View Poll Results: Have you bent you 20" wheels?
Yes....what was I thinking getting 20's?!
18
11.76%
No.....I'm careful
54
35.29%
No way I would ever run 20" wheels
81
52.94%
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i just slapped 19s on yesterday. i can't imagine going any lower profile than a 35 series tire.
after they put my wheels on, i didn't notice them fill up the tires with air, so when i was getting ready to leave, i asked them about that because the profile looked so thin on the bottom of the wheel. 36 psi, all set. wow.
the roads in SF and Oakland aren't that great so i wouldn't risk 20s. i'm being extra cautious with 19s on.
after they put my wheels on, i didn't notice them fill up the tires with air, so when i was getting ready to leave, i asked them about that because the profile looked so thin on the bottom of the wheel. 36 psi, all set. wow.
the roads in SF and Oakland aren't that great so i wouldn't risk 20s. i'm being extra cautious with 19s on.
So difficult to run larger than 18's in the city, need to start a thread of pictures with the worst potholes. Just decided to upgrade from my 16" rims to 18" rims with fear of going any larger for better appearance. 
When I'm walking up to a car, I can see a huge difference between the 19" and 20's. While rolling, not so much. I learned the hard way not to skimp on the quality of the rims for price. I busted 2 rims hitting huge potholes in L.A. Sounded like someone took a sledge hammer to the side of my car. I'm usually careful but it was at night and it was too late to avoid. Cracked my rims lengthwise... but the tires were okay. lol (I thought it would be the other way around.)
I've hit some nasty construction area pits on my 20" DPE's. No bends or problems, other than the fact that it bent my fender. Those things were strong.
Rolling on 20's look okay without a drop. But the car looks a little high, might want to go with a slight drop, but still borderline okay without.
By the way... I felt a (negative) difference in performance going up to 20's (and the DPE's were damn light). Not too obvious when you first slap on the 20's, but when you roll back on the stock 19's afterwards, it's obvious.
I've hit some nasty construction area pits on my 20" DPE's. No bends or problems, other than the fact that it bent my fender. Those things were strong.
Rolling on 20's look okay without a drop. But the car looks a little high, might want to go with a slight drop, but still borderline okay without.
By the way... I felt a (negative) difference in performance going up to 20's (and the DPE's were damn light). Not too obvious when you first slap on the 20's, but when you roll back on the stock 19's afterwards, it's obvious.
Last edited by WYSIWYG; Jun 29, 2007 at 02:32 PM.
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Originally Posted by WYSIWYG
When I'm walking up to a car, I can see a huge difference between the 19" and 20's. While rolling, not so much. I learned the hard way not to skimp on the quality of the rims for price. I busted 2 rims hitting huge potholes in L.A. Sounded like someone took a sledge hammer to the side of my car. I'm usually careful but it was at night and it was too late to avoid. Cracked my rims lengthwise... but the tires were okay. lol (I thought it would be the other way around.)
I've hit some nasty construction area pits on my 20" DPE's. No bends or problems, other than the fact that it bent my fender. Those things were strong.
Rolling on 20's look okay without a drop. But the car looks a little high, might want to go with a slight drop, but still borderline okay without.
By the way... I felt a (negative) difference in performance going up to 20's (and the DPE's were damn light). Not too obvious when you first slap on the 20's, but when you roll back on the stock 19's afterwards, it's obvious.
I've hit some nasty construction area pits on my 20" DPE's. No bends or problems, other than the fact that it bent my fender. Those things were strong.
Rolling on 20's look okay without a drop. But the car looks a little high, might want to go with a slight drop, but still borderline okay without.
By the way... I felt a (negative) difference in performance going up to 20's (and the DPE's were damn light). Not too obvious when you first slap on the 20's, but when you roll back on the stock 19's afterwards, it's obvious.
Great info. Thanks
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Originally Posted by WYSIWYG
When I'm walking up to a car, I can see a huge difference between the 19" and 20's. While rolling, not so much. I learned the hard way not to skimp on the quality of the rims for price. I busted 2 rims hitting huge potholes in L.A. Sounded like someone took a sledge hammer to the side of my car. I'm usually careful but it was at night and it was too late to avoid. Cracked my rims lengthwise... but the tires were okay. lol (I thought it would be the other way around.)
I've hit some nasty construction area pits on my 20" DPE's. No bends or problems, other than the fact that it bent my fender. Those things were strong.
Rolling on 20's look okay without a drop. But the car looks a little high, might want to go with a slight drop, but still borderline okay without.
By the way... I felt a (negative) difference in performance going up to 20's (and the DPE's were damn light). Not too obvious when you first slap on the 20's, but when you roll back on the stock 19's afterwards, it's obvious.
I've hit some nasty construction area pits on my 20" DPE's. No bends or problems, other than the fact that it bent my fender. Those things were strong.
Rolling on 20's look okay without a drop. But the car looks a little high, might want to go with a slight drop, but still borderline okay without.
By the way... I felt a (negative) difference in performance going up to 20's (and the DPE's were damn light). Not too obvious when you first slap on the 20's, but when you roll back on the stock 19's afterwards, it's obvious.
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