calipers - girls reply!
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but I have "Ninjakitty" for mitsunation, and Smartie for evom, I actually got evolutionm a while back when we first got our eclipse. I can't wait to see your calipers, I tried to imagine that hot ipod pink metallic and I can't wait to see it done! I want pix.. NOW!!! ahah.
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Aw! I would love to see a hot pearlescant pink.. it would look smokin.. !!!! If I had money I'd do it up I think. well.. if I had money I'd be driving a nice silver G35.. but in reality... haha.
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Okay!
sounds like my GF
black though, not silver.Nice job on the pink.
Remember that those 18's are wider than the stock 16's. That's why they rub. 205 to 215 is .4" according to your chart, and with the additional weight the wheel is more likely to lean. The combination of the 18" rim and .4" wider tire, like lanzerralliart said, is negligible at rest but when the suspension is compressed by a turn the .4" turns into 1" and you are rubbing.
Investigate rolling the fenders before you spend the money on the 18's, just in case you need to. At least then you will be prepared if your tires do rub.
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sounds like my GF black though, not silver.
Nice job on the pink.
Remember that those 18's are wider than the stock 16's. That's why they rub. 205 to 215 is .4" according to your chart, and with the additional weight the wheel is more likely to lean. The combination of the 18" rim and .4" wider tire, like lanzerralliart said, is negligible at rest but when the suspension is compressed by a turn the .4" turns into 1" and you are rubbing.
Investigate rolling the fenders before you spend the money on the 18's, just in case you need to. At least then you will be prepared if your tires do rub.
black though, not silver.Nice job on the pink.
Remember that those 18's are wider than the stock 16's. That's why they rub. 205 to 215 is .4" according to your chart, and with the additional weight the wheel is more likely to lean. The combination of the 18" rim and .4" wider tire, like lanzerralliart said, is negligible at rest but when the suspension is compressed by a turn the .4" turns into 1" and you are rubbing.
Investigate rolling the fenders before you spend the money on the 18's, just in case you need to. At least then you will be prepared if your tires do rub.
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Just keep the pink accents to a minimum. A girl by my work painted a celica hot pick and its gotta be one of the ugliest things ever. The small pink accents here and there look great.
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[QUOTE=otter;4297759]I think you might be the one lacking a sense of fashion. Pink and white flow perfectly.
Speak for yourself otter... I hope u dont come to a car meet and say that Pink and white mix... I'm pretty sure its the forums and ur sayin that. But if ur in public.. u would get smacked
Speak for yourself otter... I hope u dont come to a car meet and say that Pink and white mix... I'm pretty sure its the forums and ur sayin that. But if ur in public.. u would get smacked
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......ok you can listen to the calculators and the techs that haven't had this car with the 18s and drove it but I'm tellin you don't get 18s you will be regreting it after you hear that clunk noise from the rear when going over bumps, or the scrapping when turning, or even when you have a friend in the backseat...I'm not trying to be hateful but helpful , the calculator and techs may be correct as long as the car isn't moving or turning but tires shift angles when driving, on my 18s I didn't have any writing on the sidewalls thanks to them rubbing, think it over, even search the forums on it....again I am only trying to save you a headache that I wish someone would of saved me from
What tires were you rolling on with your 18s? Were they a 215/35R18 as well?
sounds like my GF black though, not silver.
Nice job on the pink.
Remember that those 18's are wider than the stock 16's. That's why they rub. 205 to 215 is .4" according to your chart, and with the additional weight the wheel is more likely to lean. The combination of the 18" rim and .4" wider tire, like lanzerralliart said, is negligible at rest but when the suspension is compressed by a turn the .4" turns into 1" and you are rubbing.
Investigate rolling the fenders before you spend the money on the 18's, just in case you need to. At least then you will be prepared if your tires do rub.
black though, not silver.Nice job on the pink.
Remember that those 18's are wider than the stock 16's. That's why they rub. 205 to 215 is .4" according to your chart, and with the additional weight the wheel is more likely to lean. The combination of the 18" rim and .4" wider tire, like lanzerralliart said, is negligible at rest but when the suspension is compressed by a turn the .4" turns into 1" and you are rubbing.
Investigate rolling the fenders before you spend the money on the 18's, just in case you need to. At least then you will be prepared if your tires do rub.
I've done as much reading as I could so far, and still doing more.
I'm lean towards getting Smartie, 17x7 on 205/40R17 tires.
Thanks again for your feedback guys.
Last edited by SiRiUS; May 8, 2007 at 01:27 AM.
see, if you go with the smaller rim you can get 215's to fit comfortably, but I would go with a 215/45 for comfort. If you both drive the hell out of the car and you think it's worth the little bit of a drop in sidewall then the 215/40 is actually the closest replacement in 17" that will fit. the 225/40 is almost an exact match, but it's just about too wide too. the 205/40 is sacrificing traction and ride quality compared to the other two tires.
