i wanna know does it i have 15's on my xa... but i really want to change them and put 18 or 17 ... but im scared my car wont move......!! what are ur engines... 1.5's or what my engine is a 1500cc... toyota xa.... is there a difference in the scion? and would it hurt my engine...???

 

will not hurt engine at all
17"-18" even 19" wheels will work just fine
as long as you get the right tire size it will stay around the same hieght
i have the 18" TRD rims on mine and love em

good luck lets see it when you get em on

 

You'll have to upgrade your blinker fluid, or it'll boil off from all the friction from the tires.

 

i wouldnt advice 17's because when you add those your car wont be able to reverse.

18's are a great idea but you will have to undergo expensive servicing to your heat conditioning fuel rail.

Also, you might need to grease up the steering wheel gears, any army surplus store should be able to do this.

 

you guys are just dirty....

oh but, seriously, don't forget to change the ratio of water/antifreeze in the radiator if you get anything over 13" wheels, cuz you could chip a tooth in the spider gear located on the rear wheel drive oxygen sensor crank case dialysis shifting node.

 

If you search the forums you can see some have put 20's its not even funny what trouble they caused for their engines when they did that. The engine infact has a myomechanical infarction (Mechanical Term) and must be rushed to the nearest toyota service center. You must make it within the "golden hour" or your air frshner will smell like mint.

 

u guys are messed up...


but funny

 

check ur exhaust bearings regularly.....


.....sorry, i had to jump in too, hehe

 

If you are running out of those hard to find parts (blinker fluid, muffler bearings, etc.) you can order them here. (This was posted a while back on these forums.)

http://kalecoauto.com/

 

OMG! These are great pieces of advice! Listen to them well. But dont for get to get a left handed hydro spamper when working on the heated fuel rail. dont forget to check for stretched spark plug wires and fouled headlights.

 

Wheels don't hurt engines.



SATAN KILLS ENGINES

 

Also when going to a larger wheels size it can effect the flux capacitor. That is if Satan doesn't get to it first

 

I was just informed that changing your wheel size can cause your engine to EXPLODE! Please read your manual or you could fall prey to the gremlins that some dealerships install. Also, remember to check your vasaline shifting fluid when going to reverse because all fluids could be released. Sometimes wheel size can cause some kind of attraction from local wildlife and they won't stop peeing on the wheels. Please be safe!

 

So true.

 

Seriously, I think I know what you're asking...? It really can't hurt anything. Some people claim that putting larger wheel sizes can put too much stress on your axles, or shorten the life of your trans gears. But if you go to a larger rim, you're gonna go to a smaller tire size anyhow (for fitment reasons). Your wheelwell is small enough to keep you from putting anything too much in the torque breaking kind of range. Larger rims do weigh more, though--and some people claim that it slows them down a little, but unless you're timing yourself at the track it's not a problem at all.

The one thing to watch out for though, is the doraemon ring that sits like a spacer between the front rotors and the rims. If the fliud isn't changed in it, the weight from the larger rims can act like a gyroforce dampener. Plug your car into a dynometer after that and the readings will be right off the kragnuliograph. This CAN get pretty dangerous. If it looks red, puffy, or starts leaking fluid- get it to a Toyota tech fast!!!

 

man u guys are hilarious... but dont forget to warn him about the bumpers, doors and trunk falling off from going through speedbumps with bigger wheels...

 

You guys are all wrong. Theres only one problem that can occur from putting on 17s or 18s. His exhaust bearing might detonate from all of the fumes being squeezed out of his engine.....

 

omg this is pretty much the funniest topic ever.
Im starting to feel bad cuz the guys from Lebanon & appears not to know much english- but then again.. not so much.

Oh yeah I almost forgot, 17 inch rims are extremely flamable (so be careful)

 

had ur laughs?? feeling bad for me! dude my english is probably better than urs!(designed24) and im american. fyi !! those that actually gave advice..... thanks.. but for all u air heads.. get lives..

 

1.5L and 1500cc are the same thing. All xAs and xBs come with the same engine. As for your wheel question, it's the weight of the wheel and tire combo that matter most relative to the performance. I have 19s so light that my setup is about the same as stock.