Bain Member 827 Member For: 21y 6m 28d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 08/04/05 10:36 AM Posted 08/04/05 10:36 AM Hey all,Im looking into some rims at the moment.. The ones I really like come out with a max of 18in x 7.5inFirstly.. Whats the widest rubber I can lay on them and 2ndly, is 7.5in enough for spirited driving? (if I get decent sports tyres)thanks in advance.Bain
turb06 Dark Knight Mafia Member No. - 666 Member 3,667 Member For: 23y 7m Location: Toowoomba Posted 08/04/05 03:07 PM Posted 08/04/05 03:07 PM I am pretty sure the optional 18's are 18x8 inch (possibly 18x8.5) they come with 245/40 rubber, so I wouldnt go any less than that.Dazza.
XtRmn8 570Nm @1800rpm Legacy Donating Member 2,441 Member For: 23y 4d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 08/04/05 04:27 PM Posted 08/04/05 04:27 PM I habe 18x7.5 on my car and the rims seem fine. I have 235s all round at the moment but you can got 245s. Because I dont drive my car like a race driver to me it makes no difference if they were 225 or 275 in terms of grip, etc! One good thing about the rims is that there as heaps of room under the guards and I could drop my car another inch all round easy :D
Bain Member 827 Member For: 21y 6m 28d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 09/04/05 02:06 AM Author Posted 09/04/05 02:06 AM I habe 18x7.5 on my car and the rims seem fine. I have 235s all round at the moment but you can got 245s. Because I dont drive my car like a race driver to me it makes no difference if they were 225 or 275 in terms of grip, etc! One good thing about the rims is that there as heaps of room under the guards and I could drop my car another inch all round easy :D<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Sweet.. My old car had 17x7.5's with some nice sports rubber and they were great.. So I imagined it wouldnt be to bad upping the rim size while staying the same width.Sweet.. I guess I will go ahead and order the rims I wanted..
Turbo6man Legacy Donating Member 4,084 Member For: 23y 11m 15d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 09/04/05 04:41 AM Posted 09/04/05 04:41 AM Yeah, it's a pity that so many of the really good European rims only come in 7.5" wide. Personally I wouldn't use them unless they had zero offset (or 10mm Max), BUT you can run up to your original width (235) tyres on them OK.
XtRmn8 570Nm @1800rpm Legacy Donating Member 2,441 Member For: 23y 4d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 09/04/05 06:11 AM Posted 09/04/05 06:11 AM I habe 18x7.5 on my car and the rims seem fine. I have 235s all round at the moment but you can got 245s. Because I dont drive my car like a race driver to me it makes no difference if they were 225 or 275 in terms of grip, etc! One good thing about the rims is that there as heaps of room under the guards and I could drop my car another inch all round easy :D $hit!Sorry about all the mistakes in there. That was last night after about 8 VB's!
GlennAUII Former XT pilot Legacy Donating Member 4,791 Member For: 23y 2m 2d Gender: Male Location: The Womb Posted 09/04/05 06:56 AM Posted 09/04/05 06:56 AM Are these the hp design 18's? :D
Bain Member 827 Member For: 21y 6m 28d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 09/04/05 10:06 AM Author Posted 09/04/05 10:06 AM Are these the hp design 18's? :D<{POST_SNAPBACK}>nup, its these fellows.Some people dont like em.. I love em
GlennAUII Former XT pilot Legacy Donating Member 4,791 Member For: 23y 2m 2d Gender: Male Location: The Womb Posted 12/04/05 01:46 PM Posted 12/04/05 01:46 PM Are these the hp design 18's? :D<{POST_SNAPBACK}>nup, its these fellows.Some people dont like em.. I love em <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I like the look of them
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