM
1. How easy is fender rolling
2. Do u have any pics of your car? :D

dofu
01-13-2004, 05:43 PM
well my car's in a shop right now coz i rear ended an s2k, so i had them do it for me while its in there. its pretty easy to do... all you need are jack stands and a baseball bat... you figure it out from there lol. if you dont wanna do that, you can always dremel it. as for the pics... i'll take some when i get my car back. prob towards the beginning of next week

Kis4KEN
01-15-2004, 08:58 PM
Originally posted by Brettnyt
1. How easy is fender rolling
2. Do u have any pics of your car? :D

i have
Buddy Club p1 spec II
215/35/18
tein s.tec springs

i don't rub, everyone told me that i'd hate the ride quality, but i like... its not as bad as ppl say. for pics, click the bottom of my signature, it says kis4ken's ep... or something like that. look on page 3... i think

wut kinda wheels you planning to get?

1 fstr si
01-15-2004, 10:03 PM
i have 18 inch axis speed six wheels, and 215/35ZR18 tires. they do rub, but, if you were to NOT GET 8 inch wide rims, you wouldnt have a problem. since im dropped on 2" progress sport springs, and they are 18 inches wide, the inside edge of the rim itself, rubs on the lower rear swingarm when i corner hard. so, if yours arent 8 wide, you wont have a problem.http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid97/p14f08d9fecb2872a38ff8dc03af5a146/fa13d0d2.jpg.thumb.jpg

Kis4KEN
01-15-2004, 11:58 PM
mine are 18x8... no problems... at all. EXCEPT tires coxt a grip

stpkenton
01-17-2004, 04:42 PM
i have r-1 racing gtr-10 with 215-35-18 tires with a progress drop. no rub so far, i have only had it on a week though

Brettnyt
01-18-2004, 01:29 AM
Post up some pics of the 18"s guys!!! Mine are supposed to arrive tommarow... God damn im excited!

Kis4KEN
01-19-2004, 09:11 PM
here's my car with my Buddy Club P1 spec II...
18x8 with 215/35/18 nitto nt 450 (shitty tires, don't buy em)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid98/p501626bc08226a3cb97c402d0062ded5/fa00b1e5.jpg

YooShin
01-21-2004, 10:40 PM
I'm going for 18"s. I've got a pretty sweet deal lined up just waiting to see when and how much my bonus at work is going to be next week :D Get ready for all those so called hard core performance enthusiast to call you "bling" and "rice" just because you don't have 16" forged JDM rims that weigh less than a new born. Don't get me wrong, I love Rotas and Volks. Just don't listen to them 18" haters! :mad: ;)

Kis4KEN
01-22-2004, 01:38 AM
Originally posted by YooShin
I'm going for 18"s. I've got a pretty sweet deal lined up just waiting to see when and how much my bonus at work is going to be next week :D Get ready for all those so called hard core performance enthusiast to call you "bling" and "rice" just because you don't have 16" forged JDM rims that weigh less than a new born. Don't get me wrong, I love Rotas and Volks. Just don't listen to them 18" haters! :mad: ;)

true that.

Brettnyt
01-22-2004, 07:56 AM
Don't worry... I dont listen to the 18" haters... No hatin so far... I got em on yesterday and had tons of people walk up and complement me on how my ride looks... Heres 2 pics from last night... I will get day time ones today hopefully... Oh yeah, I was told that it may rub, but i have turned it lock to lock and nothing that i can tell... The 18"s seem to fill the gab VERY nicely...

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid101/p6dd66fb0df7e038da33771f25a44aed3/f9de5da8.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid101/p8f53cb1a1c6fe97fb8842f77a0ab3a0a/f9de5d9c.jpg

Hope you like it! I cannot feel any decrease in performance... Acceleration feels the same, and the handling has improved :D

Whiteboy
01-22-2004, 08:19 AM
Those 18's look blingin! But fear the potholes. Here in Houston, those 18's would probably last a week, our roads are so bad.

YooShin
01-22-2004, 11:00 AM
Originally posted by Whiteboy
Those 18's look blingin! But fear the potholes. Here in Houston, those 18's would probably last a week, our roads are so bad.
I'm in Houston also and I'll agree our roads can be tough. That's why everybody and anybody is try to convince me not to go to 18"s. I do about 500miles/week on the freeways and some are rough, even the beltway. My hood isnt that bad except for some RR tracks and neighborhood speed humps/bumps.