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wilch

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Stupidly I started looking at wheels...

Now I've always been a fan of dished wheels but have been without with my current ride, as she came with already big wheels and good rubber.

At the moment she's wearing 18x9's all around with 235/40 rubber.

What I'm looking at getting are 18x8.5 235/40 fronts, and 18x9.5 265/30 rears.

Also, I guess the wider rears would help with traction.

Anyway, this is what she looks like:

866_myCarSameWheels.jpg

and this is what she could look like:

829_MycarDifferentWheels.jpg

Help! What do you guys reckon?

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Do it! The 2nd pic looks awesome =)

Dont put this off you getting the rims, but as far as better traction - tyre compound/brand plays a more important role than small changes in width... obviously going from something heaps skinny like 6.5" to 9" is going to improve it heaps (actually it depends, because in the rain you have more water running over the surface... but that all comes down to the tyre design too) - adding an extra .5" for more traction, you may find going to a diff tyre brand would help more...

wilch Grand Master

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Currently have Pirelli P-Zero Rosso's on all 4 wheels.. Sticky, expensive rubber...

There might only be 0.5" in width on the wheel, but the tire sizes are different, 235 vs. 265.

The 235/40 foot print is alot smaller than the 265/30 foot print isn't it?

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Yeah, P-Zero's are good in the wet, and yes - there's a fair size difference in the tyre footprint, but I was just saying - if you're using cheap-ish tyres and want better traction, sometimes you can find a better improvement from going to different rubber than going up in rim width.

I wasn't saying anything against going up in the rim width at all - i was just highlighting that if you're after better traction it can be something (cheaper, sometimes) to consider.

EDIT: Obviously you understand that - so it's all sweet and my post was pretty much useless then :(

Anyway, the rims really do suit IMO - however some might say white/white has been done and done again - but don't let a "common" style put you off changing. All that matters is if you're happy with your cars looks .

wilch Grand Master

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hey yeah blitz, I noticed you changed your rims to 34 GTR ones. What made you change them?

I'm still undecided. I don't want bling.. I reckon the white with silver lip looks kinda racey. I also like the little bolt things. But yeah, $1900 for a mod that isn't really needed, but does make it look a lot better (to me anyway)... I dunno..

Don't bring, ecu, turbo etc into it... They're all coming.. ;) But still. Ah well. I'll figure it out.

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