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daverbmxer · 04-12-2007, 09:49 AM

An 18" rim isn't all that big. It's only 2 inches taller than our stock 16" rims. That's only an inch difference on each side which isn't all that low profile.

Now, I haven't measured, only eyeballed it, but I think you could fit a fairly large tire in there as long as you watch your backspacing. You don't want it sticking out so far that it will hit the fender.

This guy here has a 77, which will be the same as your 76 and he's running 22's.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/492255

I'm not sure how much backspacing he's running (didn't bother to read far, I'm off to class here in a minute) but as you can see from the close up of his tire/rim shot, if they stuck out very far he'd be in trouble if he hit a bump.

And by the way, if it matters, I completely agree with Joe that it doesn't suit our cars at all to have "rubber band tires." It's an all right look if you do all the right stuff to the car but I'd take a thicker BFG/Kelly/Dunlop any day over a low-pro.

04-12-2007, 09:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
daverbmxer Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: North Dakota Posts: 47	An 18" rim isn't all that big. It's only 2 inches taller than our stock 16" rims. That's only an inch difference on each side which isn't all that low profile. Now, I haven't measured, only eyeballed it, but I think you could fit a fairly large tire in there as long as you watch your backspacing. You don't want it sticking out so far that it will hit the fender. This guy here has a 77, which will be the same as your 76 and he's running 22's. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/492255 I'm not sure how much backspacing he's running (didn't bother to read far, I'm off to class here in a minute) but as you can see from the close up of his tire/rim shot, if they stuck out very far he'd be in trouble if he hit a bump. And by the way, if it matters, I completely agree with Joe that it doesn't suit our cars at all to have "rubber band tires." It's an all right look if you do all the right stuff to the car but I'd take a thicker BFG/Kelly/Dunlop any day over a low-pro.