Help choosing size of rims

[babyprotege5]

Help choosing size of rims

I am planning to buy rims but I'm not sure what size I should get. My choices are either 17 or 18 but I''m scared that it will affect the ride quality. I will be changing my springs too (into Tein S-tech) and also my shocks (into Tokico illumina). So I hope it wont make the ride bumpy. And does anyone here know (for sure) what are the dimensions of the rims I should get? (you know how there's like 17 X 7.5 then 5-114.3 offset of 40) I'm quite not sure what all these mean and what I should get.

 

[L8R]

umm for 17's, you will need +48 if u want to tuck, but +45 with 205/40/17s will be good enough.

18s... not too sure, i think the same.

tein's are stiff, so ull get a bumpy ride. surprisingly, my ground control's are soft so the ride, imo, got better.

best bet: do a search or look under the rim/suspension section for all your answers.

welcome to the board

peace

chris

 

[bazooka joe]

i'm not sure the rim size will effect ride quality as much as tire size, low profile and tread will have some effect too.

 

[Sir Nuke]

for starters you can look in the wheel/tire forum for LOTS of information...

but for the P5.....I would suggest since you are concerned with ride quality...stay with a 17. IF the wheel you want is a 17 X 7....then a +45 offset will make it...if the wheel you chose is a 17 X 7.5 then a +48 offset will be required to ensure you have no rubbing problems. for tires...go with a 215/40/17....its the closest thing to the stock tire diameter.

(stash)