Is it safe to upgrade to 18" wheels without upping brakes as well?

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

09-19-05, 07:17 AM

ifilrx

Driver

Thread Starter

Join Date: Sep 2005

Location: ok

Posts: 148

Likes: 0

Received 1 Like on 1 Post

Is it safe to upgrade to 18" wheels without upping brakes as well?

I'm curious if the bigger wheels will make the brakes less effective...would I need to up it as well?

Reply Like

09-19-05, 07:23 AM

BLK13X

Mortgage Slave

Join Date: Jan 2002

Location: NSW

Posts: 4,764

Likes: 12

Received 20 Likes on 12 Posts

I never had a problem but it would be on my list of priorities along with better suspension to handle the extra weight.

Reply Like

09-19-05, 08:24 AM

ACleanSC4

Lead Lap

iTrader: (7)

Join Date: Feb 2001

Location: California

Posts: 4,010

Likes: 9

Received 7 Likes on 4 Posts

with bigger wheels, you might as well get a bbk, LS400 or SupraTT to be the cheapest out of the bunch to fill up the space behind the wheel.

it would look pretty funny with tiny rotors/calipers behind your nice wheels...

Reply Like

09-19-05, 08:57 AM

JZZ30TT

Lead Lap

Join Date: Jul 2004

Location: Virginia

Posts: 566

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

To answer your question: NO.

Reply Like

09-19-05, 11:34 AM

rominl

exclusive matchup

iTrader: (4)

Join Date: May 2002

Location: Lovely OC

Posts: 81,666

Likes: 113

Received 185 Likes on 144 Posts

tons of people have bigger wheels (even 20s) with stock brakes. you are fine, just that brake fading might be a problem more easily

Reply Like

09-19-05, 02:16 PM

Kaban

Lead Lap

Join Date: Apr 2001

Location: S. California

Posts: 687

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by ifilrx

I'm curious if the bigger wheels will make the brakes less effective...would I need to up it as well?

I had gone from stock 16 to 18" on my GS and had no problems. I noticed it takes a little bit more effort to stop but that's the price for going with bigger wheels, I think most people would not notice it. One thing I did notice is it will take a bit more rpms to accelerate from a stop.