rims--how big is too big?

[johnm78]

hi all, i'm looking for some good cheap rims for my regal. any ideas on a good place to get a great deal? also, i can't decide what size to get. i would love to see it with some 20's, but not at the cost of expensive rims, expensive tires and reduced driveability. it has 16's now (stock). it has the touring suspension, but nothing pisses me off more than the little rattles and noises that come with driving shitty il roads every day. thinking about compromising with a set of 18's, but i would like better handling also. may not be an easy answer, but any advice would be appreceated!

[yellows2000]

anything over 18

[Heep]

Typically I agree with yellows2000, 18 usually seems to be the limit. And for your car, I'd say 18 would be the max. There are a few cars that are exceptions, eg. 15" is too big for a Mini, and 21" looks great on a Bentley Arnage. But I'd stick with the 18's

[YogsVR4]

I cant think of to many vehicles where rims over 18 inches dont start looking gaudy. Heck, some cars start looking gaudy with 15 inch rims (metros, festivas and the like)

[Spec2 Girl]

I tend to agree with 18” being about the biggest to go with. I’ve got 16” rims on mine at the moment, but am planning on changing these to 17”. I really like 18” rims but as my car is already quite a hard ride, 18” would just make it too hard, not to mention the increased cost of low profile peformance tires!!

[blacksnake98]

Originally posted by yellows2000
anything over 18

yep, what he said.

[kicker1_solo]

since you have 16s stock, I would go with 18s, 19s at the largest. But I would go with 18s.

[89ssgti]

Originally posted by kicker1_solo
since you have 16s stock, I would go with 18s, 19s at the largest. But I would go with 18s.

Like he said.
And that is an example of too big.

[dejoux]

OMG do they actually expect to sell them like that

[89ssgti]

Originally posted by dejoux
OMG do they actually expect to sell them like that

Don't know and I don't really care.

[Sentra Styling]

Originally posted by yellows2000
anything over 18

I agree with this.....even 18's can be too big on some cars...... For instance you take a set of 18's and throw them on a let's say 94-95 Toyota Tercel,,,Now your too big...

[crayzayjay]

18" is the limit for me, on some cars even less. Some cars though can take up to 20" and still look great (XKR, Alpina 7-series)...
even if the wheel isnt too big, make sure the brake discs arent too small.... that'll just look sad.

cheers,
jay

[tkatka]

i just have to laugh this one kid at my school that has a Ford F-150 says hes going to pipe it and put some BIG 10" rims on it. I didnt say anything just kind of smirked a little. I thought 10" rims were kind of small

[crayzayjay]

errr.... maybe he meant 10" radius?

[darklight]

depends on how much money you want to spend, i think bigger is better.