Which wheel size is the best choice for a stock lancer es that has not been lowered or anything. 17s,18s, or 19s please vote according to looks, driveability, and if they will rub!! Will they rub when u have a loaded car like 5 people? Will they rub on turns? Please vote and post your opinions / experiences. Also for people who own 17s,18s, and 19s what are the tire sizes u have? And the rim sizes?

 

18s will fit i guess but 17s are ideal. its really up to where you want to take your lancer.

 

17's maybe even 16's, depends if u want a show car, or a faster car...cuz a few lbs. on the wheels doesn't sound like much, but converted to the weight the flywheel has to spin..its a lot, so keep that in mind. whenever i get my car modded for racing(turbo etc...if i do, lol) i will surely get liek 12 or 14" tires, that are really wide for good traction probably....just an idea.

if u want show, go 18's, but your speedo/odom. will be off quite a bit, and you will be much slower cuz of the extra weight/distance the tire has to turn.

just my 2 cents of technical know-how...its not a lot of know-how so whenever i get the chance..i throw it in

 

Is it true that 18s and 19s will throw your speedometer off and ur brake system will run into problems?

 

18's with 215/35/18 won't throw the speedodometer off because it is the same circumference as the stock tires. but bigger rims do stress the brakes more...not much tho. 19's look goofy on the lancer

 

So if i go with 18s and that tire size it wont throw everything out of whack?

 

i forgot where it was, but on a miata forum, they had a 'calculator' that u could choose 2 tire sizes and it'd lay them out on each other and tell u the % diff, you'd have on the odom. and speedo...if i find the link ill put it up. its on this forum somewhere do a search for it.

 

18s .. dont hit any curbs .. just warning u right now ... have u hit any curbs with ur stock tires? notice how it just hits the tire and not the hub cap. if u get 18s its just going to be about 2 inches from the ground to ur rim and a curb is about 3 inches above the ground. i'd say go for 17s instead. winter is coming up and i see u live in nj and we all know how nj roads are with those killer pot holes

 

I voted for 17s. Then ur almost garunteed no rubbing and no brake problems. Im going 17 x 7 myself.

 

Lets get some more opinions and stories

 

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I personaly would go for 18's but if the roads there have alot of pot holes go for 17's

 

I have had 18" on my car for around 9k miles. Here are my observations:

I have hit LOTS of pot-holes, a couple big ones, and have yet to see any rim damage.

If you go with plus sizing, your speedometer will not be thrown off much. I have 215/35R18's. When my speedo reads 60 mph, I am actually going 60.72 mph.

The ride is more harsh, but a long way from uncomfortable on stock springs.

Cornering is alot different. Feels like the car is on rails.

I get alot more compliments.

Winter is coming, and I will have to put the stock wheels and tires on in a couple more weeks.

 

Go with 17's, I think you'd be a lot more comfortable driving with those on any kind of road. 18's wouldn't be bad, but where I live, the roads are crap, lots and lots of potholes so I enjoy the thickness of the tire. 19's just look ridiculous...

 

10s, but keep em clean tho