I have the 18 now and there was very little difference in acceleration. Its a little rough but on smooth roads they feel fine. They look great. I went with 225/40 and felt better than 215/45.

I got the Verde Regency from tire rack.

I'll post some pics.

Thanks. I'm willing to sacrifice a little slower acc for some niceer wheels. Ill be sure to choose some lighter ones then. But ill go with 225/40. On the tire size calculator 215/45 were 3% slower than stock. 225 are .3 slower. That might of also affected it.

A few years ago I bought some nice black polished lip 18 but decided on 215/45/18 as the 09 GT. I thought a taller tire would feel better. The problem was that it made the car feel slower at acceleration. I ruined the whole point of having a small car. I sold those set of wheels and now need new tir...

Quick update: This only happens when the a/c is on. It happened again, I turned off the a/c and the shaking stopped. Turned it on again and the shaking was gone. ???

I have an 03 with 140k miles that has been great to us. A week a go my wife said that when she turned on the car it started to vibrate pretty hard. She then turned it off and on again and no vibration. It happen to her twice and it just happened to me. It vibrates steadily. Hard enough to feel it th...

hey keith. Love your Vibe and rims. So the loss in acceleration was noticeable even with the 40 tire you have?? I'll get used to it if I have to but it just kills the whole fun from driving this car. Its a trade off I have to think about worth having.

Well my first week the tires netted me 24mpg. So far now I am at 110 miles with a little less than 3/4 full. A little better so far. Maybe it was the bad gas.Question now is for members who have gone from 16" to 18" with 225/40 tires. Was there a very noticeable loss in get up with the sma...

I vote for http://www.performanceplustire.com. I've bought 3 set already. 2 for my Monte Carlo and just 2 weeks ago got some 18 for my Vibe. Best prices by far for a complete package. Better than tirerack and discount tire. I suggest to come here first to check prices than go to your usual place and...

OK, I finally got my black rims with machine lip with some Falken 912 tires and they look damn good on. -Pics Later-Now my deal is that I got 215/45/18 tires which made my car a little slower of the line. Its not as quick as before. The 40 series is closer to OEM speed. I'm trying to ignore it cause...

OK, Ive decided on my rims online. Now my question is if it is worth getting 40 series tires. This is my wife's daily driver and I don't want her complaining about the ride comfort. The deal is that the 45 series online is $25 more per tire than the 40. I also don't to have a huge gap unless there's...

I need to replace my tires on my 03 Vibe now. The have no grip on wet surfaces at all and its my wife's car. I want to replace it with 18" black with machine lip. I've been researching here but can't find a good answer. What size tire goes with 18" on Vibe.?I get 215/45 - 225/40. I'm thing...

It can also mean that you need to balance your tires and if it shakes at braking then you may need new rotors.

I installed the basslink and it sounds great. I couldn't be happier. Nice full bass that covers the interior well.I also just installed the drivers side speaker and man am I disappointed. This speaker sound worse the stock. It cant handle the bass at all. It has no bass and when pushed the speaker d...

Those exact ones. They haven't came in yet but it lets me concentrate on the basslink which is a pain for me.

I had my Vibe for more than a year now and that is the mileage that I am getting. I got it at 90K miles. Its at 117K miles and running as good as new ( I imagine) with stock spark plugs. At 100% highway I get around 33-35mpg.

I just order some Infinity Reference speakers from ebay. ALso my Infinity Basslink came in. Ill be installing it over the weekend. Wish this noob good luck.

I just installed my first radio after much research. I learned alot from here and read/searched many posts. It took me a few months to do this but I am happy how it turned out. I also painted the trim since they were flacking off. These are the references which helped me during the process.http://fo...

Well I dont have a clicking noise that follows me speed nor di I have a noise when I turn the wheels or going in reverse or drive. I think I remember how a cv joint sounds now that you mention it. I havent had time yet to check underneath while turning the wheel. I'll check all nuts and bolts that m...

Well I installed everything myself and had the car aligned twice after the shocks and tie-rods. I looked underneath and the cv boots look fine. No tears or grease coming out. Both cv rods move by hand when the car is on the ground. Dont know if that is normal. When the car is in the air both inner t...

I have a 2003 Base Vibe with 114K miles. I recently replaced the struts/shocks, end links, and the outer tie-rods. Now I have a clunking noise that keeps getting worst. I used to happen everytime I would turn the wheels you would hear a clunking noise. Now just driving it aroung makes the noise. My ...

The mount with insulator is about $21 ea. and the cover is about $6 ea. i forgot how much was the lower insulator.

Well I decided to go with the dealership on this. The spring insulator/bellows is attached to the rubber mount that the spring presses against. That part is worn all out and also the bottom insulator is torn and worn out. The dust seal that covers the bearings is in pieces also. i had to order them ...

I.m in the process of replacing the front struts but found out my strut boots are all torn to pieces. I've looked at several places to find the part NAPA/Pepboys/O'reilly for the part but the pic doesnt match the part. I'm looking for the Front Coil Sprin Insulator Upper LH. Does this part come with...

My wife has an 03 base Vibe with 100K miles that needs some TLC. We just came back from a road trip and couldn't be happier with the VIbe but it needs a little help in the performance part and my wife is bugging me to make the car sportier and look/perform better.Well, I'm about to change the shocks...

Sorry for not answering the tire pressure. I always keep it at 35 psi. I'm not comparing it to a Cadillac or anything like that just that its not the least bit smooth on the road. Like I said before, it's like riding on a skateboard. If one rides in the back seat its even worse.Maybe that's what it'...

Well I'm not necessary complaining that its a bad flaw or something just to know if its normal. The Tires look brand new and the struts feel firm. No boat like motions.

I've bought this vibe a few months ago for my wife. Its a 2003 Base Vibe with 93000. Its a great car. I love it but I have a concern with the ride comfort.It came with 2 different set of brand new tires but it feels like I'm riding on a skateboard. It is not smooth at I. i can feel every bump on the...