18" Wheels But No Drop
03-17-2012, 03:44 PM
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18" Wheels But No Drop
Does anyone have any pictures of their rides with 18' wheels but not dropped. I don't have the money to do both and found a good deal on Craigslist.
These are the wheels I am thinking about.
Any pics?
These are the wheels I am thinking about.
Any pics?
03-17-2012, 04:25 PM
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03-17-2012, 09:33 PM
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18" 350z Touring rims with 245/40
I'll try and get a more clear pic so you can see the wheel gap but I'm at work right now so it'll have to wait till tomorrow. It doesn't look bad at stock height but everyday you look at it you wish you could drop it lol
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03-18-2012, 10:37 PM
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03-18-2012, 11:41 PM
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although a drop on stock 15s (or are they 16s?) is still gonna be fugly as hell.. Good thing i have the 17s 
03-26-2012, 12:34 AM
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All you 245/45/18 tire wearing folks speedo is off like crazy! 245/40/18 is a closer dimension to the 225/50/17 diameter than that huge aspect ratio 245/45/18...I'm running 245/40/18 and my speedo is off about 1-2 mph.....
03-26-2012, 05:14 AM
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You can always pick up the 18s first and then wait until you can drop the car before putting them on. I personally would never be caught driving around a car with non-stock 18s and no drop.
03-26-2012, 09:33 AM
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Them's fightin' words! Haha, j/k. I don't mind the way mine sits with no drop - but now I'm debating whether to rake it or drop it all around. I think the rear looks fine, but the front couuld use losing an inch or so.
03-26-2012, 09:36 AM
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I checked mine (running 245/45's) against my GPS this morning - up to 60 mph, there was only a 1-2 mph difference. I'll update if the difference increases at higher speeds once I get a chance to run it on the highway.
03-26-2012, 09:36 AM
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03-26-2012, 09:38 AM
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IDK if the year/model makes a difference. My brother has a '00 GLE and the 18's made the gap more glaring. On mine, the 18's filled it in rather nicely. We're running the same size tire - 245/45/18.
03-26-2012, 10:00 AM
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Neither is my car, but I am like 25 1/4" front and like 25 1/2 on the rears, from fender to ground...was lower but scraping alot...
BC Coilovers....Love Em....
BC Coilovers....Love Em....
03-26-2012, 10:53 AM
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03-26-2012, 12:56 PM
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225/50/17.....25.9" Dia.....804 rev/mile
245/40/18.....25.7" Dia.....811 Rev/mile
245/45/18.....26.7" Dia.....780 Rev/mile
Buddy you're off more than 1-2 mph.....maybe about 5 mph
03-26-2012, 07:16 PM
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^ checked it against my nav unit - Kenwood DNX 6180. It uses Garmin, so I would have no reason to believe it's any more accurate than a handheld. Just checked it again earlier today up to 75 mph and still getting a difference of about 2 mph at any given sustained speed.
As soon as I'm done tinkering with my newly-installed SE cluster, and possibly waiting until I do the much-debated drop, I'm taking it in to be calibrated just to err on the side of safety.
As soon as I'm done tinkering with my newly-installed SE cluster, and possibly waiting until I do the much-debated drop, I'm taking it in to be calibrated just to err on the side of safety.
