Wheels in the works

[twilightprotege]

$40 is that all? damn!

 

[coldie123]

yup i got my spring compressors for $40 from supercheapauto too!
probably the best way to save money is to try doing it yourself first. seems like quite a few people have done springs and struts themselves and it doesn't sound too hard. so i'm gonna give it a go first and worst case, if i stuff it up, i'll just take it to a shop that does spring installs for $110 incl alignment. front strut bar should be pretty easy too. rear swaybar looks a bit trickier tho.

 

[syd_speed]

hey jus a general question, I'm wonderin if a 205/45/16 tyre will fit on the stock sp20 rims? Cause my two front tyres are balding so I need to replace them. So I would also like to know if havin 205/45/16 tyres in the front and 195/50/16 (stock tyres) on the back will cause problems.

 

[twilightprotege]

fit fine. that's what i have on at the moment. i have toyo T1-S 205/45/16 tyres and they are great. i got them for $190 ea inc fitting etc. the rim protector is perfect too.

what you're probably better doing is to get 4 new tyres, or rotate your tyres more often!

 

[Vultz]

 

[twilightprotege]

looking good - now just get some big brake in there!

 

[ahb11m]

hey 1.8 i lovr iyz!!

 

[JEB83]

Whats gonna be more comfy?
1) 205/40/17
2) 205/45/17
3) 215/40/17
4) 215/45/17

 

[twilightprotege]

4 is most comfy as the sidewall be largest
3 will be the best tyre grip wise and should be the closest to keeping the speedo the same speed (i think)

 

[JEB83]

If i get a flat with 17" can I still use my 16" spare with stock Yoko's?

 

[twilightprotege]

yeah ofcourse, but the car will look weird. 3 wheels the same and 1 different

and yeah i just confirmed that 215/40/17 is the closest to the stock rolling diameter (see : http://www.dsm.org/tools/tiresize.htm )

 

[JEB83]

sweet as...It'd only be temp till 17 got fixed/replaced...

 

[JEB83]

Rims are gonna be 17x7...will Falken ST115 with rim width 7.5 suffice...or does rim width have to be exactly 7...

 

[twilightprotege]

7 or 7.5 will be fine. 7.5 would be preferable for performance driving as it'll minimise sidewall movement

 

[coldie123]

do tyres have a rim width specification? or do they just have a tyre width specification, like 205mm 215mm etc? I didn't know you could get 7" tyres vs 7.5" tyres.

 

[twilightprotege]

tyres usually have a "recommended" range available from the maker. 215/45/16 falken azenis for example are 7"-8" rims.

as a general rule of thumb, you'll get better handling from going to the widest recommended rim width, better ride comfort from the narrowest recommended rim width

 

[coldie123]

cool thanks. thats what i thought.