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I was wondering if anyone knew the cheapest route to get larger rims 18-19 inches and how wide a tire could I get away with and still clear the fenders during the hardest of turns. I could care less about looks- these will be strictly for autocross with race rubber. If they look worse than the donut spare I don't care - just cheap steel wheels.Thanks,Dave

What class are you planning to run in? That will certainly make a difference as to how wide you can go.Madbill (I think) has some freaking huge corvette wheels on his Vibe. There's actually a lot of room in those wheelwells.

http://forums.genvibe.com/zero...12918 make me a offer

Cheapest? go to http://www.wheelmax.com good price on rim/tire package.

Thanks for all the responses. Faygol..-those rims are a little nicer than I need- good luck with with your situation. 5lbso- I'm so glad you responded. I am relatively new to the sport, and I new the rubber didn't change the class, but never though about wheel size. In that case I'll have to use race tires (prob Kumo) on 17's to stay in the stock class. Wicked....- great website- I'll probably order from them

There's been lots of research by GenVibers re wheel sizes and weights for our toys, as you are hearing, but AFAIK, per this thread I'm the King of Wide!: http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=4132I have 275/40 x 17s on 10" rims on my Vibe. They did scuff on heavy bumps when combined with a 2" drop, but with 1", there's only occasional light contact. That said, I certainly wouldn't go this far on a serious autocrosser. A 245 would likely be OK, but a 235 would be a safer choice. I adjusted the effective offset for only ~ 3/8" clearance to struts, inner fenders, etc. and have never had contact there.Although experts usually recommend keeping the diameter within 2 -3% of stock, a number of racers I know use much shorter combinations just for the track, to shorten the gearing and further lower the car.Good luck!

Thanks MadBill. That's great info!