gagzyboy

s2 rs turbo wheels, whats the biggest ya can get on without rubbing?

Ebonycossie4x4

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Depends if youre gonna cut the lip or roll the arches..

17s easy if youre gonna do that.

What suspension you running

gagzyboy

i will roll the arches but am looking for advice on suspension set up. at moment think they are just standard shocks with lowering springs so any adbice apreciated.

i wanted to run 18's or even 19's really

Chopshop85

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I had a set of 17x7 MO's. On standard suspension they caught the archs. The Rs turbo arches do tuck in a fair bit tho. Personally I think 17 is to big on an rst. I prefer a wider set of 16's

gagzyboy

really wanna get away with 18's then what sort of problems will i come across

gordyshreds

will 99% handle like a pig. I think 15-17 is ideal. 16" is a good option. 18" and 19" ???? that would look and drive like an absolute pig!

gagzyboy

well i have been offered a set of 18's brand new very nice looking wheels with 215-35-18 tyres on all band new and ther are perfect looking. why will it handle shite?? i thought bigger was better........

zetec-Sam

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no, bigger is not better...

gagzyboy

im having trouble getting my head round it handling worse?? i believe you and im gutted now as wanted big wheels but in what way will it handle badly??

Ebonycossie4x4

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it will follow ruts in the road, suspension will have to be very stiff so you feel everything.

Tyres will have to be very low profile causing Front to slide even more than am rs turbo does anyway.

Rediculous wheelspin in wet.

Oh and it will look chavvy and shit.

17s are fine on an rs turbo no need for 18s mate.

Chopshop85

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215/35/18!!! you will have to cut, roll and pull the arches for wheels that big!! i should also think a set of stiffened shocks and std hieght springs would be in order to prevent any scrubbing.

DanW@FastFord

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It won't handle "shite" but it won't handle as well as it would with smaller wheels. As has been said it will tramline more, and the ride will be poor. But if YOU like the look of them, and YOU want them on your car then go for it!

You will need to do a fair bit of arch work, and the wheels will need to be the right offset, otherwise you'll need spacers (queue more haters!).

Ad4m RST

Just go with 16x7.5j and actually ENJOY driving it...

Fairplay if you really want 18's but you're just butchering the setup even with standard suspension.

I've run 16x8 and 17x7, did rub occasionally with both but the 16's felt so planted and it actuallly struggled to light up the wheels with a ZVH.

Chopshop85

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+1, Im running 16x7j and it feels fantastic. Nice lightwieght team dynamics as well. amazing the difference over std wheels.

Robs Frst

Agree 16x7j is what I would go with on a s2.

phil_rs

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My RS 7's which are 17" x 7.5J wide running 205/40 tyres feel fine to drive with and don't catch the arches but they correct offset has a lot to do with it. Obviously 15's and 16's do feel better plus I've seen 18's on an S2 and they looked horrid IMO!!

DanW@FastFord

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On the right car they can look good IMO but the ride height has to be spot on to carry it off. The Ford scene in general avoided the massive wheel look that so many scenes embraced. Once you've experienced a Saxo on 20s you've not lived *shudder*

gagzyboy

i do love to see a mint standard series 1 or something but i do love the sight of a big set of rims. like you say if you can get it right then it looks the dogs danglees!!!! thanks for the rosponse guys im new to this site so learning my way round but love chatting, hunting for advice and to hear what other enthusiast have to say. im finding it inspirational and its just the kick up the arse i needed. ............. :O)