Huge Mistake!!!!!!!!!!

[snoopy]

I have made a big mistake, Personaly i think 17s are a bit to big, so i went for TSW Reflex's in 16s i now hate them after only 1 week, they look to small:banghead: BTW they are fitted with 195/45/16 tyres and are Et42.

So, is there a way of regaining some of my pride, for example, to make it look better can i fit 195/55/16 tyres to fill the arches a tad, or will it be better to lower it a bit and if so by how much. Realy need help on this as i am pretty peeeeed off at present, Oh and i have'nt told my other half yet which is another problem in it's self ( she will go mad):cry:

[Andy_SRi]

dont put owt over a 45 profile on a 16....

Lower it a bit it'll look alright

[gonkowonko]

if u got little wheels then deck the car as i reckon it would make it up ???

[Chris_GSi]

Lower by at least 40mm! Just dnt put bigger tyres on!

[deano_sxi]

sell em

[snoopy]

1, Why not bigger tyres,
2, If i sell them i will lose a boat load of money
3, Will 1.4 Sri springs do me any favours,

Thanks for the quick replies BTW:)

[Andy_SRi]

1.4 sri springs wont do much for you tbh get some 30mm eibachs
Bigger tyres = look daft on 16s and throw rolling radius wayyy out (15s on 55 16s on 45 and 17s on 40 all equate to a similar (ish) rolling radius)

[deano_sxi]

bigger tyres with fuk your diff up n shag the car

[snoopy]

I have searched for a while now on the subject of lowering but can't find a defenite answer, will this not knock the camber out thus scrub the tyres of, i know you can't adjust the camber, so does not leave me a bit stuffed.

[deano_sxi]

just lower it n stop worryin

[snoopy]

Ok then, where is the best place to get ebitach springs from in Newcastle, please don't say Halfauds.:)

[Chris_GSi]

Ok then, where is the best place to get ebitach springs from in Newcastle, please don't say Halfauds.:)


Try www.lmfvauxhall.co.uk

[DamoSXI]

Just sell them and get some 17's

[ka$h]

SRi springs will make the problem worse!

Try revolution at Gateshead for you springs.

K

[deano_sxi]

SRi springs will make the problem worse!

Try revolution at Gateshead for you springs.

K

there 140 quid there n take a few days for delivery

get em from lmf there the cheapest n delivery of mine was in 2 days

[snoopy]

Ok lads thanks for the advice, lowering it is then, if i still don't like them i'll have to get some new ones (17s of course) Thanks again.

[Jason]

u need to be lower than 30mm save up for some coilovers, i think there are some in the group buys..slam it 60 then ur laughing

[Jason]

still cant believe u opted for 16's over 17's when they are roughly the same price and 95% of users on here that have aftermarket wheels are 17's

[sxiSam]

i consulted over 16's and 17's as well

16's just dont fill the arches if i was you put them on ebay and get yourself some 17's then lower it

[snoopy]

still cant believe u opted for 16's over 17's when they are roughly the same price and 95% of users on here that have aftermarket wheels are 17's

Nor can i, all i can do is blame the medication

[G2-MDA]

get sum apex 40 mm springs and it will be ok ! get sum pic sup ! dnt put bnigger tyres on it will look worse as will sxi springs ! i got 18s there the fututre !

[chris_trickle]

^Yeah get it slammed it will look quality!! I like to c a corsa low as fook wiv smaller wheels on, think they look cool like that

[2modified]

Get Coilovers!!!

Check the special offers forum

[R14lST]

its usually the amunt of tyre that makes the wheel look crap

less tyre and the rims looks better.
but 16s in reflex is making me cringe, im sorry mate.

[Middo]

Get Coilovers!!!

Check the special offers forum

yeah dont be ghey. get coilovers, and go for a lower profile tyre

personally i would have gone for 15's, but thats just me :D

[snoopy]

See what i mean:cry:
http://tinypic.com/fw0djs
http://tinypic.com/fw0dft
http://tinypic.com/fvzt5i
http://tinypic.com/fvzszq

[Doris]

just drop it and whack a front splitter, skirts and rear extension on :thumbs:

pricey though :look:

[Si]

Still looks like it needs lowering on 16's which aint good. 17's would have been better yeah sorry mate.

[Ian Smith]

I think it looks alright mate....lower it a bit and it'll be sorted. No need to buy new wheels. I know what you're going through though....I recently sold my C and bought a Toyota Corolla T Sport. It comes with 16's, so I bought some Superleggeras in 17's for it, put them on and it looked awful...didn't fill the arches at all...I was gutted. But I think yours looks fine, no problems at all. I had 16 inch Paces on my C.

[Middo]

looks good, i think you need to really lower it right onto the arches.

you could have gone for 17's, but whats original about that ?

[snoopy]

Ok Guys, here's the deal, I'm gona lower it because even if i put 17s on it's gona need lowering anyway, I don't hold up much hope though because i noticed today that 16s with 195/45/16 tyres (which is what you see in the pics) are actually slightly smaller than the stock SXi wheels with 185/55/15 tyres.

Anyway thanks for all your input and we'll have to see what happens, Thanks Again:thumbs:

[Ian Smith]

Size and lowering regardless, I think your car looks sweet on those rims. :thumbs:

[Macca]

Ok then, where is the best place to get ebitach springs from in Newcastle, please don't say Halfauds.:)
go and see 2Modified, he doesnt know it yet but he'll be ordering me some Eibach's in the forthcoming future :lol:

[Middo]

yeah id recommend 2modified. top man for any suspension :)