Anyone have 18" rims?

My Prius rolls on Dub-Deuces. Fo' shizzle. :yo:


Like my four-wheel disk brakes too? :bounce:

 

Now that sounds more practical, Mr. Practical

 

18x7 centerlines alloys. . .205x40x18 tires

about 7 lbs over stock weight per wheel at 38lbs each

average 45-47mpg with them on and about 50mpg with stock setup

good luck. . .

 

Hey, prius70 - nice work. Those look sweet.

 

or something like my avatar i made in ms paint, that looks really good
prius70

 

i had 205 40 17s on my 95 neon and with the sidewall being so small, the ride was kind of harsh, a pot hole in the road put a bubble in one of my tires and actually bent the rim, going 45 mph, thats the only thing im kind of worried about, i think i would prefer 17s with 205 45 tire than 18s with a 205 40

 

yeah, i noticed that. . .neat match. . .thanx for compliments

 

hello,

i have 5K plus miles on the setup.

no problems thus far except when i lowered the front too much and ran into rubbing on drivers side. . .different thread. . .you can search under my user name. . .

you will also notice the car does not coast or go into stealth mode as often as before.

try and not buy heavy rims. . .cause the gas mileage hit may not be worth the benefits in the end.

 

hey prius70,

Where did you get your lowering springs? and are those 18 inch rims?

 

That's a wicked set up. However, on most vehicles when increasing the wheel weight at all, they suggest you upgrade the brakes. I'm sure you know that, and the prius doesn't make that easy. I bet that makes the regenerative braking like.. charge better. Anyways very nice looking.

 

Cardomain to the rescue:


from:
Project "Pimp my Prius" (why? becuz I can!) - Winter Harbor, Maine
I like it.

 

Hi everyone! This is my first time actually posting anything. Today i got 17s on my Prius. I love they way they look, and the handling is fantastic. My gas milage hasnt changed at all. I still get 53.2. and i have driven over 60 miles with them. If anyone has any questions, just post them here.

 

wow...............all these photos are making me so envious!

people - this is something that i've wanted to do from day one, just too chicken $heet to do what you all have done. thumbs WAYYYYYYY UP. now, i got a serious question for you........please post the truth...............not a big hit on mpg's?? everyone that posted the mpg's they're getting, is it the real truth?

NOT a naysayer here, just want the real mpgs...........

 

hello,

wheels are 18inch centerlines

i bought the springs in santa ana, california

search under "blitz springs" and i have the store info in that thread. . .

it's an 8week wait from japan. . .but totally worth it!!

your prius will drive like a different car even with the stock rims/tires

my prius still "brakes" better than my other cars. . .probably because the prius uses the motor and brakes combined to stop the car? i was pondering a disc brake conversion in back, but then you would take away from the regenerative breaking up front. . .don't want that.

impressive gas mileage icecoldmittens, what were you getting with the stock setup?

for those shopping for rims: try and get rims with the proper offset. . .you don't want wheels that stick outside the fender wells

i've got a set of 17x8 inch gram lights that look great in the back, but stick out too much up front. . .last pic. . .