18" Rims

ANBU_fto · Post by **ANBU_fto** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 11:21 pm

oh kool, saved yaself a few pennies

ANBU_fto · Post by **ANBU_fto** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 11:31 am

if i was to get 18" rims, and lower my car my car by 2", how much would if effect my speedo?

Slither · Post by **Slither** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 11:37 am

Lowering your car will not have any effect on your speedo but your rim size can depending on the tyre size u get with em

the lower the profile the smaller your wheel circumference and thus the less your speedo will b out, on the flip side the lower the profile the harsher ride it will b

barfy · Post by **barfy** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 3:12 pm

Ive got some pics of my car with the new rims heres the link ...

http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/603117

Adriano · Post by **Adriano** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 3:20 pm

Very nice car, well done!!!
18" makes a difference... perfect size for the FTO imo...

Adriano · Post by **Adriano** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 3:22 pm

btw, have you lowered it?

barfy · Post by **barfy** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 3:27 pm

Yeah it was lowered before i bought it although looking at the pics when it had the 17" titans on u wouldnt have guessed.

I get alittle bit of a scrape at full lock but nothing too major.

barfy · Post by **barfy** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 3:29 pm

oh and the 17" neeper titans are for sale with rubber for $800

bozhu001 · Post by **bozhu001** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 4:46 pm

barfy

are you selling the 17" titans?
any pics?

barfy · Post by **barfy** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 4:59 pm

Sure am, there are some pics on this link...

http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/603117

or leave me your email address and ill send u some

Guni_GuGu · Post by **Guni_GuGu** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 12:25 am

Man that tempetyres has some real real cheap dealsa for rims and tyres!!!

Can I ask, does anyone else get wood, when they see shadow chrome rims?? Because, that stuff is like porn to me :p

ANBU_fto · Post by **ANBU_fto** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 4:28 pm

Slither wrote:Lowering your car will not have any effect on your speedo but your rim size can depending on the tyre size u get with em

the lower the profile the smaller your wheel circumference and thus the less your speedo will b out, on the flip side the lower the profile the harsher ride it will b

hello, if i was to get 18", what tyres would i need for them?

Slither · Post by **Slither** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 10:10 am

I take it u mean if u want your speedo to b more accurate??

well if u r then the lower the profile the better, im not actaully sure what the radius of standard wheels with standard tyres is but i think its the pretty much the same as 17" wheels with 35 profile tyres (correct me if im wrong people) so u'd need to go even lower than that

basically the bigger your wheel is the lower your tyre radius needs to b in order for your speedo to stay "accurate" so if your increasin your wheel size by 2" then u need to decrease your tyre size by the same amount

RallyMad · Post by **RallyMad** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 7:43 pm

Actually you'll find it's not that important to get the exact same rolling diameter. There is a amount you can go each way. Most wheel, tyre companies, RTA's, insurance compaines have a table that shows, given a certain tyre/wheel combo the rolling diameter. So then you can figure out given a bigger wheel what size tyre you'll need to be within the allowable difference. I'm not sure what that is though. GO and see your local tyre show for advice if you can, I'm sure they can tell you.