Rim size for no or minimal drop
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Rim size for no or minimal drop
Hey guys,
I have a stock looking 94 LS. Thinking about getting rims, but if I am not going to drop the car, or even if I do I am going to be dropping it at 1.5" at most. What rim and tire size would suit my appearance? 15s or 16s? And I know that 16s will need 205/45/16 but what about 15s?
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I have a stock looking 94 LS. Thinking about getting rims, but if I am not going to drop the car, or even if I do I am going to be dropping it at 1.5" at most. What rim and tire size would suit my appearance? 15s or 16s? And I know that 16s will need 205/45/16 but what about 15s?
Thanks.
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Re: Rim size for no or minimal drop (2ndName)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 2ndName »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I have a stock looking 94 LS. Thinking about getting rims, but if I am not going to drop the car, or even if I do I am going to be dropping it at 1.5" at most. What rim and tire size would suit my appearance? 15s or 16s? And I know that 16s will need 205/45/16 but what about 15s?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Get 195/55-15, which will give you zero drop. You can also use 205/50-15 although it will give you a very slight drop, about 0.2 inch. (The 205/45-16 will give you about 0.1 inch drop.)
Get 195/55-15, which will give you zero drop. You can also use 205/50-15 although it will give you a very slight drop, about 0.2 inch. (The 205/45-16 will give you about 0.1 inch drop.)
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15s really are the way to go.
195/55/15 is the best fit
205/50/15 is a slightly smaller diameter: will drop the car a tiny bit, increase your gearing , and give you a wider contact patch
195/50/15 looks (my opinion) better than 195/55/15, will increase your gearing a little, and drop the car a bit
195/55/15 is the best fit
205/50/15 is a slightly smaller diameter: will drop the car a tiny bit, increase your gearing , and give you a wider contact patch
195/50/15 looks (my opinion) better than 195/55/15, will increase your gearing a little, and drop the car a bit
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Re: (Mike C)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mike C »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">195/50/15 looks (my opinion) better than 195/55/15</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yeah, but you hang with that "low rider crowd"...
Yeah, but you hang with that "low rider crowd"...
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Re: (Mike C)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mike C »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">15s really are the way to go.
195/55/15 is the best fit
205/50/15 is a slightly smaller diameter: will drop the car a tiny bit, increase your gearing , and give you a wider contact patch
195/50/15 looks (my opinion) better than 195/55/15, will increase your gearing a little, and drop the car a bit</TD></TR></TABLE>
yup, 23.5" overall diametre with 195/55/15 and 23.1" overall with 205/50/15. so it will lower the car .2"
You can't lower or raise a car by tire size if your keeping it close to stock like your supposed to. People do grab huge tires to reduce wheel gap but its half-assed. Just grab a good set of tires that you want in 205/50/15, 195/55/15 or 195/50/15 (this would lower alittle more then 205/50/15) and your set. If you want to drop the car, even 0.75" there are other ways to do it like ITR springs
195/55/15 or 205/50/15 will work great too is the right size for 15"
205/45/16 is the right size for 16
205/40/17 is the right size for 17
all those listed above are 23.5 (195/55), 23.3 (205/45/16) or 23.1" (205/50/15) overall diametre
195/55/15 is the best fit
205/50/15 is a slightly smaller diameter: will drop the car a tiny bit, increase your gearing , and give you a wider contact patch
195/50/15 looks (my opinion) better than 195/55/15, will increase your gearing a little, and drop the car a bit</TD></TR></TABLE>
yup, 23.5" overall diametre with 195/55/15 and 23.1" overall with 205/50/15. so it will lower the car .2"
You can't lower or raise a car by tire size if your keeping it close to stock like your supposed to. People do grab huge tires to reduce wheel gap but its half-assed. Just grab a good set of tires that you want in 205/50/15, 195/55/15 or 195/50/15 (this would lower alittle more then 205/50/15) and your set. If you want to drop the car, even 0.75" there are other ways to do it like ITR springs
195/55/15 or 205/50/15 will work great too is the right size for 15"
205/45/16 is the right size for 16
205/40/17 is the right size for 17
all those listed above are 23.5 (195/55), 23.3 (205/45/16) or 23.1" (205/50/15) overall diametre
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