Are 18s a pain on a saph cos what do they drive like? I'm thinking focus rs alloys. I currently have 17" oz superleggera.

 

Have had focus alloys on mine with 215/35/18 toyos but tbh it drove a lot better with 17's with 215/40's

But now i'm on std rims

 

i have them on my car drives fine. and looks hard as

 

Any of you use spacers, standard suspension?

 

My mate went from 17's to 18's on his 3 door, and it spoiled the ride big time IMO.
He thought the same and went back to 17's.

Another mate has just took 18" Comps off his Saph. Drove $hite, but did look good.

Personally, Focus RS rims dont do a Saph any favours looks-wise anyway.
Each to their own tho........ just my opinion.

 

Koni's std ride height NO spacers only fitted mine to cover the 350mm brakes which i don't use now

 

Far far better on 18's imo

 

+ 1 for 17's i had a drive of my mates sapph on 18's and i did not like it at all

 

each to there own yes.BUT they're a different and better look than boring 7 spokes

mine are 215/35/18 they had to be 35 so that they would sit just under the suspension cup. coilovers soon though and 40 profile, so should be a little better again.

 

iv had my 18s for the last 7 years they drive pritty good on avos though

 

ive got 18s on mine think its lowered about 20mm with 3mm spacers on the rear all fitted before i bought it, rides ok would imagine 16/17s would ride better .

 

had 18's on mine with 225/40's drove very well on the road and the track.

 

Would I need to do any mods to the arches?

 

No mods to the arches mate, if you've got coilovers they fit better, ive still got koni adjustables on the front and you have to have 35 profile on for the wheel to sit under the cup

 

No mods needs. 18*8 ET35, 215/35..



Regards/Jonas

 

Nice saph bud,any more pics,cpec ?

 

I've discovered an issue with 18's now im 2wd, full opposite lock on roundabouts causes much scrubbing on the wings!

 

18s on G88 were horrid, wrecked the Inner arch liner on the fronts too, 17s for me allday

 

Agreed, best thing I ever changed too

 

i have had raceline's in 18inch in combo with the koni's and lowerd springs
front 35-215 rear 35-225 and they look the best but drove the wurst
so i had it back to 17inch and its a far better drive
the also rubbed on the front and back when taking some good bumps or loads

but he ! if you dont drive and yust look ad it you cant beat the 18inch

 

I run 215/35/18 tyres and get zero scrubbing front and rear even with 2 people in the back
Front arches are rolled, rears are standard

 

I ran 215-35's and the front scrubbed loads, on 205-40 18 now and they are better, still catch on full lock if its bouncing a bit though. Need my arches rolling on the front, rear's have never caused any issues.

Mine run's fairly low though......

 

Stick with 17's on the front you dont want bigger or 35 profile upfront it destroys the feel & handling. You can run 18's or 19's on the rear. I love the stance 17's front 19's rear.

 

Been thinking about 18"s myself lately, they definately look the best on 18"s imo, but I've heard so many mixed reports about how they drive I'm gonna stick with 17"s I think, don't want to spend a load of money just to find out I like it lol

 

I couldn't tell a difference between 17"s and 18"s when i changed, to be honest.

 

Any better pics Daniel San ?

 

i never noticed a differance between 17 to 18's, but totally changed the feel of the the car changing from worn out koni's to new koni dampers/ahmed road spec springs

 

Cheers for the replies guys still not sure lol. They do look good with 18" though. Some nice cars on here too.

Saph cos rob what colour is yours looks very nice?

 

imperial blue

 

18's are the way forward

 

Don't put 18's on if you can avoid it, hated the way mine drove for years because of big wheels and 35's. This is from 2004 when it was the "in" thing.



I much prefer it now on different rims (17" RL7) it drives a lot nicer.