now i'm debating whether I should go 19" or just stay at 18" and run meatier tires for comfort's sake.

 

i vote 19". i went with the 20" miro wheels and i'm glad i did.18" isn't big enough unless it is super aggressive and you are slammed.

 

LM style reps look amazing on our cars (or BBS LM wheels themselves). But Lemans is a HORRIBLE rep of the LM... So, I'd say get LM reps, but in this case LC818 for sure.

 

i say neither unless LC has made their wheels stronger over the yrs i wouldnt run them. if u are still getting them then make sure u run at least a 40 series sidewall. i had the LMs and had 4 official cracks that needed repair and several stress cracks during my 2yrs of owning them.

they look nice and serves its purpose but once u get that first stress crack its nothing but headaches
and costly repairs.

 

thanks for the input! But may I ask what makes them a horrible replica?

 

Yes, the faces stick out way too much, also the step lip is way to "right angled". The whole wheel just looks off from the LM. I don't know, maybe it's just me or maybe it's the car's fitment but it just doesn't look as pleasing as a real LM or a good replica (that's referring to the picture on the first page).