Tire Size w/ Eagle 77's

[rlrayl11]

What size tire should i go with if i were to get some Eagle 77's that were 18's? I don't really want a low profile tire because there will be too much fender gap and lowering the car is out of the question.

[DumpsterDamon]

toyo proxie fz4's 225/40/18

[AMRAAM4]

Originally posted by rlrayl11
What size tire should i go with if i were to get some Eagle 77's that were 18's? I don't really want a low profile tire because there will be too much fender gap and lowering the car is out of the question.

you're out of luck, either lower the car or face the fender gap. Going with a large enough tire to fill fender gap on an 18" rim will throw your speedo off beyond what most see as reasonable. Buy some springs, they're only $200. Not to mention if you save the extra cost per tire to go with a larger tire to fill that fender gap, you have your spring cost almost covered.


EDIT: on second thought, just tell me what you have to spend, I will look things up to fit your budget.

[rlrayl11]

There really is no budget because my Dad is the one that's buying them. He hates my stock ones and said he would get some aftermarket ones as long as he liked them and if they weren't too crazy. I told him that i would need to lower the car to get rid of the fender gap but he doesn't like the idea of lowering. I already bottom out on driveways even when i go down at an angle.

[AMRAAM4]

Originally posted by rlrayl11
There really is no budget because my Dad is the one that's buying them. He hates my stock ones and said he would get some aftermarket ones as long as he liked them and if they weren't too crazy. I told him that i would need to lower the car to get rid of the fender gap but he doesn't like the idea of lowering. I already bottom out on driveways even when i go down at an angle.

Hmm, well looks like you're gonna have to face the uglyness of fender gap then. Or throw your speedo of something crazy and look like you have big balloon tires on them 18's. It's time to start showing dad some pics in order to convince him otherwise.

[rlrayl11]

I think i can convince my dad to get some springs. I'll just show him how well your car looks and how stupid it would look without them. What are the best springs to get?

[2002GT]

or... you can be like phatazzgrandam and get 20's!

[2002GT]

Originally posted by rlrayl11
I think i can convince my dad to get some springs. I'll just show him how well your car looks and how stupid it would look without them. What are the best springs to get?


that's all a personal preference...


I think the lowest are Intrax and Sprint Springs....followed by H&R then Eibach (giving the least amout of drop)



How LOW do you wanna GO??

[AMRAAM4]

Contrary to written belief, Eibach is a bit off in their measurements. Every car I have seen with Eibachs is no where near the "small" drop that they suggest.

I'd say the Front drop, for all springs, are about the same...around 1.6/1.7". It's all in the back where it differs. H&R being the highest, then Eibach, then the lowest being Intrax.

Spring are garbage, don't even bother.

[rlrayl11]

So AMRAAM4, do u have springs? Why do you think they are garbage?

[AMRAAM4]

Originally posted by rlrayl11
So AMRAAM4, do u have springs? Why do you think they are garbage?
I have H&R's

I don't trust any product that you can't find regularly or that are used by a decent amount of people....and Sprint springs fit that description.

[my99gagt]

i would say eibachs are the highest quality, just research it a little

[RAZE]

I took a before and after measurement of my eibachs drop. It's exactly 1.25" in the front and I have 235/40/18 tires. The front is a very insignificant change and I've only bottomed out once so far, but from the side angle the car is obviously dropped because the wheel gap is gone. My only criticism about eibachs are when the car is parked on an incline, the front end looks gay because it appears to stick up a little.

My advice: Drop that sh!t and I don't care which springs you use. If I had Godly powers, I would drop every single car straight out of the factory.