Thoughts? I am ready to go after some new rims. Anyone have 18's and if so, is the ride improved upon, same or worse? Should I stick to 17's?

 

thats should not even be a question dude...
GET THE 18's damnit
hahah

 

Answer in my sig!

 

No rubbing with the 18's? I gotta say the 17's are sweet but with the low wheel well clearance, will 18's hurt? I am all about the rubber but the ride is already pretty rough w/ the SE suspension. Better on 18's or the same? Any rubbing with the 18's or the same?

 

get the 18's........

 

low wheel well clearance???? hmm... and if you have to ask to get 18's you shouldnt buy them. OF COURSE GET BIGGER RIMS. And there is no rubbing. If you lower the suspension and get rid of the truck looking appearance that the 18's will give you, then you might receive some rubbing

 

I take that to say no rubbing, no performance drawbacks? I am ready bro! Just a couple hundred more bux and there on!

 

Your'e not helping me by saying I will have a 2003 Maxiam SE sport utility if I load it with 18's an no suspension work. I have no idea what that would look like but it doesn't sound pleasing. 18's and no drop, looks like sh*t, 18's w/ a drop, more money and probably some rubbing. Help me out here!

 

There are ppl running 19's and IIRC a person on 20's also w/o rubbing problems on lowered Maxima's. Get the 18s & some Teins!

 

IMHO here in Chicago, I would'nt go larger than 17's, as bent wheels and blown tires are no fun. In Texas it should not be so bad going to 18's, it will ride a little rougher. Another thing about 18's is they weigh more.

 

Thanks for the feed bro! Houston streets are alright. Bent wheels and tires are not fun, 17's or not. I was looking at 18's but a nice 17" rim on the Potenza's may work well for my application. Still torn......

 

The stock wheels weigh 25 lbs ea. So it would be good to ditch those. Got $825 for mine on ebay. Then I bought Centerline Forged RPM's in chrome, but stayed with 17's. This is a 14lb wheel the 18's weighed about 18lbs and would have been about $200 more for the set.
A cheaper lightweight wheel are some of the Rota's (Slipstream, Subzero, circuit 8 or 10)
It is all a matter of personal taste, but lighter is better, less rotational and unsprung weight.

 

Ahh yes, less weight is better, but the centrifugal force required to power the wheel is diameter dependant as well, and lighter 18's could still be harder to spin than the stock 17's due to this fact.

 

**** 18's, get 19's...... even better, get 20's.


~limsandy