liazon

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does a 20" wheel rub or cause the speedo to be off? should i go w/ a 19" to be safe? with these larger wheels, should i plan on aftermarket springs to eliminate the gap between the tire and car body? thanks.

liazon

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btw, it's a 1998 gs400.

GS4Will

liazon,

if you do it correctly with right size/overall diameter, and offset, 20s will neither rub, nor cause the odo to be off. same thing goes for 18/19, if you retain the oevrall diameter within +/- 2-3% of stock's overall diameter, your car will be fine.

if you want to look good(purely subjective, but most here wouyld def recommend so), lowering is def a "YES". if budget allows and you ddo not mind a bit firmer ride , get both springs and shocks(l-tuned or ilsteins) at the same time. or, for over $1k, you acn consider "coilovers" for your desired ride height.

william

liazon

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thanks for the advice....

ap0718

I got 20's on mine with the H&R drop, and they do not rub at all. You shoudn't have a problem!!!! My odometer is not off at all. You will see a decrease in takeoff though. I have the Lowenhart's and those are some heavy *** wheels!!!! But you can't beat the look

dru

ap0718,

my reply to anyone who says that "hey, but big rims slow you down" is "yup, they do, but it's cuz i look so good that i gotta go slow..."

liazon

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as performance is definitely a high priority for me, it sounds like i'll go w/ 18's. i hear yokahama has the most quiet tire, any comments?

GlobeCLK

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Yokohama AVS dBs to be exact.

But when you're using 18s, anything will be loud.

liazon

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thanks for your responses....i guess i'm a bit confused. i thought 19 and 20" wheels were considered "noisy". are 18's noisy too? do i have to stick with 17" wheels to keep em quiet ? one of the main reasons i traded into the gs4 is because i wanted a quiet, luxuerious ride. now it sounds like i can't have decent wheels and a quiet ride. seriously?

D-MAN63

No matter what car you have, putting larger diameter wheels will ALWAYS give you more road noise.