Why did you sell your Big Rim's?

[TATT2]

Originally Posted by Tony xa

Its usualy not the size that looks wrong its the choice in wheel and the offset that most people screw up .
Just because it fits doesn't mean it looks good and just because its bigger than standard also dosn't mean they look wrong .
I have put alot of thought into my rims and I think they suit .


You would also find one reason for so many up for sale is to upgrade to bigger ones that are cheaper .More to choose from now at cheaper prices

Mate congrats on your car its bloody nice

[1niceef]

how do i start a thread lol

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Originally Posted by EL XR8

The one good thing you'll find is that (if) you step up to 19's over 17's, the car will look lower, as the rims will be tucking a little more, but you will have more ground clearance all round.

Looks like I am getting 19's then 20's would be okay if it wasnt a daily driver................

[groops]

17" is the biggest I've had and that the option on an AU3 XR6 for the wings!!!

Mike

[timothyds]

I'v got 14's is that big? i could do 15's if i wanted big breaks but who wants to stop any way?

[sfr rob]

I got rid of my 20's on my BA because mainly for the fact that 3 months after i had them fitted they could be seen on about 3 out of ten cars.
Also the ride and brakes suffered from having larger diameter wheels.

[chief]

I dont own big rims but at the Tomago show today there was a XB Coupe with 24". It scrapped the wheel arches and looked bloody rediculas.

[robjh80]

Iv'e currently got the stock 16's on the Lancer......just ordered some 17" Enkei's for it yesterday.

[blackers10]

ive got 20s
they are great
the right in the front end is rather jittery (225/30 tyre)
but the bigger tyre companys have released a 245/30 profile tyre for the 20" rims
and it would make the ride alot better i believe??

we were looking at 19s for debs car due to lower price of tyres
but the difference in price is minimal
and the range of wheels is very limited in 19s compared to 20s sadly

so we are going 20s again on hers

[Rev28K]

I went from 15’s to 16’s (brand new Factory Honda CRV alloys) for my track tyres because they were only $100 each. They were a poofteenth heavier which I hate but at only $100 each for sprint rims they are a bargain. Sometimes the ride seems a bit worse but as my track tyre pressures are initially a bit lower than my normal road tyre pressures (until they heat up on the track) it evens out a bit.

p.s. Someone was telling me about a mate buying a new HSV years ago that had ‘monster’ 15” wheels on it. When he got it home everyone was in awe of the “big” wheels and getting tyres that would fit this extreme size was hard. That was years and years ago….

[xbgs351]

Upgrading to BIGGER Rims
Downgrading to smaller Rims

Bit of bias in the poll I see.

[Ohio XB]

Below is a lot of my OPINION.

Here in the US, and now evidently in the UK........... http://users.ox.ac.uk/~scat2321/2k/low/lowdubs.htm

...they put 22" and larger rims on cars. You can tell they have no idea!

When huge rims are put on older muscle cars, that is just wrong. The bodies were designed with 15" rims and a certain amount of sidewall in mind and look best with 14 - 17" rims.

What was this guy thinking???


Here in Ohio I check out Craigslist.com, which is like an online classifieds, and see a lot of these rims for sale, advertised as usually only a few months old.....that was all they could take after riding around on these things.

Wagon wheels belong on stage coaches, not old cars. Some of the newer cars can get away with bigger than 17" rims because of the design of the fenders and wheel openings. But on the older cars......please step away from the vehicle if you are thinking 20-something rims.

At a tire shop I was told by one of the salesmen that customers usually come back after a week to ask what is wrong with their car after they get the 20" rims and tires. He then has to explain the difference between a tire and a rubberband and the reason for the difference in "feel". Many customers don't like feeling every twig and crack in a road.

I figure this huge rim thing is just a fad that will pass, like the lowered car, small, too-wide rims of the 1990's.

Just because you can.....



....doesn't mean you should. In this picture, if this were 15 years ago, this person would be considered a "redneck" and the car would have been 4 wheel drive.....and still would have been made fun of.


Yup, braking is harder because now the road has more leverage against the brakes.

Steve

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Originally Posted by xbgs351

Bit of bias in the poll I see.

No Way lol

[98elxr6]

i downsized to 18s from 19s because
1...ride too rough on 19s theres a noticible difference in the ride on 18s

2.. guard scraping even though my car is standard height

3..19s looked too big on my el xr6

4..18s look a bit more sensible on my car ,17s would probably look better

5..the cops seem to look alot harder at cars with big standout wheels rather than smaller more subtle rims

6..bigger is not always better in my opinion!!

[Squalo]

p.s. Someone was telling me about a mate buying a new HSV years ago that had ‘monster’ 15” wheels on it. When he got it home everyone was in awe of the “big” wheels and getting tyres that would fit this extreme size was hard. That was years and years ago….

My VK Brock Director had 16" MOMO wheels when Ferrari's came with 15's... they were fantastic with the Bilstein shocks, and the thing handled like nothing else (I sold an A9X to get into it, so knew a bit about Holdens that went around corners) but after the 3rd time a rim buckled (and HDT said 'buy four or forget about it') I ditched them for 15" Simmons, and pocketed the difference.

I got it repaired before the sale, but I had to go to a guy who repaired weird things for Qantas to get it fixed!

Have not been interested in big wheels since, although my Outback has 17" as stock. Oh, and so does my bike : )

[FRDPWR]

get getting pulled over, car slammed with 19"s doesnt help haha

FYi they do make fr20's

Originally Posted by EL XR8

I've got FR19's and if SImmons made an FR20 or bigger i'd definately consider a set of them.

[EL XR8]

Your kidding me right?

There go any plans for other things i wanted to buy in the future.
How long have they had them out, cause i haven't heard about them yet?