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Check out my new look, I have larger tires on my brand new wheels, the look is different, what do you guys think??? They clear without rubbing anytime anywhere and I dont' notice hardly any drop in power and my speed just reeds a little slow, stock it read fast...

How did you verify that your speed is just a little slow. Those tires are huge, 6.6% larger than stock. The max. recommended difference is 3%. Your speedo must have been off by close to 4mph at 60mph. Are you planning on going offroading or what?

looks great!

More like 7%. 24.88 X 1.07 = 26.62 but still looks good.

I verified my speed before and after with my GPS.I live in an area with 300km of dirt road in one direction and 1000km in the other direction before we hit pavement, and i lost too many of the low profile tires on pothiles blowing out the chords in the sidewalls. I know what they say about 3% but what the hell, I put 38" tires on my suburban that came with 29" ones and 9" lift kit

Geez, unless you did some major ring & pinion changes, the Vibe may be quicker than the Suburban. LOL

Sounds like your area may be better suited to a Subaru Outback than a Vibe.

Quote, originally posted by MountainMax »I live in an area with 300km of dirt road in one direction and 1000km in the other direction before we hit pavement, and i lost too many of the low profile tires on pothiles blowing out the chords in the sidewalls. Perfectly understandable why you don't have 18's with 40 series rubber. Now that you explain it... that makes sense to me... those wheels serve a purpose... looks good.

No rubbing or interference of any kind with those tires on your Vibe? Even full left and right lock? What offset are your rims and which tire did you go with? I like the look a lot! Wow, you live about 1,715 road km north of where I am. I always wanted to go see Manicouagan Reservoir. Always see it on satellite pictures... especially in winter. Remnants of a large impact crater?

Thanks guys, no rubbing at any turn and even when turning over bumps, wheels are stock replacement offset and size. but i did notice one thing bad about them, it makes the car feel even more underpowered then it already did........

I like the meaty look. have you noticed any differance in gas milage?