(poll option #2 was a typo, if you vote for 18x7.5 you are voting on 18x8.5)



looking to purchase



im looking at getting either:

17x7 with a 1.75" lip + 40 offset
or
18x8.5 with a 3" lip +35 offset

they will be on a daily driver and the car is dropped on hotchkis springs

Questions:
will i rub with 18.5"s ?
will i feel slower?
what tire size should i need for 18x8.5?
do you think they match?



LET THE SL EXPERT ADVICE BEGIN

 

there is a guy on this site...i think tong man who has these on his rs2 too. he would know. i love these rims but the color doesnt match the nbm!

 

I would definitely do choice #3. (Which by the way is not on the list.)
But with a 8.5" width, you might rub. (It would look so dope though!)
In that case, go with 18x7.5 size. XXRs/Sportmax way a ton anyways,
so no use going with the 17s.

 

i have talked to tong BUT he has the 18x7.5 with the 42 offset AND he is dropped on TRDs
when i looked at his pictures, the lip did seem to match fairly well

 

 

there are people running 18x9 with 40 offset with no rubbing issues.
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=181270

 

Get the 18x8.5. U will be fine. The only rubbing u can get is from turning really hard or going way to fast over something that u shouldn't have gone that fast over.

Thomas is on 19's and s techs and he hardly ever rubs.

 

bump to get questions answered

 

I think these look cheap....

 

i say go for the 18's !

 

god please noooo

 

no as in no on the wheels or no on the 18's?

 

wheels

those are made by sportmax, don't get me started on them

 

lol sportmax's aren't that bad! I've had far worse wheels

 

you've had worse than sport max?!?!?!?!

i feel sorry for your car

 

lol yea tell me about it ha ha

 

tell me some you would recommend/think would look good

 

I am sure it will be a wheel that EVERYONE else has, and is not diff or that you can afford.

 

whats your budget? are you patient?

 

under 1k
and depends on the situation