Serious questions about rims - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

CheeseHead91182 · 04-07-2008, 08:20 AM

I went to the mall on saturday and to my surpise they have a rim shop now. So they told me they could get me '22 rims and tires for around $1400 which I think is pretty good so I am seriously considereing getting rims now.

However my uncle was tellign me that I probably shouldn't get anythign bigger than '20 because there won't be enough space in the wheel well when I'm turning or when hit a bump in the road. Then my grandpa was saying that something would need to be recalibrated because the RPMs would now be different causing my milage to be off.

So I would like to know has anyone put '22s on there camry and if so did you have any problems with them? To anyone with rims did you have to get something (i can't remember what is was) recalibrated and how much did it cost.

DonnyBoy · 04-07-2008, 09:51 AM

From what I have read here your speedometer will be off due to the change in rim size also the ride comfort could be horrible.
I think the largest rim size the Camry will hold is 20.

wetherburner · 04-07-2008, 09:54 AM

22's would be too large not to mention it would feel like you're riding on bricks.

If you use the search engine, you'll find a plethora of threads on this topic.

'_' · 04-07-2008, 09:59 AM

The speedometer will be off and if the wheels are pretty heavy, then your acceleration will be slower as well. The ride will be harsh too. Personally I think 17" and 18" wheels are fine for the Camry.

moky-tron · 04-07-2008, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by DonnyBoy

From what I have read here your speedometer will be off due to the change in rim size also the ride comfort could be horrible.
I think the largest rim size the Camry will hold is 20.

camrys can fit up to 22. the tire size will be shitty though. its going to be something like 225/25/22 or 235/25/22. there are a few in cardomain who have done this. and yes, the ride will be very harsh.

2k4CamThrilla · 04-07-2008, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by DonnyBoy

From what I have read here your speedometer will be off due to the change in rim size also the ride comfort could be horrible.
I think the largest rim size the Camry will hold is 20.

I CoSign! Anything over 20 will just give the biggest backache. Ride would be shitty!

***Punks_Not_Dead5*** · 04-07-2008, 10:16 AM

would go through a lot of struts/springs too, faster than if you were on 20's.

CheeseHead91182 · 04-07-2008, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by '_'

The speedometer will be off and if the wheels are pretty heavy, then your acceleration will be slower as well. The ride will be harsh too. Personally I think 17" and 18" wheels are fine for the Camry.

Damn, I really wanted some huge ass rims, however I don't want the ride to be harsh either. Do you think '20s are still to big?

Also what type of money are we talking about to get the speedometer recalibrated?

***wireless*** · 04-07-2008, 10:42 AM

What happened to Lebrons? If you're unsure about 22's...then there's no way you will step up to Lebrons. Your portholes will be lonely in their attempt to make you a

'_' · 04-07-2008, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by CheeseHead91182

Damn, I really wanted some huge ass rims, however I don't want the ride to be harsh either. Do you think '20s are still to big?

Also what type of money are we talking about to get the speedometer recalibrated?

I think 18's would be great, but it's all up to you. If you want ride comfort, and you're going to be using the Camry as a daily driver, I wouldn't go beyond 19's. People have mentioned before that the bigger wheels will negatively affect performance.

If you decide to go with the bigger wheels, I'm not sure how you would recalibrate your speedometer. Maybe take it to a dealership? You can try this site to see how much your speedometer will be off.
http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/infoTireMath.dos

CheeseHead91182 · 04-07-2008, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by wireless

What happened to Lebrons? If you're unsure about 22's...then there's no way you will step up to Lebrons. Your portholes will be lonely in their attempt to make you a

They said Lebrons won't fit, and now I got people tellin me '20s are too big, I'm really going to have to think about this for a minuite.

Oh, and your pic is not funny.

Tobeit · 04-07-2008, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by '_'

I think 18's would be great, but it's all up to you. If you want ride comfort, and you're going to be using the Camry as a daily driver, I wouldn't go beyond 19's. People have mentioned before that the bigger wheels will negatively affect performance.

If you decide to go with the bigger wheels, I'm not sure how you would recalibrate your speedometer. Maybe take it to a dealership? You can try this site to see how much your speedometer will be off.
http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/infoTireMath.dos

+1 - simply measure it and remember what to add it at the speed limits.

But, if you go with like 225/25/22 as Moky suggests, the reading will only be off by +0.5% compared to stock 215/55/17. As Moky states, 22"'s can fit but got to stay with these low profile tires and not too wide rims.