wide body

[pinoyboi2006]

aite dis is how i see.....wat do u think is best to do when buying a wide body kit.....is it best to buy extended axles if der is even any or is it best to buy wider rims and tires.....how much is each of them gonna cost....also which is safer.....thinking bout wider rims and tires with no power steering seems like its gonna be a hassles.....so lemme know wat you guys think....aite thanks.....ok i forgot to put something in here.....i just want to know wat size rims do i need so that it will be big enough to fit the wide body kit???

[vtsuckah]

Oh geeze, please write proper english first of all. Your ebonics attempt is subpar at best bro. Most people with widebody kits buy wider wheels and tires to compensate for the wider fenders. I wouldn't even think about buying wider axles if I were you. They are expensive, you'll have the hastle in finding what works with mr2's, then you're also increasing the risk of oversteer. A set of nice rims and tires will cost quite a bit. Look along the lines of a few grand, unless you can find some good used wheels. To best answer your question....go get some price quotes yourself and see what type of wheel you like, then go from there. As long as you are moving, you won't have any problem turning the wheels. Bigger wheels and tires means more rubber surface area on the pavement, which improves grip. So you'll have better handling as well, so it's a tradeoff.

[MRQtwinturbo]

if your gonna go wide body..might as well do it properly with proper sized rims....seen a few of them with small rims and it just doesn't look right....

[pinoyboi2006]

Originally Posted by MRQturbo

if your gonna go wide body..might as well do it properly with proper sized rims....seen a few of them with small rims and it just doesn't look right....

Do you know wat is the proper size?

[MR2Enthuze]

if you are talking about the second gen mr2 then heres the list

front wheels i have 17x8 with 215-40 tires (i think 22+ offset)
rear wheels 18x9 with 255-35 tires (i think 12+ offset)
widebody (expect to pay 1-2k)
body work and paint (expect around 4-6k)

please keep in mind, the wider body and bigger rims wit tires will ADD a SIGNIFICANT amount of weight to the car. (wieghed in jus short of 3k) also i am planning to go down to 16" rims with probably the same offsets just so my car doesnt have to deal with so much rotational weight (thus slowing it down). i have experienced a drop in acceleration and am regretting it...

all i can say now is time for a turbo engine and put this duece on a major diet