i like 18s but i wanna know if i can get 19s and get away from lowering it.

anyone got 19 inch rims with stock spring?

i have money to get rims but i am worried if it would look bad without lowering it.

please show me any picture


thanks,

 

I do...but my stock springs are in the garage. I personally dont think a car looks good with after market rims and no drop...thats just me though. I'd wait and get a set of springs first. I have 19s and i'm dropped on hotchkis springs(best drop for the tc).

--Keith

 

sigh yea.. i will get springs first
i feel its ugly too..

 

You can check my profile to see 18"s on stock springs. I want to go TRD but the rims were basically just waiting to be used.

Note: My old wheels are in the trunk so the rear is lower than usual.

 

For the people who can't afford to replace a bumper or two every few weeks, a drop isn't an option. I personally like my 18"s, and don't feel that a drop would help cosmetically in any way.

 

why would u need to replace a bumber....dont run over ____

 

yeah, its gonna look like a_s without a drop

 

You're right. I'll take the elevator up the uneven gravel hill to my girlfriend's house. Or press the Levitate button on my car to get over those pesky dips all over my town.

 

move, and dump ur gf. sounds like u live a crappy lifestyle lol. i havent found a pothole that i havent been able to drive around yet

tell ur gf to pave her driveway cuz gravel is a waste of time haha

 

19 or 18's without a drop will look stupid or atleast off base. you can get a drop cheaper than some rims.. i got the drop before i added my rims, and i had my rims for about 3-6 months beofre i got the drop. trust me once you see it in person you will see what i am talking about. Must drop...

 

So these dips are big enough to compress your springs, even when moving slow, but not large enough to make a nice dent on your 18"s that have a lower profile tire?

Hothckis is about a 2" drop and people from 16"-20" rims run them. As long as you avoid huge holes (that would kill your rim as soon as rub) and go slow when ever possible over obstructions, you should be fine.

But let me tell you, every time I come out from work, I love my wheels and my car, but can not stand the riding high look. If your worried, TRD. you get roughly a 1.25" drop and that little reduction in travel is not that important.

Just think, 19" uses an even lower profile. It is cheaper to have a rub than it is to crack a rim when going over the same hole.

 

This is my tC with 19s and no drop. I plan on dropping it in the near future though. I don't really like how it looks without the drop...

 

forget 19's and no drop get some 22's

 

its winter time soon, its gonna snow a lot here. should i get the drop now or later? anyone having problem with snow and drop?

 

later, i am from upstate ny too and i know what the snow storms from the great lakes are like.

 

speakin of that, have their been any tc's with 20+" rims

 

Ya I forgot who has it I think its NolimitzInc who has 20 inch rims on his tC looks freakin hizzot too....

 

drop it like its hot...if not, then it ain't hot

 

When I say dip, i'm talking about a very small (length-wise) drop off in height, then it jumps straight back up. I live in WV, there are hills and other obstructions everywhere. Hell, i've just paid off a bumper from a small mistake on my girlfriend's driveway. The Blockbuster here, and the only entrance and exit to my dad's office are both extreme in drop and elevation. I'm positive i'd scrape, and in worst case bottom out on both of those places.

Potholes are a general problem everywhere for me, I never said they were a risk of scraping the body. I scraped my stocks to hell, but it was because I was a spoiled new driver in a new car that I didn't pay for. These rims have my blood sweat and tears.

 

19in Inch + Stock height = nose bleeds because of high altitude