boosted-gs

i'm looking into buying some 19's for my gs i just wanted to know if i'd bend a rim pretty easy? like right now i have 18's on my car and i'm able to run over alot of stuff like potholes and not damage my rims...i just want to know what everyone thinks because i noticed that 19's and 20's use the same 35(f) & 30(r) tires

mkorsu

Driving? No.

By hand? yes.

oohpapi44

iTrader: (1)

Come spend a weekend down in NYC and we will put your 18's theory to a test. Any rim can be bent, the pothole sets the rule for bending, all you can do is hold on and hope for the best. Upping the psi is how many of us try to stay away from the 'bends'

rominl

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everything is relative, and it also depends on lot on the quality of the wheel as well.

i have had 20s on both my cars for years and never any issue. but i know how to drive my cars and i am careful. if i just blindly drive, i am sure they will be damaged. on the other hand, i have seen stock 17s bent as well. obviously from careless driving.

and if it's a low quality wheel, it will bend more easily too

so technically your question is open to all answers

boosted-gs

well i knew this would happen....really all i want to know is how strong are the 19's like would there be much difference between 19's and 20's...i'm not saying my 18's cannot be bent i'm just saying i've had them for 2 years and have hit a bunch of things and they are still good...i want to know if i happen to hit something will my wheels last...but i guess i'll just take the jump and see what happens

rominl

iTrader: (4)

19s vs 20s. if you use the same spec tires (which means the 20s would be out of spec from factory settings, something a lot of people do including me), there isn't really any difference

plex

iTrader: (11)

I just bent one of my fronts I have 35 series up front.

sleeper408

iTrader: (6)

I believe this is the highest in the industry right now T6-6061.

BLK13X

I'm on 19's but so far so good 235/35 fronts. Just be careful on crap roads, I've been caught out a few times but as someone earlier has mentioned, careful driving combined with the right tyre pressures and you will be fine