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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 07:57 AM
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Yesterday I bougth wheels to my S2. They are 7x16 and offset is 35.

What do you recomend of size of the tires? I going to lowering the car about 25 to 30 mm.

Will it be big different to fit these ones compare to my 15 that I have now?

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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 07:58 AM
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205/45/16's would be fine.
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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 08:38 AM
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16" wheels shouldnt change anything really, nor will lowering it 25mm. Lower it more than that and stick on 17's... then you'll notice a HUGE difference! Not a good difference either.

16" replacement with a 25mm drop has always been the recommended modifications anyway
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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by pa_sjo
205/45/16's would be fine.
I agree. I've run that size on 7.5x16 ET35's for ten years. Its time i sold the twat
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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 11:44 AM
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Howabout the steering then? Will it be more harder to turn the car with bigger wheels?

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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 01:07 PM
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i use 195/45/16's on mine!
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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 01:48 PM
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i have had 16" since 97 on escort and have run 205/45-16 whitout any problems...

as for stering you will get a small harder turning on parking but oterwice you won't feel anything diffrent from standard ( well more grip lol )
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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 11:27 AM
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I run 195/45/16 Toyo Proxies.
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