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Old 05-18-04, 05:35 PM
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Help about RIMS

so im thinking of buying 18'' but i hear it will suck *** i also want to do suspension work of like lowering it about 1-1.5 inches. people are telling me the ride will be crap and uncomfortable.. should i stick to 16'' rims(the size of the stock rims that it comes with)? or try 17's/18's?

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Old 05-18-04, 05:48 PM
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I got 17's w/ the stock suspension. Its not that bad. Does get a little worse.
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It doesn't matter what size rims you get as long as you don't get something like 19s or 20s and get lower profile tires. For example, with 16s you use 225/50/16 but with 17s, you use 225/45/17.
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Oh, and make sure you get the right offset. What widths are you getting?
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no clue, but ill prob go for 17in 5zigen 5zr rims.
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I like 5Zigen's FN01R rims myself =O
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17" wheels

The stock 15" I have are +40mm offset.

I also have 17" (see the sig) but they have a +35mm offset which puts them 5mm further away from the hub. Looks good and no rubbing at all, even at extreme lock (turn).
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That's only true if the widths of the rim are the same.


I'm running 17X7.5 40mm offset all around and it's just fine For fronts, anything that's not wider than 8 inch and in +30-40mm offset range should be fine. For 8 inch up front, you wanna stay with +30-35mm offset. It goes same for the rears except that you can fit up to 9 inch in the rear.
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