Rims and tires

[Reppinshadyvill]

OK MY NEW RIMS ARRIVED... but here's the problem. Now I wanted to put 225/45/18's all around but someone at the rim shop told me that they would probably rub in the back. (The back of my car sit a lil bit lower than the front) Soooooo I got 225/40's for the rear (shouldn't really be able to tell the difference)

Here are some problems I foresee:

1- The back will probably rub when I have two occupants back there.
2- There may be some handling problems due to the different aspect tires.
3- The rim shop gave me three tires that can only go on the right side of the car LMAO (idiots i will take care of that tomorrow)

I need suggestions, will I be ok as is? All you guys who have 18's let me know what aspect you are running with rubs or w/o. Also the reason I wanted 45's is because I live in NY (nuff said)

[lucanhookup]

if it rubs get ur rear fender ROLLED not cut. do relief cuts on it then bend inward. i got 19's and they dont rub at all......

[Mayne Event]

check my profile. I have put 20's and am getting them (once I pay them off) and they dont rub. I have 18's now and have it lowered. Theres NEVER been a rub. My 20's have 35 series tires on them. 18's with 40 series wont even come close to rubbing.

[terrastrife]

if it rubs youre wheels are the wrong offset


get your guuards CUT not rolled. rolling is cheaper but it also make syour guards loose structural integrity.

[skewe]

spacer will work for the back..

[terrastrife]

Originally Posted by skewe

spacer will work for the back..

and rub hte guards even more?

hehe this is why i always say 205 for race tyres and 215 sectrion for street tyres.

you dont really need anymore width then that for a normal camry.

[lucanhookup]

Originally Posted by terrastrife

if it rubs youre wheels are the wrong offset


get your guuards CUT not rolled. rolling is cheaper but it also make syour guards loose structural integrity.

if ur talking about cutting that little lip of the fender then it will make the fender weak......

[terrastrife]

Originally Posted by lucanhookup

if ur talking about cutting that little lip of the fender then it will make the fender weak......

cutting the lip still leaves the 90 degree bend in place.. which is what gives it strength
rolling it flat makes it flat... no support.

[lucanhookup]

Originally Posted by terrastrife

cutting the lip still leaves the 90 degree bend in place.. which is what gives it strength
rolling it flat makes it flat... no support.

it also depends how much u cut too. if u cut the whole thing ur screwed....lol

[terrastrife]

nothing ebay universla flares cant fix :P

and if you need to cut more then you really got the wrong wheels.

[Phat Devil]

I just got my 18x8s in the gen 4. I got 235/40/18s on them.
They needed 5mm spacers to stop them hitting the struts

And my car has superlows. It rubs the lip on bumps and if there are people in the back so you will need to the the rear guards rolled. 35mm drop from standard (1.5in)

Handling of the car is a lot better as there is now more rubber on the road.

And my speedo is off by 1.1%. So not much.

hope this helps

Look at my thread if you want to have a look at how it sits

Finally got my 18x8s on my Gen4!!!

Phat devil

[terrastrife]

Originally Posted by Phat Devil

I just got my 18x8s in the gen 4. I got 235/40/18s on them.
They needed 5mm spacers to stop them hitting the struts

And my car has superlows. It rubs the lip on bumps and if there are people in the back so you will need to the the rear guards rolled. 35mm drop from standard (1.5in)

Handling of the car is a lot better as there is now more rubber on the road.

And my speedo is off by 1.1%. So not much.

hope this helps

Look at my thread if you want to have a look at how it sits

Finally got my 18x8s on my Gen4!!!

Phat devil

more rubber on the road isnt bette rhandling. its usually wose actaully car tracks more (follows the cracks in the road) aquaplanes more (oh shit) and at slower speeds, you have less grip.

the handling came from the reduction in sidewall movement and tyre block squirm.

[Reppinshadyvill]

ok just to clarify its not that the tire is rubbing on the fender. It is rubbing on the plate where the spring sits when I drive over bumpy roads the 45 aspect tires scrape so im going to change them up today and see what happens.

[skewe]

Originally Posted by terrastrife

more rubber on the road isnt bette rhandling. its usually wose actaully car tracks more (follows the cracks in the road) aquaplanes more (oh shit) and at slower speeds, you have less grip.

the handling came from the reduction in sidewall movement and tyre block squirm.

To be technically precise and in accordance to terrastrife rules.. we must be extremely precise when explaining something.

i.e. more rubber is better for handling, but not according to terrastrife. terrastrife's theory. aquaplane.
Apparently, one needs to understand that when we mention more rubber better, that is during regular conditions, without ice, snow, oil, volcano eruptions, etc..

I would love to see a F1 or an indy car (based on terrastrife explaination) go down the speed way with maybe 3" wide tires that makes contact to the ground.

[Mayne Event]

Originally Posted by Reppinshadyvill

ok just to clarify its not that the tire is rubbing on the fender. It is rubbing on the plate where the spring sits when I drive over bumpy roads the 45 aspect tires scrape so im going to change them up today and see what happens.

I dont understand this^^^ how can your rim rub on the underside of the plate that holds the springs? Between the plate and rotors is solid, there should be no give there so if the rims fit inside the plate there there shouldent be a problem. I just dont get how all of you can be having this problem with 18's and im puttin 20's on my ride with almost the same size tire. Maybe becasue I drive a coupe and its alot lighter so it doesent rub as much...i dunno?