Trying to decide - 18's or 19's???
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03-17-2005 | 10:38 AM
#17
03-17-2005 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Espresso
An 18" rim with a bigger lip will make it look smaller. This is especially true with a G35c since they have large wheel wells. If you're not willing to go with 19"s but still want the bigger looking wheels, you might want to get rims without a deep lip.
An 18" wheel with a lip has a certain construction. The lip is ~1/2" thick radially, which equated to 1" reduction in size. This means an 18" wheel with a lip will look EXACTLY like your 17" wheel does to you now.
Take a look at the back wheel in this pic:
Both the front and rear wheels are 19" however the rear wheel looks smaller than the front due to the larger lip. In person these wheels look SMALLER than the stock 19's but much better.
#19
03-17-2005 | 11:35 AM
Originally Posted by mike552
I am also faced with the same dillemma. I'm riding on factory 18's and want to switch to 19's, but with the roads here in Mass., it doesn't look like it's happening. If I lived in a city with smooth roads, I would be debating between 19's and 20's. I've seen a few G's withaftermarket 18's, and I must say, I am not impressed. I'd rather keep the stock 18's.
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03-20-2005 | 06:17 AM
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03-21-2005 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Espresso
An 18" rim with a bigger lip will make it look smaller. This is especially true with a G35c since they have large wheel wells. If you're not willing to go with 19"s but still want the bigger looking wheels, you might want to get rims without a deep lip.
#23
03-22-2005 | 09:20 PM
Originally Posted by tha_kid
Ok i still think that I'm gonna go with 18"s but a staggared fitment. The rims i am looking at will have the 2.5" Lip Front and 3.25" Lip Rear so I think that'll make them look a little bigger (?). Thanks for the input. I just can't justify the extra couple hundred bucks to get just an inch bigger + with the arguments of slower acceleration, braking and throwing in the roads up here in cleveland OH (SUCK)..I think I'll be happy with the 18's. I'm not convinced they'll make such a difference in upgrading to 19's. When I get em on I'll make sure I post som pics. Thanks again....
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