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wil 18 inch wheels damage the steerin colume n rack as a mate who is a mechanic at vauxhall says it will and how much worse will the performance and handeling be ??
cheers
mark
Andy_SRi
19-10-2005, 19:06
It will put more strain on parts obviously, dont know about handling, performance - 1.2 + performance :? :P
deano_sxi
19-10-2005, 19:08
if youve got the right profile of tyre it wont affect the steerin column at all
It shouldn't effect the steering column at all. Steering rack, maybe but not column
It will put more strain on parts obviously, dont know about handling, performance - 1.2 + performance :? :P
yeah i know it will put more strain on it but i dnt want the parts to need replacing in a few months ! thanks but there mite be a bit more loss of the little performance it has !
Jose_9_Reyes
19-10-2005, 19:16
Makes it slower, only problem i have had so far.
so say 215/35/18 aint gona brake the car !
Makes it slower, only problem i have had so far.
wat size urs and is it lowered and do u get rubbin ??
Jose_9_Reyes
19-10-2005, 19:27
so say 215/35/18 aint gona brake the car !
Thats what im on at the moment, Been a month now i think. No problems so far thank god. But just slowed it down which isnt a suprise, anyway there are road limits for a reason.
Not lowered either due to my friends weight (another topic). No rubbing either at the moment.
Thats what im on at the moment, Been a month now i think. No problems so far thank god. But just slowed it down which isnt a suprise, anyway there are road limits for a reason.
Not lowered either due to my friends weight (another topic). No rubbing either at the moment.
is it alot or hardly noticeable the performance loss ???
Jose_9_Reyes
19-10-2005, 19:37
Its noticiable, dont get me wrong it isnt SLOW. But acceleration is not as good. But once your say doing 35mph in 3rd and u put ur foot down it still moves. But not as much. But hey, the car looks sweet with them so im gonna put up with it.
think i mite have to invest in them then !
Jose_9_Reyes
19-10-2005, 19:42
think i mite have to invest in them then !
Got any ideas which ones mate?
Got any ideas which ones mate?
:look:
duno yet maybee katanas !
Andy_SRi
19-10-2005, 23:15
:lol:
TJ's car without the 1.8 :lol:
Matt_SRi
19-10-2005, 23:16
least it will be remaade and mark ull get it at a discounted price than doing it urslef so all ppl win:thumbs:
:lol:
TJ's car without the 1.8 :lol:
tell everyone y dnt u !
n there will eb some differences plus it will have a respray hopefully to !
Andy_SRi
19-10-2005, 23:20
tell everyone y dnt u !
Sowwie :look:
least it will be remaade and mark ull get it at a discounted price than doing it urslef so all ppl win:thumbs:
exactly mate :thumbs:
babybluemaxer
20-10-2005, 11:54
yer i think that those will rub n u will c a difference in performance!!
I've got 17" brooklyn's on mine! 205/38/17
they ave rubbed a bit but mayb becuz it's lowered 30mm aswell?!:(
hope they're ok 4 u :thumbs:
get ur credit card out mark
Corsa-Craig
23-10-2005, 18:55
im also contemplating fittin 18" alloys after writing off one of my 17"s after a bad run in with a kerb, dont wanna hijack the topic but didnt wanna start a new 1 bout the same thing...
the thing worryin me here is rubbing, i want the same wheels I had but the 18" version which are "Titan Chaos" available in 7.5x18 4x100 et45 fitted with 215/35/18 toyo proxes.
I also want the car dropped maybe 30mm but still at times have a full car + boot install, whats the chances of me having a bad rubbing situation?
im also contemplating fittin 18" alloys after writing off one of my 17"s after a bad run in with a kerb, dont wanna hijack the topic but didnt wanna start a new 1 bout the same thing...
the thing worryin me here is rubbing, i want the same wheels I had but the 18" version which are "Titan Chaos" available in 7.5x18 4x100 et45 fitted with 215/35/18 toyo proxes.
I also want the car dropped maybe 30mm but still at times have a full car + boot install, whats the chances of me having a bad rubbing situation?
Very likely mate. 215 wide tyres rub on 17's so it's almost a guarantee with them being bigger. You'll need to get the liners trimmed as well as the arch spats. and you should be alright. Mind you if you are running a 1.8 you will have bother with those rims on your calipers
im also contemplating fittin 18" alloys after writing off one of my 17"s after a bad run in with a kerb, dont wanna hijack the topic but didnt wanna start a new 1 bout the same thing...
the thing worryin me here is rubbing, i want the same wheels I had but the 18" version which are "Titan Chaos" available in 7.5x18 4x100 et45 fitted with 215/35/18 toyo proxes.
I also want the car dropped maybe 30mm but still at times have a full car + boot install, whats the chances of me having a bad rubbing situation?
with et 45 i think u may get away without any rubbing atall!!
if you do get some it wil be nothing seious
mine in et40 rubbed, but u cut away the arch and now back are totally slent and front very rearly make a noise
Corsa-Craig
23-10-2005, 19:26
goin from extreme to extreme....im runnin a 1.0 not a 1.8 hehe so i wont have the bother with the calipers, i'll find a bodyshop and get a price for getting the arches trimmed before I get it lowered then. Cheers
i would not put 18s ona 1.0!!!!!!
Corsa-Craig
23-10-2005, 19:29
with et 45 i think u may get away without any rubbing atall!!
if you do get some it wil be nothing seious
mine in et40 rubbed, but u cut away the arch and now back are totally slent and front very rearly make a noise
is yours lowered mate?...dont worry it wont b a 1.0 for long...
yes 30mil
tbh imo lowering donest make a difference to rbbing, just reduces it. u wann get rid of it all together
i doubt it affect acceleration that much, i remember when me and mark set off at the lights at a slight pace :| and we was level...he had 15's i had 17's
Corsa-Craig
23-10-2005, 19:38
dont really care about the speed im not a fast driver
Corsa-Craig
24-10-2005, 22:18
im still unsure bout this....i mean whats happens when turning the wheels? doesnt the front catch on the arch? lookin at pics they seem quite deep into the arches :|...especially if i have a passenger in the front
duno mate ! bought them anyway ! will let u knw wen i get it back from the bodyshop and fit them !
just need ot get sum coilovers now so they dnt scrub !
Corsa-Craig
24-10-2005, 22:37
pfft f**k that im not made of money
pfft f**k that im not made of money
niether am i ! im a student who works 4 hours a week !
nly want coilovers as that way i can have a full car wiv no rubbin ! went in toms and the rear didnt rub wiv me 118stone in the back over speed bumps but the front touched once ever so slightly
Gulzar Tipu
24-10-2005, 22:44
i would not put 18s ona 1.0!!!!!!
:nono:
17's maximum, then it'd be v.slow, even my 1.0 is slow as **** on 15's but they are very wide :lol:
Corsa-Craig
24-10-2005, 22:46
hmm this post has led me to reconsider ever so slightly lol...more ppl with 18s post here and comment on your scrubbing situation please :|
its just from time to time i do have a full car, aswell as big passengers, i myself am coming up 13 stone, plus i have 2 subs in the boot which i cant see being too healthy for it
Corsa-Craig
24-10-2005, 22:47
:nono:
17's maximum, then it'd be v.slow, even my 1.0 is slow as **** on 15's but they are very wide :lol:
i said b4 its probly not gonna be a 1 litre much longer, when i upgraded to my 17s i was told i shouldnt cuz it would be slow but i never noticed a difference tbh, it still does the speed limits
stood me 18s next to my 15s and toms 17s and there was hardly anyhting in it ! its just a bigger rim and a smaller tyre really ! so shouldnt be that bad hopefully !
Corsa-Craig
24-10-2005, 23:12
exactly, you gotta take into consideration that usually as the wheel size goes up...the tyre profile comes down
Corsa-Craig
24-10-2005, 23:15
exactly, you gotta take into consideration that usually as the wheel size goes up...the tyre profile comes down]
having just said that i cant see why 18s would rub any more than a 17 lowered 30mm :S
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having just said that i cant see why 18s would rub any more than a 17 lowered 30mm :S
they prob wont as toms didnt and his was down 30mm its just the with of them ! if it does rub its in the edge of the arch not the top ! its th et as in et38 - 42
Corsa-Craig
25-10-2005, 00:27
aye mine are et45, i heard this was one of the best offsets available for the c...although that was when i got my 17s, is this still applicable for 18s?
Markie mark,
get the rims on and send me photos biatch! ;)
n there will eb some differences plus it will have a respray hopefully to !
Are you getting Ultra Blue Envy again? :lol:
Go on.......you know you want to!
:)
Ste
got my 17s back on my 1.8 now and im sorry but the handling is miles better. it actually feels like it was built to go around cornres!
and accelaration/pick-up is mile better to, so it they do make a difference!!!
BUT THE THING THAT I CANT UNDERSTAND!!!!
THE RIDE WITH MY 17S IS MUCH FIRMER THAN ON 18S!!!!
i feel every bump!
i cant expain this,
one for kash?
Corsa-Craig
25-10-2005, 18:13
so should I just stick with my 17s and get it lowered? are 18s too much hastle if your lowered?
18s look better! and with a tiny bit of arch work
you wouldnt even know you have them on lowered or not
Markie mark,
get the rims on and send me photos biatch! ;)
Are you getting Ultra Blue Envy again? :lol:
Go on.......you know you want to!
:)
Ste
will do wen i get the car back from the body shop ste !
blue nevy ! lol dnt think anyone has that !
was looking at a 1.8 sri but was in blue so didnt buy it !
get 18s look huge ! and tom u need to change ur sig now u dnt have them any more :P
get 18s look huge ! and tom u need to change ur sig now u dnt have them any more :P
:roll:
i took them to get refurbed yesterday ! £40 a wheel ! he said do i wnt a colour change so anyone got any ideas as there going on a black corsa wiv a medium style kit !
i wouldnt change the colour, they look amazin at night reflect the light so well and not too shiny
LondonMc
25-10-2005, 18:40
pink maybe, just keep them the same
yeah maybee not tj n get r ass on msn i wana talk ot u ! duno tom mite keep them the same colour !
Corsa-Craig
25-10-2005, 19:46
any1 got any pics of a corsa on 18s NOT lowered? want to see what this looks like
http://www.rumdogs.com/tractor.jpg
Corsa-Craig
25-10-2005, 20:11
i had that image in my head tbh :lol:
ok i'm only wonderin if u need to do any xtra work to the car or do 18's fit directly on??
if so what size, my car isn't lowered & prob wont b
ok i'm only wonderin if u need to do any xtra work to the car or do 18's fit directly on??
if so what size, my car isn't lowered & prob wont b
get the right offset (et42 to et45) and u should b fine, maybe just a slight bit of trimming on the plastic arch lip but if u not lowering it then it will b fine (although i reckon u shoould drop it 30mm as it will sit very high with 18s on :) )
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