Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Wheels & Tires New Rims

Here's the situation, I have a 1999 SVT Contour, stock right now. I'm looking to put probably 18" rims on it, witch will also be wider than factory spec too. factory is 16x6.5 rims, and I'm looking to move up to 18"x ?? whatever rim looks good pretty much. My main question is what kind of wheel rub am I going to be looking at, for example, turning and hitting bumps, and is there anything I need to do to prevent wheel rub from happening? Do I need to upgrade my shocks and struts? Do I need something to prevent my rims from rubbing when I turn? Also is there a certain profile tire which is better or not?? If anyone knows or has some experience with this king of thing I'd really appreciate some feedback.

Look in the Wheel forumn on this site. There are stickied post at the top which will answer all your questions. Then do a search on 18"s in the wheel section as well.

Yup, this will hit better in the wheels section.

BTW, I have 18's with a 215/40 tire, which I absolutely regret. I hate the tire size, but get NO rubbing on stock suspenion.

I would suggest running 225/40/18, many run this size and are very happy with it. You may have to roll the fender and there is a pictured how to.

check the eastern great lakes forum and go into the classifieds thread in there, i've got some 18" Konigs for sale.