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Nice rite up. But wouldn't high performance tires come with a stiffer sidewall? Also, higher tire pressure would decrease the amount of flattening the tire would experience in the corners. Also, this was allow crisp throtte response with a constant contact patch. I think 19's are pushing it on the evos. I would stick with 18" TE37's with some high performance tires. You will get emence respect because you will be running on some of the nicest rims you can buy, and depending on the tires you run, be able to run increasingly fast through a track.

 

not a X but... bigger the better =-) still cut 1.7's =-)

Just dont make the same mistake i did.... Keep your stock wheels for race days.. not much traction with skinny tire.

Cheers!

 

True, but the X has much more room for wider tires than the 9 did, this has already been proven. About the biggest tire that you could run on a 9 was a 255/40 without any rubbing issues. The X on the other hand can run roughly a 275/35 with the right offset without rubbing. So, us X guys can run a 19 with wider tires and end up with roughly the same sidewall profile that you guys had on your EVO 9s with 18s. I agree that TE37s are badass wheels, as are any wheel from RAYS/VOLK, ADVAN, BBS, and many others. If it's lightweight and forged, It'll net good results if it's properly sized. Keep in mind though that there is no one size fits all wheel for all applications, and the X is a different car than the 9 . It comes with 18s stock whereas the EVO 9 comes with 17s, so really when you think about it 19s are to the X what 18s are to the 9. Plus, the thicker body of the X swallows 18s and makes them look too small. When combined with the extra room for a wider wheel/tire combo, a 19 is ideal for the X.

In all honesty, the reason that you experienced a loss in traction is probably more to do with the brand and rubber compound tire that you were running more so than the fact that it was skinny. Hell, my friend has a X just like mine except that he ended up going with some different wheels which were the same exact size as the stock ones, and put some toyo tires on them that were also the exact same size as stock and his car handled like ****. After he complained about it, I took it for a spin to see how it compared to mine, and it was sad. The tires just weren't a sticky compound and the car just slipped and slided all over the place. The evo is one of th ebest handling cars at any price point, but if you don't have sticky rubber on them then it's brilliant chassis, incredible suspension setup, and amazing AWD system can't shine. Just food for thought...

 

I'm sorry. I can't like that....20" Rims belong on some Urban retards Mustang.

 

Im curious, what perfect size tires can you run on 20x8.5 +25 offset??

 

with an RB26TT from a skyline right????

now i am mocking the fast and the furious...

STevo

 

Theyre 19x9 =-) Bridestone s03... I was launching ar 4800-5000 as oppose to when i had 17's on the car with all seasons 255/45/17 launching close to 7000 =-)


Cheers!

 

You know it's funny how everyone automatically assumes that if you put 20's on your car you're trying to be "gangsta". He has every right to put whatever the hell he wants to on his ride. I have 20's on my evo so does that make every other evo owner look bad? I really don't care cause that's what I wanted. If everyone based their decisions off of other peoples opinions then then there wouldn't be any point.

 

I never said Gangsta, and 20" rims are famous by the Urban community. So you should be able to see why people would have that perception.

 

I just was generalizing when I made the "gangsta" comment. The urban community is by far known for the big wheels game, but what about mini truckers, resto-hodrods, old school trucks, and suvs. These are all embraced by different communities which also have their share of 20"+ wheels. So instead of everyone telling him how stupid it is to put 20s on an evo, they should let him modify his car car how he wants. This site is suppose to educate and support fellow evo owners not attack them.

 

Since I'm the only one who commented I'm assuming your talking to me. If you re-read what I typed it was far from an attack.

I simply said 20"s don't belong on an Evo (IMO). I never said "Take them off you idiot!!"

 

I was actually taking about everyone who made the rude comments.

 

It seems like people take it serious when someone decides to do something unique and different for their car to make it stand out... everyone always talks about performance loss... I dont think he is worried about the loss of performance for the gain on uniqueness... I say do it and do it right... you have no worries... Not everyone is into the race look... not everyone is into JDM style race cars... just let him do it with minimal critical remarks on how its stupid... there is no need to gang up on the guy to tell him how stupid his idea is... let him do it first... I mean all cars would be exactly the same if it wasnt for someone to try something new... how many evo x's are on dubs right now...

And like someone said earlier if you stay away from chrome and get some nice respectable 20's with a great design you will be surprised how nice the car may look...

I say do it.... and keep us posted...

 

it is completely up to you what you put on your car. But IMO if you were planning on putting 20's on a car that is made to be a performance car you should want to put the wides not the biggest wheels on your car not the biggest. I could put
19's on my civic I don't because it rides like **** on the 17's i did put on it. (i know it isn't the same but it kind of is.).

no offense but you could just buy a new Chevy Malibu and put 20's or 22's and nobody would care.

STevo

 

Rim Size index:
17 inch - Allows a high profile tire, allowing excellent traction and rarely a loss of grip. Also, you can run Yokohama rubber and some other compounds (hoosier).
18 inch - Same as 17's but rubber is pricier and your car's wheel wells get filled out better. Also, you can fit larger brake rotors and bigger calipers.
19 inch - Great for show, but you just lost any support you would want from yokohama or any other high performance tire manufacture (except Bridgestone and BFG which isn't that good anyways, except Bridgestone). Also, you have a great amount of grip lost because you cannot fill out the wheel wells with the tires.
20+ inch - FAIL

Go shoot yourself in the ****ing head OP.