Rims for my 92

by **lib92** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 12:38 pm

i have a 1992 liberty and im looking at buying a set of rims. they are 18 x 7 with +45 offset. will i have any trouble with scraping???

by **Evil_b4** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 2:14 pm

depends on what profile tyre you run.

i run a 215/40/18 on a 18x7" rim and it scrubs on the rear.

however if i use a 35 series profile, its fine

by **lib92** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 10:33 am

they tyres that are curently on the rims are Nankang NSII 225/35/18.

by **jdm rsk** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 9:08 pm

forget nangkangs they are rubbish spend a little bit more and get good rubber beacause that is what keeps you car on the road

by **subnub** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 12:21 pm

Agreed, Nankangs are great if you're a caryard looking to put crap-but-legal tyres on cars as cheaply as possible.

My philosophy has always been - why spend all that time and money on buying/building a decent car, then skimp on the bit that connects it to the road? A decent set of tyres will completely transform a car.

Actually, not sure if it's been mentioned before (I'm new here too!) but while I'm on my soap box...

I've heard people say before that they can get away with lower quality tyres because their car has 4WD/AWD - buh bow!! You might have extra grip under acceleration, but your tyres still have to corner and brake. They'll also affect how you car rides, tracks the road, NVH, etc. Get decent tyres!!

Right, I'm done... lol

by **smythie** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 1:59 pm

subnub wrote:Actually, not sure if it's been mentioned before (I'm new here too!) but while I'm on my soap box... I've heard people say before that they can get away with lower quality tyres because their car has 4WD/AWD - buh bow!! You might have extra grip under acceleration, but your tyres still have to corner and brake. They'll also affect how you car rides, tracks the road, NVH, etc. Get decent tyres!!

Right, I'm done... lol

amen brother

by **Subie Boy** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 2:27 pm

I have Achilles tyres on mine (20s) and they seem to do the job and ride quality is good!

by **adam** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 10:23 pm

Subie Boy wrote:I have Achilles tyres on mine (20s) and they seem to do the job and ride quality is good!

to repeat an advertising tagline "if it only saves you once a year...."
i'm certainly no expert and i'm not having a dig but it's usually in the upper limits(6/10ths+)or in emergency situations that you find out your tyres failings.

by **Subie Boy** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:50 am

Hey man, I have no idea what you mean by that....all I said was that my tyres seem okay!! I wasn't comparing it with the likes of the top brands like Bridgestones, Pirellis and those sorts!!

by **adam** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 11:31 pm

so many exclamations mate!!!!

what i'm saying (in the nicest possible way) is that you (according to your sig) seem to have spent a heck of alot of money doing shit to your car...
if your tyres let you down badly just once then it might have all been wasted.

by **Subie Boy** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 9:24 am

No worries.

Rims for my 92

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