Hi, first time poster here, ive been reading the forums for bout a week and just 3 days ago ordered a 06 TCM xb and was just curious as if 18in rims cause any problems with rubbing or etc?

 

No there is no problems with the rim size. i have 18,s with a two inch drop with no rubbing

 

no prolems here either

 

It all depends on the offset and the tires. But they'll fit. most ppl use 215/35/18, I think you can go 225/35 with no prob. Personally I like 225/40's but you my rub a little.

 

hmm if you do get 215/35 how often would you change your wheels and do i have to be REALLY careful going over potholes and such?

 

Yeah, duhh

If you think about hitting a pothole with 18's your screwed!

 

18 no problem 19 no problem 20 you have to do a little hammering and bending to make fit .

 

hmm ic ic, my brother recommended that i get a smaller rims size so that i wouldnt have to change my tires all the times and by smaller rims he means from an 18 i would go down to a 17 inch maybe 215/40/17, and im not really into performance, i just dont wanna be constantly think that i may bend my rims at any given moment. I mean from a 18 to a 17 is there really a huge amount of difference in how often i change tires, and how careful and wouldnt i still be worried to the same amoung of degree going over potholes on 17's?

 

mine came on 18's, so yeah they work. But next week... i will be rollin on nothing less than dubs

 

i have 18's for my box, but i havent put them on yet. How worried do you have to be with 18's and hit a little bump and a pot hole? Would i have enough cushin with 225/40/18 tire to go over a little bump or pothole and have to worry to much about cracking my rims or anything like that.

Thanks

 

^^^^?

 

Your rims size really doesn't have anything to do with how often you'll need tires. You have 4 factors you need to look at when buying tires:

1)Treadwear

2)Traction rating

3)Temp rating

4)Your driving

The higher the treadwear the better off you are as far as tires not wearing out quickly.
The higher the traction the better the tire will handle at higher speeds.
The higher the temp the better the tire will disperse heat

The biggest thing here is your driving style. If you're one of the guys trying to take every corner as fast as you can or are a very agressive driver you're gonna wear out tires out faster then the "granny" driver. Here's a link that explains this indepth.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=48

 

i just put 18s on my box...everything is fine...

 

no one has taken into consideration the width of the wheels....i'm sure a 7.5" wheel will fit, but what about 9", also the offset, 15 offset, may have a few issues, but like a 35 offset, you'll be fine. also, tire size does matter, i think the most commonly run tires here are 215/35/18

 

of course they fit
there are hundreds maybe thousands of xB's with 18's

so original
sure you want them now??

 

could i put a 225/40/18 onthe box?

 

19 here and no problems with a 2 inch drop

 

Of course 18s will fit fine on our xBs.



And with a little work 8.5 wide rears fit too w/o spacers.

 

Sorry, Nitto Neo Gens 215/35-18 front and rear. May soon be ST-615s.

 

215/35/19 ??...45 offset?...if not, anyone know if the 45 offset will rub with a 2in drop on the 215/35/19?...thanks all ...