Need Help Making the Right Decision

[much2much]

I was thinking of making a few simple upgrades to the camry until I was inspired to do what I really wanted to the car by a GEN 3 i saw online. I'm looking to do my first major change and I was thinking of getting new rims. In the future I would like to paint the car preferably black or burgandy( its gold now) so I was thinking of getting black 17s with a chrome lip and 225/45/17 tires now. Is this a good choice in size or will the lip make the wheels look too small, and is this a good place to start out? I'm also planning a drop with H&R springs but I would have to get the rims first because of personal reasons.

[ONE_to_HATE]

rims is always good- if you really want a lip.. go with 18x8 or 18x8.5 w/a rolled fender. Because even a 1 inch lip will make a 17" look like 16s.

[much2much]

these are my choices right now. I really like the raze r74s on top, but I've never heard of them and I don't know if they're a good brand. Any suggestions?

[cruisn76]

The rims you are looking at is very close if not exact to this guys car which he installed couple of days ago

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[bigbird]

i like # 1 and 2. just keep in mind that black with silver lip wil look smaller then all silver. id prolly go for the silver.

[camrtm3]

It is all in what you want. 17s are a good way to good if you like the wheel your getting. I wasnt fortunate enough to get that. 17s and 18s are what most people get. Got some pictures of 2 camrys with 17s and different tires and a picture of my car with 18s and lower profile tires on it.
Sry Joe, yours where the best examples of this.

So this is a 17 with tire that is 225/50. Wider tire and taller one too, but fits with his H&R springs, prolly the same ones your looking at.

Here are an other set of 17s, but with a 215/45. So this is the same side wall size you are looking at for 17s.

Heres my car with the 18s. The tire size is 225/45 R18. It works for me, gives me a rough ride like i want, still needs a suspension modification, but that is to come this summer. Only thing you really need to worry about with a 18 is they will get damaged very easily if you not carefully. Sure one pot hole can bend any rim, but 18s......omg. I take all bumps in the road as a hazard to my investment, sure its a pain to traffic behind me, but its worth it for the look I bought.

hope this helps.

OH, and I like number 2.

[much2much]

judging by the red camry it seems like 17s should be fine for me. The second ones are my favorite also. The only problem is that I have never heard of the company that makes them (Raze) and I'm worried about buying cheap quality wheels. Falken is a company I'm more familiar with.

[much2much]

How does the weight of my wheel affect my gas mileage? And is 22.5 pounds going to cause a problem?

[camrtm3]

I'll be honest, after putting on my 18s I had very little difference in my gas mileage. Also installed an intake so that helped improve my gas milage.

[eurohazard]

Your gas mileage might go down a tad, and it might take off a bit slower too...........but hey, you're doing this for looks right?

I am an all silver rim type of guy. Very rarely does a black wheel w/ chrome lip impress me.