17" Or 18"

[99TransAmWS6]

K im looking at 18's guys. Another question. These rims are 8.5" wide. Now theres not way in hell im running that in the back..so im gonna have them widened. Will 8.5 look alright in the front you think?

[ICEPICK]

why wouldnt 8.5's look good in the front standerd on most is 8 i thought

[GETGONE]

Why bother getting them if you have to get them widened? That's just more money and hassle and you'll have to run spacers on the rears to get the offset right after they've been widened. On the front you're only going to be able to run a 255/40/18 tire on an 8.5" rim. That might look a bit small considering real WS6's run 17x9's with 275/40/17 tires.

[l337_haxs]

I would do at least 9s but preferably 9.5

[MattODoom]

Im with Gary. 18's for 3rd and fourth. I'd even venture to do 19's on a thirdgen, because they have real big wheel openings.

[ezysk]

So Matt, are you using the same profile of tires on those larger rims or what?
If your keeping the overall diameter the same of the rim and tire combination, when how is that filling your big wheel openings?

Or are you putting tall tires on large rims and changing the speed sending unit?

[MattODoom]

So Matt, are you using the same profile of tires on those larger rims or what?
If your keeping the overall diameter the same of the rim and tire combination, when how is that filling your big wheel openings?

Or are you putting tall tires on large rims and changing the speed sending unit?

I have stock WS6 16" wheels.

If/when i go to an aftermarket wheel Ill be looking into 18's or 19's.

By filling in the wheel well i meant visually. you could have a 14" rim with the same overall height as an 18" wheel/tire combo... but the 18" will look visually 'fuller'... because its not a big area of black around the wheel.

Which is why I really dont care for black rims... just makes the entire wheel area look like a big block of black and detracts from the car IMO.

[MattODoom]

FYI...

Here's 20's

[WMCC SSLS1]

18" Ftw

[00firebird]

look at the price on the tires you want to buy first.. if you get 17's get 275/40/17's.. if you get 18's get 275/35/18s.. a 35/18 is going to be alot more expensive than the 17's, the main reason i bought my 17's. i paid about 600 for tires and 700 for the wheels.. with 18's you're lookin at about $1600+

[WMCCjames]

I like the 18's myself...however, if I were to do it again I would step up into the ultra high dollar 19's....possibly even 20's. They look effing great but you really start to suffer in ride quality. Plus your side wall gets so thin that you can very easily bend a rim by hitting a pothole. Even with the 18's you really have to be careful when running a 2 piece billet wheel like mine. Cast wheels you generally don't have to worry about as much because the wheel is inherently stronger in the hoop (rim of the wheel)area. Plus if you bend a cast wheel...no big deal really because they are alot cheaper to replace. As for 17's....blah... only way I would consider it is if it had a smooth lip. Smooth lip wheels always appear larger than the standard step lip.

[01WU8]

I personally think that 17s is plenty enough...

[iroc85blu]

do it

18s or 19's look best to me. 20's to large for our cars

[DETROITMUSCLE]

Its not size so much its width IMO, make sure you get a nice 11" rim to stick some 315s on.

[Shah]

18 or 19, for cruisin....if you want to race, get racing tires.