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Old Apr 25, 2018 | 07:53 PM
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Thinking about going up in tire and wheel size....
Anyone else?? Wondering about going from 17's to either 18 or 19...
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Old Apr 25, 2018 | 08:07 PM
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year of the car would help
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Lol... right.. 1993. Has 17 x 8.5 and 17 x 9.5...
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Lots of people run 18s on C4s. They can look good. IMO, going to 19s or larger usually looks a little odd, because the C4 is so much small of a car than later generations. For widths, you can fit up to an 11" wheel with 315-width tires on your C4 with proper offsets (50mm).

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Sounds good. Thanks
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Old Apr 26, 2018 | 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Flukester71
Sounds good. Thanks
Based on Mr. Miller's advice, I'm putting these on my 93 Coupe w/315/30/18 tires on the 18x11 wheel.

Good price, strong, and light.
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Originally Posted by Jaye Bass
Based on Mr. Miller's advice, I'm putting these on my 93 Coupe w/315/30/18 tires on the 18x11 wheel.

Good price, strong, and light.
You, sir, have very good taste!


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Are those 18x11's with 315/30's mounted?

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Originally Posted by Jaye Bass
Are those 18x11's with 315/30's mounted?
Yep. The tires are BFG Rival S in that size, at all four corners. This is my rolling stock for autocross competition. Here's a front-quarter shot while cornering at moderate Gs so you can better see how the fit within the fenders:



They fill them completely, but don't really poke outside of them at the top.

PS - Another nice thing about these wheels is that they're easy to clean. OTOH, they're really dirty in this pic because it was cold and rainy around this event!

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Sweet.

My car is Torch Red as well. It'll be a couple of months before it is ready though.

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Yep. The tires are BFG Rival S in that size, at all four corners. This is my rolling stock for autocross competition. Here's a front-quarter shot while cornering at moderate Gs so you can better see how the fit within the fenders:



They fill them completely, but don't really poke outside of them at the top.

PS - Another nice thing about these wheels is that they're easy to clean. OTOH, they're really dirty in this pic because it was cold and rainy around this event!
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