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dillonrps13
PostPosted: Tue May 23, 2006 11:59 am 
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anyone with 18 inch rims on their sx

what tyre size in front and rear

how much power loss did u get when u changed
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it all depends on what rims you use

i had 18" on before and the car handeled like shit

put the 17" on and the car handles 100x better and also doesnt hit the guards now

with the 18" rims the tyre always hit the guards at high speed cornering

as for tyre size i was running a 225/35 on the front and a 225/40 on the rear

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what tyyres u running with the 17's
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I have 18 x 7.5 at front, 18 x 8.5 at rear, running RAYS Gram Lights 57Pro with offset as recommended by my contact at RAYS Japan. Rims weigh fuk all, look great, and handling has not been affected adversly.
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my 17x8 wears 225/35/17 (front) rears im going either 17x9 or 17x9.5.
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whyte wrote:
my 17x8 wears 225/35/17 (front) rears im going either 17x9 or 17x9.5.


that profile is quite small for the rim, did you mean 225/45?

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yeh 35 is a bit small for a 17" rim elvis

my 17 inch run 225/45 up front and 245/40 on the rear

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Ive got 18's on my s15.

18 by 8 on the front, 18 by 9.5 on the back and 225/40 and 265/40 tyres.

As for power loss if you are changing from stock wheels/tyres you will gain handling and traction. Well thats what I found after changing my 16's to 18's.
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BLISTC wrote:
yeh 35 is a bit small for a 17" rim

It depends how wide the tyre is.

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BLISTC wrote:
yeh 35 is a bit small for a 17" rim

It depends how wide the tyre is.


well and that too lol

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haha nah, as in, if you're running a really wide tyre the 35 isn't going to reduce the rolling diameter by much or at all.

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i got 18" on my 18sx, 225/40 on both front and back, also lowered 2" and have never had a problem with rubbing or anything like that. handling is allot better than the stockers.

as for power loss, my car is stock so i dont notice the differance :D

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i personally would only go 17's max
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I had 18s on my 180
rubbed the guards alot

Ill stick with 17s
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ive had 18's and 17's on my 180

235/45 rubber on both sets of wheels, drives fine, no scrubbing or anything
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