Do I go with 17 or 18's Options

[FallenHero]

Thanks ghost

Ok, for those of you with 17's, do you have much trouble with bending? I'm thinking 215-45's

[PuffDog]

see i couldn't decide which size to get either so i think i am going to go with the 17 on the front and 18 on the back or do yall think that will look gay and if i do will i have to get the same tire code or will i have to get like 40 for the front and 45 for the back or vice versa?

[Drolius]

people usually do this when they have a rear wheel drive car, which ours are not. So, IMO I wouldn't do that!

[funks]

QUOTE (JStanger @ May 28, 2003 - 5:36 PM)

Well, I started off with 17" wheels with 215/40/17 tires. They looked good but the gap between our tires and wheel well is enormous. To get rid of the gap I bought a set of 18" wheels with 215/40/18 tires. They really filled up the wheel well alot better. The back wheels look really good, the front still has a decent gap but I want to lower it about an inch and a half all around. The way I look at it is this, the 18's might slow you down A LITTLE more but with the not so quick celica engines it's not going to matter anyways. And if you do go ahead and upgrade your engine to say a 3sge or 3sgte you will have enough power to push those 18's and roast people.

hmmm, 215/45/17's should also be quite nice, cheap insurance for dented rims too

[BongSai]

from my personal experience, my 17" rims slowed me down like crazy.

[Pvc99gT]

215/45/17's? youll need to go get your computer reprogrammed at a toyota dealer so your speedometer works correctly. W/ those tires the wheels will be too big and your speedo will max out like your goin 150 when your goin like 45 lol. i would also check your turning radius clearance so u dont get any rub, especially if you're dropped. Just some things to look out for.

[Blackcelliman]

When I upgraded from 17's to 18's, the complete wheel diameter(with rim and tire) was almost exactly the same and the speedo was off both times, but it stayed the same. It was off about 5-6 mph at normal driving speeds. My 17's had 215/45/17 tires and my 18's now have 215/40/18 tires. I know that the suggested tire size for 18's is a 35 series, but the roads suck around here and that's why I got that little extra rubber for the sidewall.

[khye]

Well, the first thing I put on my 94 GT (3S-GE) was a set of 18" Kahn wheels.
I have not had any trouble with them at all and I noticed straight away that the handling was much better.
(If you consider sharper steering as better!)

I am never going back to sub 18" rims.

They definetly look better than 16s or 17s, especially since the Celica has such huge wheel arches, the 18s seem to be the only size that stop the car looking like it is anorexic.

Maybe it is just my impression but some bodykits only seem to look right when sitting on 18s