Wheel Options
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Wheel Options
I currently have 18 x 8.5 and 19 x 10. I been back and forth on purchasing new wheels etc, but am not really wanting to spend more than I have to for a happy medium.
What I found are three options:
1) Stick with what I have and swap my rear tires to a 295 Toyo R888.
2) Downsize rear wheels to 18 x 10.5 ($374) and increase my selection for wider rear tires.
3) Downsize all around to 18 x 10.5 rear ($374) and back to 17 x 9.5 front. ($346)
Option 1 saves on wheels and is an easy upgrade when tires wear out, no real added expense.
Option 2 is just an added expense of $374 and allows wider selection, greater footprint, most likely better traction than 19 x 10.
Option 3, is this even an option to go back to a 17" front wheel? 18 x 8.5 vs 17 x 9.5?
Comments? Advice? Suggestions?
This would be mostly used for lateral acceleration.
Thanks in advance.
What I found are three options:
1) Stick with what I have and swap my rear tires to a 295 Toyo R888.
2) Downsize rear wheels to 18 x 10.5 ($374) and increase my selection for wider rear tires.
3) Downsize all around to 18 x 10.5 rear ($374) and back to 17 x 9.5 front. ($346)
Option 1 saves on wheels and is an easy upgrade when tires wear out, no real added expense.
Option 2 is just an added expense of $374 and allows wider selection, greater footprint, most likely better traction than 19 x 10.
Option 3, is this even an option to go back to a 17" front wheel? 18 x 8.5 vs 17 x 9.5?
Comments? Advice? Suggestions?
This would be mostly used for lateral acceleration.
Thanks in advance.
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The most important thing to remember when choosing tire sizes is to try and get the same "split" or height difference between the frnts and rears as it was stock---That split should be 1"---- variations to that split alters the wheel speed sensor data that controls both your tract control and most importantly your ABS braking system--- Both systems may not fuction as desingend and may not work properly--Worst case senario is you won't have any ABS brakes and your TC won't work---This is NOT re- programmable or fixable
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The most important thing to remember when choosing tire sizes is to try and get the same "split" or height difference between the frnts and rears as it was stock---That split should be 1"---- variations to that split alters the wheel speed sensor data that controls both your tract control and most importantly your ABS braking system--- Both systems may not fuction as desingend and may not work properly--Worst case senario is you won't have any ABS brakes and your TC won't work---This is NOT re- programmable or fixable
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Thank you for the input thus far, and I understand about the 1" difference from front to rear ratios, but what wheels would provide a better all around "happy medium" in relation to performance without having to get custom wheels?
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Are you wanting factory style wheels in different sizes than stock, or exactly, what? You say "in relation to performance w/o having to get custom wheels". Seems like a contradiction, so I'm confused.
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The wheels I have on my car right now are aftermarket, and I found the very same ones offered in an 17 x 9.5 and 18 x 10.5.
Option 1 was to keep what I have on the car now: 18 x 8.5 and 19 x 10, and test out Toyo R888s in a 295. (keeping the 1" aspect ratio from front to rear)
Option two was, downsize my rear wheels only, going from a 19 x 10 to an 18 x 10.5 to allow a greater selection of tires and the ability to go wider, such as 305s, 315s. Somehow, I think this is the best option.
Option 3 was to include downsizing front wheels from 18 x 8.5 to a 17 x 9.5. (Which I didn't think would be a better pick over an 18 x 8.5, but I don't know...The 17" is a 9.5" width) If I did this, I could always try and sell off my current set up of 18 x 8.5 and 19 x 10s to offset the purchase.
Hopefully this clears up my intent.
Thank you again for your input.
Last edited by WICKEDFRC; May 24, 2011 at 08:09 PM.
