question with new rims on stock tires

roydollabill · Jul 30, 2009, 09:05 AM

Im looking at the dimensions for the gts wheels and it says 18x7, and the new rims I want are 18x7.5.. would it still technically fit even tho it is bigger by .5? below is a link of the rims I want and please get back to me about this.
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/Wheel...All&sort=Brand

EngRWW33 · Jul 30, 2009, 10:47 AM

They will fit. But those tires suck!! Get some new rubber!!

jer301 · Jul 30, 2009, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by EngRWW33

They will fit. But those tires suck!! Get some new rubber!!

Concur - Stock Dunlop Wheel width range is 7 - 8 inches

Absolutely Concur - Stock Dunlop Tire sucks. Athough a little noisy due to the all season slits on the tire and 360 treadwear, When you load the tire (laterally) during "spirited driving through corners" the tire will roll over on it's sidewall and you will loose traction. This can be minimized by increasing tire pressure to 45-48PSI, but if you hit a pothole, the tire is toast at that pressure. I won't bore you by talking about slip angle, camber, roll stiffness and their effects on lateral load, I'll just end it by saying replace them if you can.

andymilonkis453 · Aug 4, 2009, 04:29 PM

Hi guys i dont know if this is the right thread to be posting on but i need help. I recently bought 18inch rims and im looking for tires. However, I dont know what size i need.I have a 2002 mitsubishi lancer OZ RALLY and i tried putting on 245/45/18 but they rubbed like crazy. Does anyone know what size I should buy?

roydollabill · Aug 4, 2009, 08:31 PM

what tire do you guys recomend? I got them installed yesterday and they look sick..ill post pics soon, but anyway im looking for new tires but I dont feel like spending a lot of money on tires but I dont want to be too cheap. Im looking toward all season tires like these...http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes ....does anyone recomend these at all?