I have a 2003 Touring with stock 18" wheels. I would like to purchase new wheels, but maintain the stock size tires. I am looking for a deep dish chrome lip with a Hyperblack finish, such as the Tork Matrix. Any suggestions on other brand wheels, width, and offset is appreciated.

http://www.torkwheels.com/wheels.html

 

You should ask this in the wheel section

 

...thanks, I will.

 

What is your budget?

 

how about tork matrix!

 

Vary OEM wheel width by no more than 0.5 inches.

Use a offset calculator to compare your current wheels to the new wheels. With the new dimensions, check the car with a tape. Do you clear the suspension, brakes calipers and fenders? Reference: http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp

 

Thanks for all of the replies. I was unabe to check the posts for a couple of days.

Reference my budget, I didn't want to spend more than $1000.00 on wheels while retaining the stock size tires, which are fairly new. If I do go with wider wheels and new tires, I will stay with 18's, switch the 245's to the front and buy 265's or 275's for the rear.....sound like a good plan?

 

^^ That’s a bad plan (mounting your rear 245/45-18” on the front) unless you mount tires with identical vertical height or greater height on the rear.

You are pushing the limit with such a tall tire on the front (moving your rear tires to the front). But, you can get do this as long as your new rears are not shorter (vertical height) than the fronts. The worst thing you can do is mounting a tire on the front that has a taller vertical height than the rear tires.

I did this with my VDC-equipped 350Z (all-square snow tires in my case), but it’s not recommended. But, it worked.

You must be careful here and realize that the same tire size designation from different tire manufactures may not be the same vertical height. For example, a Michelin 275/40-18’ tire may not be the same vertical height as a Goodyear 275/40-18” tire. Check the vertical height from different manufacturers before making your purchase decision.

Hope this is helpful,

--Spike

 

Thanks for the advice, Spike.....duely noted. I'm reading that most people are running 245/40/18 up front with a 8.5" width, +22 offset and 275/40/18 with a 9.5"width, +22 offset on the rear. I assume the wider width is needed to get the deep lip (3") that I'm looking for. Since I have to buy new tires, should I go with the 19" +1 set-up to lessen the gap between the tire and fender?

 

^^ If you go with 19" wheels (I think that was your question... please correct me if I missed this), you would do 245/35-19" front and 275/35-19" rear.

18" wheels provide a better ride and as good handling. 19" wheels look better (in some people's opinion).

Mounting wheels (18" or 19") with the same offset, you won't see any difference in gap. The 18" wheels run tires with a higher sidewall than tires on 19" wheels, so the gap is the same.

--Spike