Wheels for a 2001 Camry?

[Fredrick2003]

I was looking at what I could do to change my cars appearance, and new wheels sounded like a cool idea. There are definately alot of cool designs out there and I have changed my share of tires/wheels/hubcaps/brakes/other wheel things in the past so I would know what I was doing.

The problem is, when I replaced wheels and tires, I was always sure to get the same size as the wheels that were already on the vehicle, to avoid problems. But the really like looking wheels that I want are all 16 inches or 17 inches, and my car only has 15 inch wheels.

I don't think any problems would arise by going up to 16 inches, or are there? Just looking for any input, havn't seen anyone else with any problems though.

[eddie926]

Plenty of info posted on this lately if you'd do some searching.

Having said that, there's no problem with going to 16, 17, or even larger. When you increase the diameter of the wheel, you use a lower profile tire to compensate, with the result being that the overall wheel/tire package is the same diameter as the 15 wheel/tire package.

Go to http://www.tirerack.com and enter your vehicle data. They'll show you what wheels they have that will fit your car and they'll tell you what size tires you need for the size wheel you pick.

Most of the other tire sites on the net do the same thing.

This site has a good size comparer calculator that shows some good info on the effects of various wheel and tire combos, i.e. how much your speedometer might be off with a new package, how much closer you might be to the suspension or fenders, etc.

http://www.rims-n-tires.com/rt_specs.jsp

Oh, and pay attention to the offset and bolt pattern on the wheels. Not just the diameter. Of course, you probably already knew that since you indicated previous wheel/tire experience

[bigbird]

no problems, only benifits untill u get to really low profile tires like 35 and below...which u wont. id recommend 17s. tires for 16s will become more expensive cuz auto makers arent going to use 16" much in the future. 17" tires will eventually, and in some cases already are, less expensive or just as much as 16" .

[Fredrick2003]

Thanks for the help, and I am sorry that I didn't search. Most of my tire/wheel experience was after someone had already bought tires or wheels that they were told they needed and I was just there to instal them (because I charge less than a mechanic >_>...). So I didn't know about about the selection process.

Again, thanks and sorry for not searching