Would putting 18s on ma car upset the handling, im getting new wheels and was considering 18s, will it be worth the hassle

 

Doubt it mate.

TBH I was dissappointed with how mine drove after putting the 17's on it. Ideally I think I should have put a 16" rim on it. Live and learn. Is it a case of form over function?

 

18's would be awful. You would have to run 213/35/18's which are not only fairly big but are very skimpy on the sidewall too. The results would be that your car would tramline (due to the 215 width), it would accelerate slower (as the rolling radius is larger) and you could easily damage wheels due to the lack of sidewall protection.

I used to love the look of my car on the 17" white multispokes, but changed them in favour of what I now have (which I dont really like), purely because it made the car drive much nicer. I can't say I wont ever go back to 17's, but 18's are a definate no-no in my book.

Aside from all that, you choice of 7x18's is fairly limited........

 

Wack it on 15's Beautifull handling and great acceleration!

 

I'd have to agree here, 18's on a skyline yes but on a RsT NO!!! It'l handle like a U Boat

 

The dont handle on 15`s never mind 18`s

 

how come people say they dont handle, i think mine is sound just dire in the wet. Obviously for a track it may be different......

 

Sorry Kay2 but they don't handle. I love my S2 to bits and have no intentions of parting with it but my missus old XR2i completely outhandled my bean tin. If I'm honest I think the A4 estate handles better as well.

Missus aint to pleased with me driving our sensible car sideways mind

 

Never really had any probs with my big wheels, butthen again i never drove it that hard

 

Same as Tillio,i dont use it on track or anything,just cruising about and the odd blast here and there and they are fine on mine

Although i will say it did handle considerably better on 16's

 

I went from 17"momo arrows on think it was 205/40/17 iirc to 16`s on 195/45/16 toyo proxes t`s and the car handles very well now compared to the 17"s. The best handling was on original wheels runnig goodyear f1`s with koni shocks and std ride height springs.

 

Till - get it right, you ain't drove it AT ALL

 

I have

2,100 miles in 2000/2001

and

14 miles in 2002

 

we are in 2004 Now

 

my mate who recently died had 18's on his with cossie arhes kept destroying wheel bearings on a monthly basis!