i gotta silver tc and i was wondering if i should get 18" or 19" wheels. would 19x8 rub with a h-tech drop? how about an s-tech drop? In other words, how would my everyday driving be affected?

 

i saw someone on here with a tc that had a drop that was at least 2 inches, and he had the 19 inch crosshairs and it looked sick. i dont know about rubbing but it looked sooo sick. and as for everyday driving... its just a given that with bigger rims and the stiffer/lower springs the ride quality will decrease, but the performance will improve. personally i would only do 19's if you have a lip kit. but thats just me.

 

this may sound stupid but what is a lip kit used for? and when you say ride quality, do you mean the ride wont be as smooth?

 

a lip kit is just like a really mild body kit. it basically makes the car look lower without actually lowering it. i love 19's but i think the tC kinda looks like a monster truck with huge wheels and no lip kit, it just finishes the look for me. and yes, when i say ride quality will decrease, i mean the ride wont be as smooth i.e. you will feel more bumps in the road and such.

 

https://www.scionlife.com/gallery/personal/9153_34.jpg

see that car has a lip kit. it looks nice.

 

These are 18" on a TRD drop. No rubbing, the ride is a little stiffer, and it's a little slower accelerating because the crosshairs are HEAVY!! The 19" would be even heavier.

 

does your 0-60 accelaeration slow down by a very noticable difference with 19s?

 

It's noticeable with the 18". My wife has the 18" crosshairs and I can feel the difference compared to 18" wheels on my tc. My wheels are lighter.

 

here's mine, 19's on s-techs with a lil bit of rubbing on big dips, but now with trd springs no rubbing what so ever......the wheels and the s-techs are for sale in the classified section....peace

 

^^yeah thats the guy i was talking about in my first post. that looks SICK^^

 

how much do those crosshairs weigh?

 

dunno, if i had a bathroom scale i would weigh a wheel, but it would have the tire mounted............don't know how much the 19" rim weighs.....

 

hows the acceleration?

 

the same, when i put the 19's on i didn't notice any changes

 

19"ultralight kyowa rims weigh less then most 18" ive weighed sitting on some tein-s no rubbing.By going with 19s did not change my performance at all.Hondas come with 13s or 14s they usaully upgrade to 15s or 16s.Thats the way i look at it.