A little help here, pleeeeease :)

[Kazuya]

Hi there!

I intend to buy some new rims for my baby in the next few weeks. I've checked alllllll photos and comments in the "show your wheels" post and can't seem to find an answer to my issue (which is all of us issue...RUBBING).

Ok, here's the thing: I want to buy some Tenzo's DC5, 19" x 8,5", and put some nice Vredestein ultrac sessanta (235/35) on them (the whole diameter is SMALLER than stocker). The question obviously is: will it rub?, it adds 26mm per wheel, and IMO it will probably rub (without any roll fender). My suspension is stock and I would consider lowering it in the future (because I envy you guys so much (thumb)(thumb) )

I'm pretty sure some of you have that kind of extension, or even higher, so please let me know. I wouldn't want to throw a +2000$ investment out the window!

 

[TwisteDcLoWn]

offset? i have 18x8.5 +48 with 245/40/18 and rear rubs a little. what i have is considered to be aggressive fitment for out cars already. stock height though. the rims you have might be too big and might negatively affect you cars performance. try to stick with 18's.

 

[Wastegate13]

What is the offset of the wheels you are looking at? That's what will make or break you.

 

[Kazuya]

What is the offset of the wheels you are looking at? That's what will make or break you.

+45

offset? i have 18x8.5 +48 with 245/40/18 and rear rubs a little. what i have is considered to be aggressive fitment for out cars already. stock height though. the rims you have might be too big and might negatively affect you cars performance. try to stick with 18's.

The whole diameter of the wheel is smaller than stock, that shouldn't affect performance at all...or that is what numbers say (650.7 mm vs 647.1). They are also made from very lightweight materials, so it shouldn't affect negatively (I remark "shouldn't" (uhm))

 

[Wastegate13]

You should be fine with a roll in the rear. +45 is not aggressive at all.

 

[shaneS]

You may want to consider 18s

 

[Wastegate13]

You may want to consider 18s

Why? If he wants to roll 19's then let the man roll 19's!!

PS: I was eyeing a set of 19x8.5 mag blue CE28's.

 

[shaneS]

imo overly sized rims with rubberbands doesn't look as good as the normal sized rim

 

[Wastegate13]

imo overly sized rims with rubberbands doesn't look as good as the normal sized rim

Call me crazy but I think this looks pretty damn good. 19x8 +45

 

[jam_asian85]

I agree with the wheel snob, hehe ^-^

 

[shaneS]

In some cases you are right... (lol2)

 

[Wastegate13]

PS: Magoo's car above has 225/35R19 tires.

 

[BillTheCat]

Based on what the OP has said, including the +45 offset, I'd say a rear fender roll would be in order, but he should be basically OK after that.

I recently went with 18x7.5, +43, running 225/45/18, and found that there was some rubbing on uneven surfaces & speed bumps, etc. No rubbing problems when cornering on smooth roads.

Your wheel/tires specs should result in sticking out ~3-4mm further than mine, but mine are slightly taller.

Oh, and here is the world's most comprehensive tire & wheel size calculator: LINK. Just in case anyone needs it.

 

[Wastegate13]

Based on what the OP has said, including the +45 offset, I'd say a rear fender roll would be in order, but he should be basically OK after that.

I recently went with 18x7.5, +43, running 225/45/18, and found that there was some rubbing on uneven surfaces & speed bumps, etc. No rubbing problems when cornering on smooth roads.

Your wheel/tires specs should result in sticking out ~3-4mm further than mine, but mine are slightly taller.

Oh, and here is the world's most comprehensive tire & wheel size calculator: LINK. Just in case anyone needs it.

Shh, don't tell everyone about my secrets!!

Lol. That site is great for brainstorming new setups. I don't like how it won't let you run a tire size out of the norm though. Once you get something close the math is pretty easy however.

Also this site will show you the difference in wheel width in relation to offset since the above site only deals with the tires relation to the fender.

http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp

 

[cymx5]

The whole diameter of the wheel is smaller than stock, that shouldn't affect performance at all...

Performance is different than fitment.

The wheels on my car when I purchased it were 18x7.5 and weighed 5lbs per corner more than stock wheels. Everytime I left an intersection remotely quick the wheels would jump off the charts and squeel down the road. Switched back to stock and all the hopping and squeeling went away.

If you intended performance to mean the accuracy of the speedometer, than what you said would make more sense.

 

[Kazuya]

Performance is different than fitment.

The wheels on my car when I purchased it were 18x7.5 and weighed 5lbs per corner more than stock wheels. Everytime I left an intersection remotely quick the wheels would jump off the charts and squeel down the road. Switched back to stock and all the hopping and squeeling went away.

If you intended performance to mean the accuracy of the speedometer, than what you said would make more sense.

Well, where I live you wouldn't want to speed...unless you want to spend the rest of your life in jail being someone's b***h ...and whenever I go to Nurburgring I use other set of spare rims, so the 19's are just for looks

The main concern is the tire band height...35 is almost nothing (rubberband is a good way to describe it...LOL, by the way ). Whenever I hit some big bump (and I sure hope I don't) the rim would probably be damaged, don't you think?

 

[cymx5]

I didn't mean to sound too rude in my response. 19's would look good.

Those 18's I had got damaged two months after I purchased the car by going over a horribly marked 'bump' in the road (iirc I posted a thread and pics on here complaining about it...I basically called the police to make sure someone came to address problem...people were literally swerving into oncoming traffic over the top of a hill to avoid the pothole!). 19's would work, but make sure they're made of quality materials.

I want to clarify, not to be defensive but to explain further what I meant by the hopping/squeeling I talked about a few posts back. I actually did get pulled over once for accelerating too quickly into traffic (merging over and the tires squeeled in second gear). When I left a stop light, I saw him sitting first in line in the cross traffic of the intersection! It was a few weeks after I bought the car and I didn't ever expect the wheels to do what they did. The officer stopped me and threatened wreckless driving and speeding. Fortunately, he agreed that I was not exceeding the speed limit and he also saw that other cars behind me were going faster than I was, but he did caution me about accelerating quickly into converging lanes. I changed to the factory wheels and never had a problem since.

 

[leadf00t]

Call me crazy but I think this looks pretty damn good. 19x8 +45

I love that color !!

 

[Zoomzoom17]

Oversized wheels with rubberbands look good, but only in some cases, if it's a small fast little Vette, it looks good, if it's a junker or a big fatty SUV it looks like s***, depends on the car, and the rims of course.

 

[mzspd3soffl]

Call me crazy but I think this looks pretty damn good. 19x8 +45

holly s***, those are awsome wheels man. dag.