Rim upgrade - not lowered

[frohboy33]

I'm thinking about putting some different rims on my 2003 SE and I dont really want to lower it. Do you guys think 17" or 18" rims with a lower profile tire will look alright. Or will it just look odd if I dont lower it? Im obvioulsy new to this and some advise would be awesome.

[thealkimo]

I'm thinking about putting some different rims on my 2003 SE and I dont really want to lower it. Do you guys think 17" or 18" rims with a lower profile tire will look alright. Or will it just look odd if I dont lower it? Im obvioulsy new to this and some advise would be awesome.

riding around at stock height with 17s or 18s is going to look SUV like...

[xsolara33x]

heres a little sample for you...
this is how my car looked with my 18s stock height...
[/img]http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/4/web/532000-532999/532714_4_full.jpg[img]

this is lowered with my 18s...
[/img]http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/4/web/532000-532999/532714_32_full.jpg[img]

this is lowered, 18s, and trd kit...
[/img]http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/4/web/532000-532999/532714_35_full.jpg[img]

[frohboy33]

Does lowering your car make it ride really rough? How much did you guys spend to have it lowered? It definately looks way better lowered especially with the TRD kit.

[xsolara33x]

it does not ride like a boat, ill tell you that for sure... hehe... ebay has the struts for 305 plus 20 shipping... thats a good deal if you ask me... and you can also find tein springs on ebay, about 160 shipped or so... or you can ask rj... dont know his sn...
raphael

here are a list of springs...
teins
eibach
votland (sorry, dont know the name, hehe...)

struts
kyb
tokico
trd

[frohboy33]

If I get lowering springs do I have to get new struts? Or are the after market struts shorter or something? I mean my car has only 12,000 miles on it the struts are like new still.

[rnsmelody]

yea if you are gonan upgrape to 18 + wheels.. you will need to lower your car or it will look like mines.. high ridin'!

take a look at my signature.. that is how your car will look like on 18's and not lowered

-mel

[frohboy33]

I guess it doesn't look all that bad without it lowered. But not ideal I guess.

[cdeez]

if you aren't going to lower it you should just get 19's or 20's. Personally, i think you need to drop it regardless of what size wheels you get. once again that is my opinion. do what makes you happy, ya know?

[BradOwens]

i personally think that 17s or 18s w/o lowering it wont look bad btw it will ride a lil high. heres a pic of my 17s not lowered

[WTF??]

those wheel gaps are just like nails in my eye!!

Drop it when you can... 12k is still new

[jazzlara]

once you lower it, your gonna ask yourself why it took so long to do so. i know i did....o wait, its cause im a broke college student.....the drive experience is enhanced 10 fold!!

not to mention visual effect.

[cdeez]

those wheel gaps are just like nails in my eye!!

Drop it when you can... 12k is still new

lol...that was funny dude....lol....

[frohboy33]

Yea the gap looks a little funny. Anybody else have any pics they could post with there cars not lowered with bigger rims???

[Turbosolara]

i can tell you for sure that it will looks funny.....

suspension upgrade does not make your car go rough, at leat not with solara with tokico/kyb (i hear TRD/blistein is stiffer). if you dont change your shock, it will bounce like a boat.