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Old 05-24-2012, 05:43 AM
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Default Stock wheels and 225/35/18?

Was wondering if there's a pic of someone with this tire size on the stock wheels and possibly on lowering springs.

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Old 05-24-2012, 01:25 PM
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I don't have a picture of the tires you want to see, but a 225/35/18 is only 24.2" tall. It will look tiny even with lowering springs. Just some food for thought.

Stock tire is 26" tall (lowered on s-techs)
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a 225/35/18 would have a 1 inch more fender gap then the above photo.


275/35/18 is 25.6" tall (lowered on s-techs)
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a 225/35/18 would have almost 3/4 inch more fender gap then the above photo.

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Old 05-24-2012, 11:26 PM
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I agree 100%... That tire would look tiny and throw of the final drive ratio too much.
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Old 05-25-2012, 06:40 AM
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i think it would look good. but google images of the size of tire on the rims. itll give you an idea of what to expect.
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Is there a reason why you want a tire this small?

Besides looking funny and throwing off your speedo, your ride quality is going to suffer big time! There's no sense in getting tires this low-profile unless you get bigger wheels.
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^ +1???
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Old 05-25-2012, 10:45 PM
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Im running 205/35 on my stocks in the front looks okay
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Errol do you have pics?
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https://www.scionlife.com/forums/sho...6&postcount=35

Apparently he is running 215/35/18 and it looks better with his newer pics on coils. In that pic above he is just on springs and they look kind of tiny. Im thinking the 225 would look a bit better to give the wheel some thickness.
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