tires rubbing so what do i get for my 18's
#1
tires rubbing so what do i get for my 18's
my car is lowered and right now i have my stock rims on with i think 225/60/15 tires on them and when i crank it all the way to left if i hit any bump regardless on how slow i am going they rub. my question is i just got some 18's and i was thinking on getting 225/40/18 or should i go with like a 215/40/18 or 225/35/18. see my main concern is the road were i live REALLY SUCK we were voted pot hole capital of the USA in 1999 i think so i would like to keep as much side wall as possible. i know that a good driver will avoid them and i do but coming home at night when it is dark its hard to see all of them. any opinions?
#5
Originally Posted by SouthStar019
arent 17's the best size for our cars any way?
I have seen some 18s that dont look right because of the style but wheels that have a lip to them look better in 18s imo.
#6
also back to the main post...do not go smaller than 225/40. You will bend a wheel quick. I believe the 225/40s are slightly smaller than stock size so you should be OK and not do any more rubbing than normally.
#7
Originally Posted by awsm66
its all a matter of opinion...I prefer 18s depending on the wheel style. Here is a pic of my old car with 18s.
[IMG]http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/9/web/789000-789999/789459_3_full.jpg[IMG]
I have seen some 18s that dont look right because of the style but wheels that have a lip to them look better in 18s imo.
[IMG]http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/9/web/789000-789999/789459_3_full.jpg[IMG]
I have seen some 18s that dont look right because of the style but wheels that have a lip to them look better in 18s imo.
#9
Originally Posted by VD Providah
I think those rims were ungly on that car. But who care's what I say because I was just jealous my black maxima didn't look that good nor did it have those sexy **** rims on it or the nicely done kit or the lowering springs and manual tranny. I guess I am a hater.
Originally Posted by SouthStar019
yea. i dont know 1 person on this. org that dont like the way awsm66's car looks. well it used to be his.
my new one will be similar but a different color and a little more performance oriented (from how I had it not how PA has it now). I wish I could find those wheels again but its next to impossible and I cant talk PA into selling them back . If I decide to keep it I may do some other cosmetic stuff to it but not sure.
#10
I think is car looks nice but. I personally liked my Maxima better without the body kit. But now that its gone I have a nice new project thats a little easier to work on. And a tranny swap is really easy but I dont know why I would want to get rid of the manual in a truck with 500ft-lbs of torque. And putting the front tires in the air is fun.
#12
I had 17" with 225/40/17 and they looked good but i noticed that i could go bigger without any trouble. So i sold them and got 18's. I don't think anything larger than that would be practical. You'd have to rap electrical tape on the wheels for tires.. I like a larger rim verses larger tire. And in my opinion i love the body lines on a 3rd gen max but i don't like the way it tapers in so much on the bottom of the car all they way around mostly on the front... which is why i bought a Stillen body kit. But like i have said numerous times "cars are like art everyone has there own opinion on what hot and whats not!"
#13
i went with 215/50/17 with the 2000/01 rims i barely fit on my rear tires had to cut small portion of strut's frame to prevent rubbing, so hmmmm.... i wanted to go with a wider footprint like 225/45/17 like the OEM rim setup for the 2000/01 max yrs, but no way i could do that.
#14
ok so youre running a 225/60/15??? thats wrong for one. thats probably why you rub. as far as 18s, youll be fine with a 225/40/18 tire. i ran 18x8 with a 30mm offset and a 235/40 and that pushed the threshold on rubbing. i had to roll the inner fender lips on the rear had i had a higher offset i probably wouldnt rub. but it looked too good. plus im going to 19s now probably.
#15
well i have Size: 18"x7.5" Offset: +48mm and i just don't want to buy the wrong tires if i can. as far as what i have for stock i think that's what they are I'm not sure they might be 205/60/15 not too positive guess i could check
#16
Originally Posted by jkmay01
i went with 215/50/17 with the 2000/01 rims i barely fit on my rear tires had to cut small portion of strut's frame to prevent rubbing, so hmmmm.... i wanted to go with a wider footprint like 225/45/17 like the OEM rim setup for the 2000/01 max yrs, but no way i could do that.
#17
Originally Posted by Loco7
well i have Size: 18"x7.5" Offset: +48mm and i just don't want to buy the wrong tires if i can. as far as what i have for stock i think that's what they are I'm not sure they might be 205/60/15 not too positive guess i could check
#18
Originally Posted by tripleGmax
just get a 225/40/18 tire its probably cheaper than a 235/40 and you might need spacers for a +48 offset, not 100% positive
#20
Originally Posted by majordan
I am currently running 225/50/17 on 17X7 with a 35 offset, are these tires to big they do rub a little when I cut it hard to the left. Is this rub because of the 50 footprint or what?
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#22
Originally Posted by internetautomar
50= sidewall height expressed as a percentage of tread width (225)
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