Why 20" wheels????

[white03]

I'm going to buy new wheels and am thinking of 20", but not sure. So I'm wondering...

Why did you go with 20" wheels (assuming you did)????

 

[NIU_Huskies]

Honestly, 19s already look good on the Stinger and the sidewall is already small. Going larger with even thinner sidewall tires is just recepie for bent wheels and blown tires.

 

[87and66]

^ agreed. 19s look perfect on the stinger to me. 20s make the rotors look small and just look a little too big for the car. But that's just my opinion. Damaged wheels are more likely. That is a fact.

 

[MerlintheMad]

I've read all the reasons before. There is NO reason behind it; only aesthetics and emotion: a larger wheel looks more cool to some enthusiasts. Everything else is a negative.

 

[white03]

So what about 20" wheels with relatively the same tire sidewall, which I think would increase the wheel/tire combined diameter to 27" ??

Granted that will throw off the speedometer, but surely there are owners here that have done that and not gone to "rubber band tires" as Merlin says

 

[87and66]

Might have issues with rubbing if you increase the diameter of the tires. Especially if lowered.

 

[Aarvix]

20s, lowered, and slightly bigger tires looks just right imo. Sidewall is roughly the same as stock.

 

[adam1991]

I'm going to buy new wheels and am thinking of 20", but not sure. So I'm wondering...

Why did you go with 20" wheels (assuming you did)????

'Murica! 20 is MOAR BIGGER NUMBER! must be BETTER!

the real answer is, people are stupid and slaves to fashion--no matter how badly it affects their functionality.

 

[GB*S]

Honestly, 19s already look good on the Stinger and the sidewall is already small. Going larger with even thinner sidewall tires is just recepie for bent wheels and blown tires.

Great point, I got stock 19" for 4 weeks only and got rear left punched with nail.
But 20" look great , so for looks and appearance.

 

[Stinger GT SS]

I stayed with 19” & went with wider tyres, in hindsight I should have gone 20” with the same sidewall tyres I’m running & after seeing what @FitR6 has achieved with that 20” set up, they fill the wheel well much better & give the “lowered“ look without being lowered which is what I don’t want to do.

 

[Kamauxx]

So what about 20" wheels with relatively the same tire sidewall, which I think would increase the wheel/tire combined diameter to 27" ??

Granted that will throw off the speedometer, but surely there are owners here that have done that and not gone to "rubber band tires" as Merlin says

I went with 20" wheels on my Stinger because it looks so much better than 19" wheels. It's not even just the size. The Stinger's wheels just aren't that attractive.

As for your second question, I also increased the overall diameter of the tire to 26.7" which is roughly .7" taller than the stock tires. So, stock tire sidewall = 3.5" my tire's sidewalls was 3.4". There is no practical difference in those 2.5mm. The taller tires also help to erase some of the wheel well from view so the car doesn't look like it's ready to tackle MOAB. My car was also lowered with the taller and wider tires and 10.5" wide wheels and rubbing was never an issue.

You want to talk about skinny? My current car came equipped with 265-30-20, which has a 3" sidewall. A pothole destroyed two of my wheels before I even got the car home from the dealership. The Stinger's stock and alternate tire sizes are fine, unless you're going to offroad the thing or you just can't drive.

 

[adam1991]

As for your second question, I also increased the overall diameter of the tire to 26.7" which is roughly .7" taller than the stock tires. So, stock tire sidewall = 3.5" my tire's sidewalls was 3.4". There is no practical difference in those 2.5mm.

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[Kamauxx]

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The tire comparison will tell you everything, including speedometer offset.

Is there a point? I did my research on this nearly 3 years ago. Is there something in my post that is inaccurate?

Or are you just quoting my post because I gave a thumbs down to your b.s. calling everyone who swaps wheels "stupid and slaves to fashion"? "I don't like something that others like so I must insult them all" isn't gong to get you the responses you're wanting, especially on a car forum.

You object to nearly every thing people on this forum do with their car. Your faux contrarianism this time is based on a 1.5 mph difference at 60? Lmfao, Is that the best you could come up with?

As a vanilla garden variety ordinary commonplace troll you must do better to set yourself apart from the pack.

 

[white03]

Kmauxx - you have been very helpful in your posts and in your PMs with me....and I THANKYOU very much!!! There's not a better person for help than you on this site, my 2 cents

If I'm correct, you re running,,,20x9 +32 on the front with 245x35 tires,,and 20x10.5 +45 (said you would go + 48 if you had to do it again) on the rear with 285/30 tires. Is this correct sir???

 

[Kamauxx]

Kmauxx - you have been very helpful in your posts and in your PMs with me....and I THANKYOU very much!!! There's not a better person for help than you on this site, my 2 cents

If I'm correct, you re running,,,20x9 +32 on the front with 245x35 tires,,and 20x10.5 +45 (said you would go + 48 if you had to do it again) on the rear with 285/30 tires. Is this correct sir???

My set up was 20x9 +35 front and 20x10.5 +45 rear. You have the tire sizes correct. If I did it over again I wouldn't change the size of the tires or wheels.

You'll be fine running the above sizes. Just keep in mind your speedo will be off a bit, as you mentioned earlier. At 40 mph you'll be going 41, at 80 mph you'll be going 82, etc.

Another benefit of going a size up is the tires will help 'close up' the gap in the wheel well a bit should you decide not to lower the car.

It's a bit off-topic but if I had to change anything it would be going with a different lowering spring. The tires never rubbed or anything but the Eibach kit gave the car a reverse rake look that I was never particularly fond of. And as someone else mentioned the rotors were dwarfed by my wheels. So another change I would have made is new rotors but at the time that I made the change there was nothing available for the Stingers. There are wheels out there that will hide the rotors just as well as the stock wheels do, though.

 

[adam1991]

Or are you just quoting my post because I gave a thumbs down to your b.s. calling everyone who swaps wheels "stupid and slaves to fashion"?

you know, to be honest, I had no idea you did that.

I also really don't care that you did that. Bully for you.

What I DID do was put out for consideration, to the entire forum, a tool that can be useful.

Lighten up, Francis. Do you always take any response to anything you say as a battle-worthy challenge?

 

[adam1991]

Your faux contrarianism this time is based on a 1.5 mph difference at 60?

actually, you said "no difference" or some such drivel. Guess what--if one is interested, one can find out exactly what the difference is.

Fortunately, your spittle is easy to wipe off.

And yes--street racing is unacceptable under any circumstances, your desires notwithstanding.

 

[Kamauxx]

actually, you said "no difference" or some such drivel.

I said "no practical difference." Yes, there is a difference between "no difference" and "no practical difference." No, I'm not interested in educating you on what the difference is.

Do you always take any response to anything you say as a battle-worthy challenge?

I spent a large portion of my adult life preparing for and leading men into battles. You, a battle worthy challenge? No. Not exactly. Not the slightest.

And contrary to what you're used to on 8chan people here typically don't gloss over some contrarian imbecile referring to a large percentage of the forum's community as "stupid slaves." If you have such a big problem with that maybe you should stick to Parler for getting your jollies.

 

[BlueByYouGT]

I'm going to buy new wheels and am thinking of 20", but not sure. So I'm wondering...

Why did you go with 20" wheels (assuming you did)????

A lot of the people running 20" wheels are using the +1 size mentioned above (285-30-20). None of them report any ill effects from using that size.

You really need to weed through what is posted here. Some people are here for no reason but to stir up trouble. For them employ your "ignore" button judiciously.

Here's the thread: Wheel/size/offset and tire/size/profile...can be confusing.

 

[NIU_Huskies]

I was only posting my thoughts and experiences when going up wheel sizes while still trying to maintain the same overall diameter to keep the speedometer from being way off. I've had low profile tires which have resulted in bent wheels and blown tires after going over potholes. Its also easier to curb your wheels with low profile tires.

If you want to fill in fender gap it would probably just be cheaper to lower the suspension.

I wouldn't go with a tire that is lower profile than what the car came with stock. If anything, try to go with a bigger sidewall than stock.