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> Rims On A Lowered Eclipse
eclipsechick
post Sep 18 2006, 02:43 PM
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okay.. so ive got a 96 gs.. its pretty low, (i dont know the drop measurements). i just bought it so im still trying to figure this stuff out.
well i HAVE velox rims and really low pro's on it.. and ive gotten 2 flats and cracked 2 rims so far.
im trying to figure out what size wheel/tires i can put on my car without having problems with the tires rubbing.
right now, i have 18's with 215/40/18's on the front that are perfect, no rubbing problems.
the rear has 225/40/18's and then i take corners, they rub.
i dont have a measuring tape to measure the total height.. anyone know about this stuff?
and ive seen a lot of stuff on the alum rims being bent?
would i be better off getting stock steel rims, or the alum rims (the 96 ones are kind of ugly.) or..?
any help?
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post Sep 18 2006, 02:48 PM
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hey.. im new to all this, but anyhow.. i dont understand what your sayin they rub.. what do they rub? ...... the curb? or the wheel well ?
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post Sep 18 2006, 02:53 PM
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the car is lowered, so if the tires are too big, they rub on the inside of the wheel well... which is bad. ive gone thru 2 tires and 2 cracked rims.
my last tire shredded.. the tread ripped away from the sidewall almost 3/4 of the way around.
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post Sep 18 2006, 03:17 PM
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why are the tires different sizes? that might be why its rubbing in the back and not in the front...

o and watch out for pot holes

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post Sep 18 2006, 04:24 PM
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i agree.. you shouldnt have two different size tire on the car... you might try rolling the rear fenders in if you still have problems after you fix your tire problem... :57:
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post Sep 18 2006, 05:46 PM
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a ok, i was just makin sure :) ... but yea i agree with swade.. you should just try puttin the same size as the front on.... if your blwoin tires and messin them up.. whats a lil more to get same size all around.. if that doesnt help then raise it up a lil bit, (i dont know how your cars lowered) if you have coil overs you can raise it like half an inch or an inch.. and be good to go again :)
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post Sep 18 2006, 06:20 PM
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oh man dont talk to me about cracked 18's god knows howmany of my 18s are in rim heaven...

18's on low pro's arent meant for ANY street with holes period. best thing i could tell you to solve the rim cracking tire shredding prob is to get smaller rims [which i hate to say]
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post Sep 18 2006, 06:27 PM
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or just pick the car up off the ground lol. im riding on 18s with the stock springs/shocks and im riding just fine. and it doent look bad either.
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post Sep 18 2006, 09:22 PM
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or just pick the car up off the ground lol. im riding on 18s with the stock springs/shocks and im riding just fine. and it doent look bad either.
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post Sep 18 2006, 10:56 PM
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meh.. the lower the better. i got stuck buying stock steel wheels.. anything to stop having to have rims welded.

its no wonder they dont make those rims anymore.
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post Sep 18 2006, 11:59 PM
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QUOTE(eclipsechick @ Sep 18 2006, 07:56 PM)
meh.. the lower the better. i got stuck buying stock steel wheels.. anything to stop having to have rims welded.

its no wonder they dont make those rims anymore.
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ah man my friend had got one of his rims welded 5 times and they kept on leaking air =(
2 weeks ago he took a baseball bat to them (so he would stop ******* with them) and went back to his stock wheels
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post Sep 19 2006, 04:15 PM
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im tellin ya, 18s on stock ride height lol. it looks good and doesnt scrape my bumpers/skirts, doesnt crack my rims, etc. and as for the LED underbody defiance, i couldnt tell ya man i dont have that kit. ive got the kit from LEDunderbody.com, so i dont think they are the same
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post Sep 19 2006, 05:51 PM
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just ******* get 17s... 18s are too big for any car anyway... any bigger and people will think your driving a hoodrich car...
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post Sep 20 2006, 03:53 PM
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i think the 18s are perfect. the 17s look too small in the well :right:
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post Sep 20 2006, 07:19 PM
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QUOTE(CodyRocks @ Sep 19 2006, 04:15 PM)
im tellin ya, 18s on stock ride height lol. it looks good and doesnt scrape my bumpers/skirts, doesnt crack my rims, etc. and as for the LED underbody defiance, i couldnt tell ya man i dont have that kit. ive got the kit from LEDunderbody.com, so i dont think they are the same
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I still have to figure out how to wire it to the radio so it goes with the music. gonna go look for a manual for this ****.
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post Sep 20 2006, 10:29 PM
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lol i had a vid of mine on myspace, but it got deleted when i deleted my account. mine has 7 diff colors, has like 15 different pulse modes with 5 speeds each, as well as sound pulse mode with sensitivity control. they are sweet. the only problem i have with them is that the LEDs burn out too quick for my taste.
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post Sep 20 2006, 10:38 PM
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mine havent burnt out just yet i mean i never use the thing, think im gonna remove it and put the color changing ones. they look absolutely sick!