I am interested in putting my car on low profile tires for an even more lowered appearance and some performance effects. However, I was wondering how this would look with my stock 15'' rims, anyone have any pics? or suggestions? ps I also have IPD springs and koni fsd's.
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Stock 15'' Rims On Low Profiles?
Started by sdancer, Feb 09 2012 08:07 PM
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 08:07 PM
98 S70 glt. ARD Green tune 17psi, 15g swap, OBX exhaust straight piped, IPD HD TCV, silicone lines, KONI FSDs, IPD Sport Springs, slotted rotors IPD, IPD strut bar
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 08:15 PM
The wheel gap will look retarded in my opinion, the ipd springs aren't really low enough to close the gap.
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 08:25 PM
At LEAST do 16's, you can find a cheap set of 16's that will look a lot better than 15's.
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 08:55 PM
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 09:28 PM
Why bother with tires at all? Ride on the rim, throw some garden hoses on there for a little bit of cushion and call it a day.
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 10:27 PM
AFAIK those are hellasunk 15 and 50 series tire
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Posted 10 February 2012 - 01:13 AM
rusheR, on 09 February 2012 - 10:27 PM, said:
AFAIK those are hellasunk 15 and 50 series tire
Those are indeed 15s, same wheels I have at the moment... although I've got 205/60s on mine.
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Posted 10 February 2012 - 01:26 AM
195-50-15 For what its worth.
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Posted 10 February 2012 - 02:08 AM
Deimos, on 10 February 2012 - 01:13 AM, said:
Those are indeed 15s, same wheels I have at the moment... although I've got 205/60s on mine.
i cheat my way to getting low
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Posted 10 February 2012 - 10:33 PM
Better view 195-50-15
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Posted 11 February 2012 - 01:33 AM
Yeah I can see now, I would like atleast 16" rims. Or maybe some 22"s and a thin garden hose haha
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Posted 11 February 2012 - 05:56 AM
Also any 15 sporting a "low profile" would have a load index high enough to support the weight of the car.
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Posted 11 February 2012 - 11:43 AM
I'm going to go ahead and be captain obvious and remind you that if you throw tiny tires on it your speedometer will be considerably off.
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Posted 11 February 2012 - 01:35 PM
if by considerably off you mean 4mph lower at 65mph indicated, then yes.
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Posted 12 February 2012 - 01:24 AM
You gonna need some 18's son
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Posted 12 February 2012 - 01:41 AM
Vagabond, on 11 February 2012 - 01:35 PM, said:
if by considerably off you mean 4mph lower at 65mph indicated, then yes.
Depends... I wasn't referring specifically to your tires, but just giving the OP a heads up.
It also makes your odometer go up faster.
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