Pro's and con's of 18" wheels

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24 January 2011, 03:58 PM

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Useful tyre size converter here http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

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24 January 2011, 04:09 PM

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Just wondering, did you fit the discs that direction for a reason?

Thats the correct way for K Sports

I run 9x18's with 235/40/18 without any problems on my Newage STi

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24 January 2011, 05:23 PM

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the disc direction has raised a comment I see,

Just wondered if it was an oversight or intentional as some people fit them that way cos it`s supposed to make the braking more aggressive but wears the pads quicker.

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24 January 2011, 05:30 PM

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I was thinking more along the lines of 225/45-18 tbh and wondered if anyone was running this size??

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24 January 2011, 05:57 PM

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18's is what I will be running on my track car purely so that the 12 pots fit though

17's on my road car just now and it will be staying that way as there is issues with 18's catching my arches

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24 January 2011, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Saalro

I forgot about that lol, i do like how my 18" look:

Couldn't imagine them in 17" on the car though, but if i wasn't running 356mm discs i would have 17".

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I know most thieves are stupid, but this one left the bricks and forgot to take the bloody wheel.

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24 January 2011, 07:35 PM

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I know most thieves are stupid, but this one left the bricks and forgot to take the bloody wheel.

I had that image too!

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24 January 2011, 08:21 PM

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I had 225 /35 / 18 on my car once that size does not help the car what so ever. I could feel every bump and notch in the road. Horrible.

40 profile will be fine.

Steve

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24 January 2011, 09:46 PM

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When upgrading from 17" to 18" wheels would a geometry change/setup be needed?

I'm considering swapping my stock STI wheels for some BBS CH when it's time for new rubber.

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24 January 2011, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ScoobySteve69

Just wondered if it was an oversight or intentional as some people fit them that way cos it`s supposed to make the braking more aggressive but wears the pads quicker.

Its the way k Sports are suppose to be

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24 January 2011, 10:09 PM

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Quote:

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I had 225 /35 / 18 on my car once that size does not help the car what so ever. I could feel every bump and notch in the road. Horrible.

40 profile will be fine.

Steve

Steve is the tires in your photo album 225/40??

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24 January 2011, 10:18 PM

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17s much better on a classic but thats just my opinion anybody out there intrested in a set of 16s for classic with good proxys on let me no

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24 January 2011, 11:22 PM

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Put my 18's on only last week and i have noticed that it handles oh so slightly better.
Also looks 100 times better

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25 January 2011, 12:21 AM

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Put my 18's on only last week and i have noticed that it handles oh so slightly better.
Also looks 100 times better

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Looks ace that mate

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25 January 2011, 06:47 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by L.J.F

I was thinking more along the lines of 225/45-18 tbh and wondered if anyone was running this size??

I'm running 215/40/18 on my Classic. I have run 215/45/18 but they looked a little odd and it did increase the gearing a bit. Personally, I'd not worry too much about the speedo being out as your speedo probably reads on the high side anyway and running 'oversize' tyres will probably make it more accurate lol, I know mine did!