rce yellow lowered...now wheels any size suggestions?

[teamred]

with the rce springs I am lowered about an inch and right now I am pretty much trying to decide on 17s or 18s any pics of a 1 inch drop with both? I am looking to fit 245s or 255s all around if possible, and am leaning toward rays gramlight 57dr's.i want to keep my wheel gap pretty close to how it is now depending on how it looks with the wider tires. some pictures ive found with a 1inch drop with 17s look like too much tire and some of the 18s ive found look like it raised the car too much, while some look perfect...not sure if peoples measurements are correct or what.

[Draco-REX]

17s or 18s shouldn't effect ride height. That's all in proper tire selection. 235/40-17 is slightly smaller than stock, 245/40-17 is as close to stock as you'll get with a wider tire on 17s. On 18s, you'd want 245/35-18. Variations on those sizes are up to you. There are lots of good calculators out there.

That said, here's my car with 235/40-17s on 17x8 Wedsport TC105n wheels. I have RCE Yellows installed:

[teamred]

looks great, I might just have to stick with 17s after all

[infinite012]

I have 18x8 +48 wheels with 245/35/18 tires lowered with RCE yellows. I like the look.

[teamred]

Draco-rex- ya sold me on 17s I really like that look,Just bought the gramlight 57dr 17x9+35, plus the 17's are slightly cheaper, now to see how much rubber I can fit on this thing without rubbing.
infinite012-yeah looks really good,there were definitely some mistakes with other peoples measuring skills cuz your 18s look like it kept the same height as the stock wheel setup .

[Jfheisenberg]

im lowered on rce yellows, im looking to buy new wheels and tires. Im thinking on goin with a staggered look.

front 18x8 45mm offset
rear 18x9.5 45 offset

take advantage of wider and sticker tire, only downside is that i wont b able to rotate them.

thoughts on this setup?

[tyler_win_photo]

Originally Posted by Jfheisenberg

im lowered on rce yellows, im looking to buy new wheels and tires. Im thinking on goin with a staggered look.

front 18x8 45mm offset
rear 18x9.5 45 offset

take advantage of wider and sticker tire, only downside is that i wont b able to rotate them.

thoughts on this setup?

That's a pretty aggressive stagger for an NA car. Personally I would keep the stagger a bit closer together to retain the twin's handling characteristics. With that setup you're bound to get a lot of understeer.

[Jfheisenberg]

Originally Posted by tyler_win_photo

That's a pretty aggressive stagger for an NA car. Personally I would keep the stagger a bit closer together to retain the twin's handling characteristics. With that setup you're bound to get a lot of understeer.

Thanks , yes im reconsidering the staggered setup. Im thinking on going with 18x8 45mm off set in all four tires.

Im trying to find the right tire size rn.

[tyler_win_photo]

Originally Posted by Jfheisenberg

Thanks , yes im reconsidering the staggered setup. Im thinking on going with 18x8 45mm off set in all four tires.

Im trying to find the right tire size rn.

Depending on how much tire you want you can go from 225/40 to 245/35

[Jfheisenberg]

Originally Posted by tyler_win_photo

Depending on how much tire you want you can go from 225/40 to 245/35

Yes, AZP is suggesting to go with "225/40-18" tire size. Thinking on going with the pilot sports 4s.

As this set up is going to be bit more heavier due to bigger wheels and wider tire, should i be okay with my oem brake set up?

[Leonardo]

Originally Posted by Jfheisenberg

im lowered on rce yellows, im looking to buy new wheels and tires. Im thinking on goin with a staggered look.

front 18x8 45mm offset
rear 18x9.5 45 offset

take advantage of wider and sticker tire, only downside is that i wont b able to rotate them.

thoughts on this setup?

I went staggered. 18x8 & 18x9. Everyone talks about how its going to "ruin" the car; it does not. I had 4 different square setups before I went staggered. Anyway, if it is the look you want, it is fine for DD. I can't get my car to understeer. Oversteer is no problem. I drive my car for pleasure and to work. No track or AutoX.


+45 offset is not optimal. I added a 10mm spacer in the front on my 18x8 +45 and a 5mm spacer to my 18x9 +42. (making them +35 and +37) They are flush now.


I have 225/40 and 245/35 MPSS. And am on Eibach prokit springs.


What wheels are you considering?

[gtpvette]

17x9's all the way around

[tyler_win_photo]

Originally Posted by Jfheisenberg

Yes, AZP is suggesting to go with "225/40-18" tire size. Thinking on going with the pilot sports 4s.

As this set up is going to be bit more heavier due to bigger wheels and wider tire, should i be okay with my oem brake set up?

Yes, as long as long as you are not planning on tracking or autox. I was running 18x9.5 on stock brakes for quite a while, but have since gone with upgraded pads and fluid for track duty.

[Jfheisenberg]

Originally Posted by tyler_win_photo

Yes, as long as long as you are not planning on tracking or autox. I was running 18x9.5 on stock brakes for quite a while, but have since gone with upgraded pads and fluid for track duty.

yea I do want to track the car at some point and also I do enjoy some mountain run sprints during the summer..

However my budget is not to expend more money buying BBKs. Maybe I can budget for some upgrade pads and mayybe rotors.