what's too much? wheels and rims
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I can't speak about MPG. That all also depends on the weight of the rim you get. Second, ride difference will get a little worse, but not much. When it comes time to sell the car just put the stock rims back on and sell the 22's separate.....
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It's the third one down. If you want to go with a 20x8.5 then fine, but the 22x9 looks SOOOO much cleaner and the ride difference from a 20" to a 22" is not noticeable. In fact, the ride difference from an 18" to a 22" isn't even noticeable, I've ridden in both. Then, get the Tein lowering springs to go with it, it's a must.
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ouch i dont really like that idea...i don't want to compromise ride quality or MPG. i really don't want to compromise acceleration either (not a racer or anything, but i like that it has relatively fast pickup. darn...i really like the way the bigger wheels looked :-(
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lol yeah i suppose your right. overall, i think that the only thing i would want to do to my tires sometime in the future is possible make them a little bit wider. but my tires are brand new, so I don't want them to be a waste. on my new pair i'll go wider. what's the widest they can be without any rubbing (keeping them at 16 or whatever size my OEM wheels are)?
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Trust me, there IS a noticable difference in ride quality from 18's to 22's. On top of that you will have a hard time finding 22s with the right specs to fit on the RX without any modification. I've tried and have done my research on this for a long time before I got my rims. I have 20's on mine with Tein S-Techs and its my daily driver. The ride quality is nowhere as good as the stock 16s.
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are there any benefits to increasing tire width (in any aspect)? is there a difference in anything between stock 225-70-16 and 235-70-16? can you feel a difference? what im most curious about, like I mentioned above, is are there any benefits? weather-wise, performance wise, etc.
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And I'm guessing that you guys are speaking about this based on the fact that you've ridden in an RX with 16's, 20's and 22's. Oh wait, I highly doubt either of you have, considering that Liqrsicc can't even find ones that fit.
If you're keeping with stock rims, don't even bother doing any exterior mods. It just doesn't look right.
Rims would be the first mod I'd do. The 20x8.5 Giovanna Dalar will fit GREAT, and the ride will be more than fine. But I'm telling you, I've seen 20's, and I've seen 22's in person on a RX, and the 20's looked SMALL. Ride difference is minimal for the gain you get in appearance. Do what you want though.
I also noticed in your other threads you're looking into upgrading the audio system. I completely re-did the one in my RX with Boston Acoustics and JL. If you're still considering doing it, you pretty much have to do the whole thing, which you're looking at about $3,000 to do it correctly.
If you're keeping with stock rims, don't even bother doing any exterior mods. It just doesn't look right.
Rims would be the first mod I'd do. The 20x8.5 Giovanna Dalar will fit GREAT, and the ride will be more than fine. But I'm telling you, I've seen 20's, and I've seen 22's in person on a RX, and the 20's looked SMALL. Ride difference is minimal for the gain you get in appearance. Do what you want though.
I also noticed in your other threads you're looking into upgrading the audio system. I completely re-did the one in my RX with Boston Acoustics and JL. If you're still considering doing it, you pretty much have to do the whole thing, which you're looking at about $3,000 to do it correctly.
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are there any benefits to increasing tire width (in any aspect)? is there a difference in anything between stock 225-70-16 and 235-70-16? can you feel a difference? what im most curious about, like I mentioned above, is are there any benefits? weather-wise, performance wise, etc.
, Wider tires are mainly meant for grip when you're trying to get a launch off the line. They'll help with a little bit of control, but you're going to get a lot better handling from bigger rims.
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And I'm guessing that you guys are speaking about this based on the fact that you've ridden in an RX with 16's, 20's and 22's. Oh wait, I highly doubt either of you have, considering that Liqrsicc can't even find ones that fit.
If you're keeping with stock rims, don't even bother doing any exterior mods. It just doesn't look right.
Rims would be the first mod I'd do. The 20x8.5 Giovanna Dalar will fit GREAT, and the ride will be more than fine. But I'm telling you, I've seen 20's, and I've seen 22's in person on a RX, and the 20's looked SMALL. Ride difference is minimal for the gain you get in appearance. Do what you want though.
I also noticed in your other threads you're looking into upgrading the audio system. I completely re-did the one in my RX with Boston Acoustics and JL. If you're still considering doing it, you pretty much have to do the whole thing, which you're looking at about $3,000 to do it correctly.
If you're keeping with stock rims, don't even bother doing any exterior mods. It just doesn't look right.
Rims would be the first mod I'd do. The 20x8.5 Giovanna Dalar will fit GREAT, and the ride will be more than fine. But I'm telling you, I've seen 20's, and I've seen 22's in person on a RX, and the 20's looked SMALL. Ride difference is minimal for the gain you get in appearance. Do what you want though.
I also noticed in your other threads you're looking into upgrading the audio system. I completely re-did the one in my RX with Boston Acoustics and JL. If you're still considering doing it, you pretty much have to do the whole thing, which you're looking at about $3,000 to do it correctly.
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First off, I don't have rims on my RX because I've decided not to mod it much (I'm getting an '05 GTO soon).
Second, where did sticking out and flea market rims come into play? The rims I told him about are Giovanna, they make a SOLID wheel and should NEVER be compared to a flea market. The sizes were 20x8.5, which won't stick out and 22x9 which will possibly stick out a little, but not considerably.
Third, I'm telling him what I would do and what I have experienced. When I rode in the RX when it went from 20's to 22's I did not feel a difference. And I asked him about it after he had driven both for a while and he said there wasn't a difference either. Your opinion may be different and that's fine, but what I was trying to point out was that the difference in ride quality between 20" and 22" is minimal compared to how much cleaner in makes the car look.
Second, where did sticking out and flea market rims come into play? The rims I told him about are Giovanna, they make a SOLID wheel and should NEVER be compared to a flea market. The sizes were 20x8.5, which won't stick out and 22x9 which will possibly stick out a little, but not considerably.
Third, I'm telling him what I would do and what I have experienced. When I rode in the RX when it went from 20's to 22's I did not feel a difference. And I asked him about it after he had driven both for a while and he said there wasn't a difference either. Your opinion may be different and that's fine, but what I was trying to point out was that the difference in ride quality between 20" and 22" is minimal compared to how much cleaner in makes the car look.