18"s on a corsa b

[Cookieboy]

Hi Can i fit 18" on a corsa b without cutting the **** out of my arches??? apprently tyres are really low profile so should i be ok ?

[Melv]

What's the point? It will probably handle like crap and tramline.

Do you intend doing this because it supposedly looks good?

[dewismotorsport]

As above will handle ****e and you will have to cut all arches plastic and metal and you need to get as near to ET49 as possible to help with fitment

[mk2astraturbo]

What's the point? It will probably handle like crap and tramline.

Do you intend doing this because it supposedly looks good?

lol, much agreed no point

[pie]

dont bother dude lol

done this for a larf years ago to see how bad lol with 90mm springs lol

[Cookieboy]

well to be fair lads its not coz it "supposedly looks good" its because i have a set of borbet 14"s on mine and some lad with a set of 18s wants a straight swap.. tyre profile is R20 very low as i have seen them in person and the car is currently not lowered would it still handle like **** as i do have a strut brace and a bigger engine as more weight still think no piont and keep me lil 14s ......? thanks for all the comments too didnt expect so many

[Prey001]

stick with the 14s. the 18s will be too big rolling radius and will affect your gearing etc. also r20 isnt the profile of the tyre so you need to find out what that is and bang it in willtheyfit.com or similar, put in your current tyre/wheel size and offset and new and it will tell you the size/poke difference.

the tyre size will be displayed like this (for example) 195/45 r15 - the 195 is the width in mm, the 45 is the profile as a % of the width (so 45% of 195mm) and the r15 bit is the diameter (so 15in). if the tyres are r20 then they wont fit 18in wheels cause theyre 2in too big lol.

[Prey001]

also - the 18s would slow you down more as they would pretty much guaranteed to be heavier as well.

[Melv]

Borbet 14's sound different and pretty much ideal for a Corsa. Any pics?

I'm running 14" steels on my Corsa along with 256mm Astra GTE breaks. They manage to stop the 1.8 16v pretty well so you should be OK unless you are running a good deal more power.

What engine is in your Corsa?

[pie]

stick to 14 15s 16s at a push fella

[Cookieboy]

ok sorry i got confused there 205/20/R18 got confused with the R part and someone asked for pcitures heres teo and teh engine used to be a 1.4 SRi block but i have done a 1.6 GSi conversion and shes now pushing 139.8 bhp (dyno sheet to proove it ) but i blew her up so now im rebuilding the engine with new rods and bolts race headset and springs and valves so shes not on the road yet but heres the pics anyway

The 14s Not Moving


then Moving approx 40 50 mph wernt that quick


and just a picture of wheel but the car is full of crap and isnt actually lowerd although i think it looks nice in this picture

and the engine as she sat 2 months ago


What you think then peeps?
The Green isnt on there anymore and im looking for a silcone hose for the induction best place to em???

[daddy cav]

I doubt the profile is 20 either ....

Those 14" tyres must soak up the bumps , being 60 profile

Why do you darn kids hang stuff from your towing hooks lmao

[Cookieboy]

I doubt the profile is 20 either ....

Those 14" tyres must soak up the bumps , being 60 profile

Why do you darn kids hang stuff from your towing hooks lmao

just because we can and it looks different from people that dont i mean my rear window is plastered with stickers ill put a picture up if u want u might like them... i used to a have a lime green sqwishy thing on the back tow hook but it didnt like the aggressive driving the one day still dunno where i lost it lol an yeah the ride comfort is epic for its age i have a set of fox racing 195/50/R16s but the one is warped an i cant find another one of the same as they look nice on it too

[viegar0]

try 195 45 15r they look mint on corsa b (soft stars

[dewismotorsport]

Slam it on it's arse and get some lower profile tyres job done