2G Got a set of 20in wheels. Tell me what you think

[jay walker]

Bought this as a used set at a pretty good price. Ride quality is surprisingly not so bad but I've yet to encounter a serious pothole. I love how it looks. This is not my daily so I don't care so much about the practicality of it.

This is a 60% looks 40% performance build. In terms of performance, if it doesn't shave more than half a second from my 0-100, I'm ok.

Video of the car here:

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[Canadian_CD9A]

Gonna be a no from me, dawg. All of that extra rotating and unsprung weight is going to murder every aspect of performance you can think of, including gas mileage.

 

[motomattx]

I think they look nice! for me the ultimate wheel for the Dsm would be the Evo 8 Enkies though, there is just something about them that is simple yet elegant.

 

[Dreams Realized]

I like the wheel itself... But I am heavily biased against rubber band tires, I think if those wheels were 2" smaller they would be dope

 

[Dsm panda]

Low profiles are crappy ride quality and will handle crappy in rain or snow compared to a standard wall height. Being said if it's a fair weather car and good roads who cares what anyone but you thinks it's your car make it your own!

 

[Mham2k]

I like them, I had 18s and low pros on my old talon, rode terrible but looked good.

 

[steve]

Around where I live those would be bent within a week.

 

[ist dwa]

They look respectable, 10 years ago they would have looked awful but when every factory car now comes with 20s they don't look of place.

I agree with others about rim wrecking, one cigarette butt and those will be broke, you must get a larger profile.

 

[Boomdeeze]

Around where I live those would be bent within a week.

That midwestern life is real, dodging holes is skill!

Not my cup of tee but don’t look horrible. Do they run when you turn hard?

 

[steve]

That midwestern life is real, dodging holes is skill!

No better up here in the mountains either. It's amazing how quickly you find yourself going from tarmac to washboard gravel.

 

[Cherry]

You should see Downtown Athens, its not fun to drive on or even right a motorcycle on.

The salt used up north however just wreck roads. Ohio is also really bad about road quality.

The wheels dont look bad, but it also looks kind of toy like. I never liked anything bigger than at most an 18 and rather have a 16-17 inch rim. My opinion is that if its looks you shouldnt care what others think, if you are asking in terms of ride and performance then take other peoples knowledge seriously as long as its explained well and makes sense.

 

[jay walker]

I decided to keep them for now. I had 17s prior to this set but the tire diameter is actually almost unchanged because of the skinny tires. If there's a difference in acceleration, it's not very noticeable. But there's a noticeable difference in steering sensitivity. It feels a bit sharper now. This is a car that I use once in a while so i'm not so worried about drivability issues. I mostly drive it around my area and the roads here are relatively decent. But i'll keep my 17s around in case i need to go on a long road trip where there's a good chance of encountering potholes

After getting used to seeing the wheels on the car, it's hard to go back to anything smaller,especially my old 17s.

Here's my car on my old set of 17s:

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[iHavok]

I love how those 20s fill the wheelwell compared to your 17s. If you dropped the car an inch or so it would look way better, in my opinion. Like others have said, low pro tires give next to zero protection to the wheel and handle like garbage in snow/gravel.

Other than that, they don't look bad! It's your car so if you're comfortable with the cons, do what you want. Obviously listen to all the good advice from the veterans on here, but it's your time and money so build the car to please yourself not others.

 

[Fox97GSX]

Bought this as a used set at a pretty good price. Ride quality is surprisingly not so bad but I've yet to encounter a serious pothole. I love how it looks. This is not my daily so I don't care so much about the practicality of it.

This is a 60% looks 40% performance build. In terms of performance, if it doesn't shave more than half a second from my 0-100, I'm ok.

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Would be concerned with acceleration & braking / probably much heavier than stock & factory brakes aren't super great /
plus makes brakes look super small

 

[boyetvill]

I faced the same choice last week whether to use 18in or 20in rims in my build. I decided to go with 18in for reasons mentioned above. It sure looks good though.

 

[Fox97GSX]

I faced the same choice last week whether to use 18in or 20in rims in my build. I decided to go with 18in for reasons mentioned above. It sure looks good though.

Do you have pics of 18s on car or is profile pic with 18s

I faced the same choice last week whether to use 18in or 20in rims in my build. I decided to go with 18in for reasons mentioned above. It sure looks good though.

 

[boyetvill]

Do you have pics of 18s on car or is profile pic with 18s

still in the polishing stage but here it is:

 

[Fox97GSX]

still in the polishing stage but here it is:

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