Hi Everyone,
Any help to this question would be much appreciated. I thank you in advance. I have a 1998 Toyota Camry V6 Le Gold Edition, everything pretty much stock. 15 inch tires. I recently installed new brake pads and rotors all the way around, (red stuff ceramic racing brakes, slotted rotors) which I must say greatly enhanced the stopping power of the car. I recommend these to anyone.
I have always wanted to install larger rims and low profile tires. However, my concern is what will fit without any modification to the vehicle. What I would like to avoid is the back tires hitting the wheel well while having a full car of people or extra weight in the car while going over a bump (but I can live with that as long as it doesn't do this all the time and/or only lightly rubs against the plastic wheel well with a heavy load going over a bump) as to prevent damage to the tires.
My main concern is having the front tires hitting the plastic wheel well in the front doing extreme left or right turns. I do not mind removing the plastic wheel well but I would love to avoid this situation.
If anyone has any experience and/or tips on this particular subject, all comments are appreciated and welcomed. And what I'm really looking for is someone who did this to their Camry, I believe all Toyota Camry's from 1997 to 2001 are pretty much the same in regards to engine/wheels, etc. So input from work done on these cars would be greatly appreciated.
I do realize that bandaid tires do form bubbles if you go over a large bump and wear out quicker. I own an '02 Saab Convertible 93 with 17 inch by 8 inch wide tires. (I have had to replace many tires in the past from driving over potholes and forming bubbles.)
The reason I wrote about the brakes was not to imply that I would like to show them off and have fancy rims, I merely want the extra performance and control that low profile tires give with a bigger foot print.
Doing a little research myself I have seen that people have done this to their '98 Camry's with up to '20 inch tires. However, I haven't found a post yet describing someones experience and review on installing them and any problems or related information of relavance regarding the subject that would be needed to know.
My father is a mechanic and I have learned a few things on my own from him. I would be installing them myself. I would like a set of rims that are good quality, but are cheap. I will probably put Parellli or Michellin (excuse my spelling). In my experience Parelli's grip and give better control and pefomance but wear out faster while Michellin give about the same but last longer.
If someone has a way to tell if the tires will fit by a simple rule of measurement of the stock tires (ie: measurement from the wheel well to the stock tire at extreme left or right) and then comparing it to the measurement of the rim/tire that is wished to be installed.
This website I found gives a pretty accurate idea of what this car can handle, how true it is, that I do not know. I was recommended these from this website: http://www.rimsntires.com/packages.jsp
1 : Veloche Spike wheels
18x7.5, bolt pattern 5x114.3, offset 40, Chrome.
2 : Dunlop SP Sport FM901 tires
225/40ZR18 Ultra High Performance
Again I thank you in advance for any information in advance. Some other concerns would be having to configure the computer for he size difference for MPH to work correctly. I am not looking for show off rims, just quality, cheap rims with a wide foot print. 17 inch by 8 inch are fine.
Thanks again,
Bobby
Any help to this question would be much appreciated. I thank you in advance. I have a 1998 Toyota Camry V6 Le Gold Edition, everything pretty much stock. 15 inch tires. I recently installed new brake pads and rotors all the way around, (red stuff ceramic racing brakes, slotted rotors) which I must say greatly enhanced the stopping power of the car. I recommend these to anyone.
I have always wanted to install larger rims and low profile tires. However, my concern is what will fit without any modification to the vehicle. What I would like to avoid is the back tires hitting the wheel well while having a full car of people or extra weight in the car while going over a bump (but I can live with that as long as it doesn't do this all the time and/or only lightly rubs against the plastic wheel well with a heavy load going over a bump) as to prevent damage to the tires.
My main concern is having the front tires hitting the plastic wheel well in the front doing extreme left or right turns. I do not mind removing the plastic wheel well but I would love to avoid this situation.
If anyone has any experience and/or tips on this particular subject, all comments are appreciated and welcomed. And what I'm really looking for is someone who did this to their Camry, I believe all Toyota Camry's from 1997 to 2001 are pretty much the same in regards to engine/wheels, etc. So input from work done on these cars would be greatly appreciated.
I do realize that bandaid tires do form bubbles if you go over a large bump and wear out quicker. I own an '02 Saab Convertible 93 with 17 inch by 8 inch wide tires. (I have had to replace many tires in the past from driving over potholes and forming bubbles.)
The reason I wrote about the brakes was not to imply that I would like to show them off and have fancy rims, I merely want the extra performance and control that low profile tires give with a bigger foot print.
Doing a little research myself I have seen that people have done this to their '98 Camry's with up to '20 inch tires. However, I haven't found a post yet describing someones experience and review on installing them and any problems or related information of relavance regarding the subject that would be needed to know.
My father is a mechanic and I have learned a few things on my own from him. I would be installing them myself. I would like a set of rims that are good quality, but are cheap. I will probably put Parellli or Michellin (excuse my spelling). In my experience Parelli's grip and give better control and pefomance but wear out faster while Michellin give about the same but last longer.
If someone has a way to tell if the tires will fit by a simple rule of measurement of the stock tires (ie: measurement from the wheel well to the stock tire at extreme left or right) and then comparing it to the measurement of the rim/tire that is wished to be installed.
This website I found gives a pretty accurate idea of what this car can handle, how true it is, that I do not know. I was recommended these from this website: http://www.rimsntires.com/packages.jsp
1 : Veloche Spike wheels
18x7.5, bolt pattern 5x114.3, offset 40, Chrome.
2 : Dunlop SP Sport FM901 tires
225/40ZR18 Ultra High Performance
Again I thank you in advance for any information in advance. Some other concerns would be having to configure the computer for he size difference for MPH to work correctly. I am not looking for show off rims, just quality, cheap rims with a wide foot print. 17 inch by 8 inch are fine.
Thanks again,
Bobby
