18's On A Mr2

[Jimlad]

are there any probs with having 18's on a mr2 ?

[bh969]

On saterday some c**t slashed my tyre lucky I had 14" wheels coz if they were 18" id be looking at £120 for a new tyre :P

thats the only problem I can think of that hasnt come up b4.

bagsy ur old 1's

[Jimlad]

lol... the alloys will be the last thing on my list mate.

But you can have them if you can wait.

[Dame]

You would have to have exceptionally thin tyres to keep the rolling radius the same, if you increase this, the handling will be different (i.e. quite possibly worse) the speedo will read incorrectly etc. QAs a copnsequence of thinner tyres, the ride would be very harsh, and you may well find the car handles unpredictably on uneaven surfaces.

[Jimlad]

ANyone on here with 18's ?

[Rash@R.A.Motors]

I drove a friends REV1 tubby a few weeks ago that had 18" on it and to be honest it drove pretty well.... i dont know what suspension was in her but it was pretty smooth, handled well and wasnt too bouncy over bumps at all...

Rash

[jaxx]

with all the niggles and problems it would look damn cool!

[Rikki]

Hello.

205/35/18's

Soon to be replaced on the back with 205/40's at least as there is more room back there, up front anything larger (tyre wise) hits off the bottom cup of the strut - as proved by me 2 weeks ago when attempting bigger tyres.

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[ricomr2]

Nice piccy's mate. Where is that?

[Jesus]

You may find they'll bog you down a bit off the start line... certainly if you've got that lightweight flywheel! ;) (sorry... didn't want to start all that again) :D

[Dame]

Maybe we should call him Torqueless Jim......

[Rikki]

Nice piccy's mate. Where is that?

My own private oval ;)

I'll show you sometime LOL

[JappyBeast]

Everyone moans about the handling on wheels over 15inch.. imagine driving on 18's.

Seeing as we are old mates.. can I have your 17's at a discount?

I'll give you your old microwave back.

[ZeroBlade]

Wouldnt be jim if he didnt go that extra expense compared to the rest of us now would it?

Jim i say try and get some 19's one there. They'l be different for sure and ur bound to get magazine recognition!

-Z

[John R]

18s rear, 17s front.

Keep handling, keep blingin'

[ZeroBlade]

thats a decent setup. still knowin jim he'll prolly tear thru his rear tyres. is gonna be hella expensive in the long run...

-Z

Edit:

Thinking about it, like jim cares bout money!

[dj_davo]

i know weve done the whole "what job do u do" before, but being the lazy git i am, i just wanna know again jim,....

what do u do?, why are u loaded?

[ZeroBlade]

he's a !Removed! P.I.M.P / granny-mugger / bank-robber / erm what else was there ?

Hence he has buckets of ca$h.

-Z

[midmotorsteve]

going to 205s on the back ??? i take you only want your 2 to donut little stock tyres are 225? isn't smaller a down grade???

[JappyBeast]

I only have 205's on the back of mine and they are stock 14's.

[midmotorsteve]

stock rev2+ are 225

plus that a rev3 tubby, 245bhp minimum through 205s no thanks

[Jimlad]

possible to get 19's on it ?

[bh969]

That green 2 thats in all the modding mags has 19" wheels so can be done he does have airbag sus tho

[Jimlad]

would they fit without any funky suspension/arch work ?

[big pimp]

would they fit without any funky suspension/arch work ?

no chance - you'd need coilovers - 18s on mine are tight - 215/25 18s...