engine stress caused by wheel size? Options

[Razgriz]

First note that I looked around but didn't happen to see anything that mentioned this (pardon me if I missed it.)

Ok guys, Im looking into buying some new rims for my car, and I love the way 18's look on the celica. I know that physically they fit on the car no problem, but also i'm planning to put in the silvertop 4age. Now i know the 1.6 4age technically has more torque than the 1.8 7afe, but at a much higher range in the rpm band. Because of this would i be putting any unnecessary stress on the motor during stop and go traffic due to the wheel size?

Basically are 18's to big for a 1.6L? Or am I worrying over nothing?

Thanks ahead of time guys!

[ZGear]

Believe it or not....7.5 width tires did feel a lot better with performance when I was sliding trying to turn on 15in, ofcourse the turning radius wasn't as much.....but more surface area on 18in gave me more grip...however when I installed tne Teins....it performed 10x better...now next mod for power to get her up there on speed....

Wish I had disc brakes in the back to stop my 18s faster......!!that will be my next mod!!....haha!

This post has been edited by ZGear: Mar 12, 2008 - 11:18 PM