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Got coils, need smaller rims!

Old 04-18-12, 06:33 PM
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Default Got coils, need smaller rims!

Just got Megan EZ Street coilovers installed. Sitting on 20" Vossen VVS 085, Pirelli tires 245/30 front, 285/25 rear. Its sitting fairly low now, lowered about 2.5 inches, body on tire, cant fit fingers between it. Tires in the front sometimes rub slightly on uneven turns and hard bumps going too fast. Otherwise it rides great, city and highway. I want to go lower without having major problems. So I was looking at 18" and 19" wheels. I dont know if 18s would look bad. But I also dont know if 19s would make much of a difference?

Ive been shopping rims for a couple months and I love the SSR Professor MS1 with the step lip. But they're a little out of my price range. So I found XXR 521 but they dont come in 19". Also found LInea Corse Lemans which do come in 19". I really like the XXRs because of the color rivets. So my question is, should i go with the 18" XXR 521, or should I go with Linea Corse Lemans?

If anyone knows another model rim that has similar mesh spoke style with a step lip feel free to share.

Will be eventually selling the vossens.
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Old 04-18-12, 06:52 PM
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Personally i think it looks good the way it sits from the pics. 25 series tire on the rear, thats pretty much a rubber-band, beware of potholes
Old 04-18-12, 06:53 PM
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like your ride the way it is,.. but if youre considering moar low.. go 19"s
18"s look relatively small.. although you are looking at low offsets...
Old 04-18-12, 07:00 PM
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You can also go with Varrstoen ES 1.1.1. They're reps of BBS LMs and come in 19s.
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I too actually like the way it looks as is, but if your still deciding I wouldn't go anything lower than 19" unless they were stock wheels lol
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never seen those tire sizes before. 18's look to small to me
Old 04-18-12, 10:13 PM
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I'm pretty sure you just have to take a heat gun to the fender liner near the 12 o clock position.

I would just keep using your wheels if that's the case. For now at least until you have enough for the MS1's. Go with the wheels you really want. If you get something else, you might regret it and waste more money selling those wheels and then end up getting the MS1's
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Looks great to me as is
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19s!
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