I have a 1996 chevy impala ss and i want to change the stock rims for 26 inches or bigger. i want to know how it will effect cornering, speed, handiling, aerodinamics, etc. please help before i buy these $13,000 rims!
2007-10-22 07:44:07 · 9 answers · asked by Quay 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Chevrolet
That would be a terrible choice. Your stock setup is 255/50-17. That means your wheel and tire are supposed to have a 27" diameter. By the time you get up to a 20" rim, you are looking at a full sized car on 35 profile tires. that's about your safe limit before every pothole causes damage to your very expensive rims. Going up to a 20" will improve everyting except ride quality. You'll feel more bumps and holes. Once you go above 22", you will be seriously risking damaging your car with normal driving. It will no longer be an everyday car. you will be unable to turn as wheels tha big will definitely rub and grab in the wheel well. Top speed and handling will be adversly affected due to the amount of modification you'd have to do to get close to getting a 26" on that car. You'll have to raise it 3-6". It'd just be a bad choice all around. Get some 20"s. It'll save you a lot of money and a lot of trouble.
2007-10-22 09:51:01 · answer #1 · answered by varcityplayer50 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmmm...sounds like a $1,000 saddle for a $50 horse. Anything other than what the factory specs/recommendations are will effect the handling. A frequently overlooked thing is also the speed rating of the tire. That also should be kept with factory specs. Different tire/wheel size will also have effect on the speedometer accuracy. Those huge wheels cause the car to have a higher center of gravity and will cause it to be ill handling. (Unless all you want to use it for is cruisin' at 15mph) It could even possibly effect the shift points of the transmission. Do you REALLY want to cause all these potential problems and it cost you $13,000 to boot?
2007-10-22 08:06:42 · answer #2 · answered by db667089 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why would you wanna spend 13,000 on rims?!! thats more than that car is even worth. Everything has a limit and 26's is way too much for that car. As big as i would go would be 22's. Your gonna need bigger brakes, gonna have to lift up your car and in the long run prolly gonna mess up your power steering.
2007-10-22 08:05:11 · answer #3 · answered by DEE M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Save you cash .Usually tyres for these sized wheels are more expensive.The car manufacturers carry out expensive research in any commponents that they intend to sale to the public.Wider tyres consume more fuel.(more money).Usually the suspension requires setting up to facillitate larger/wider rims.(more expense).They can reduce the life of your wheel bearings,(more money).What Iam trying to get you to comprehend is all this additional expense worth it.Do you want afat wallet or a skinny 1?.
2007-10-22 08:01:32 · answer #4 · answered by the rocket 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It won't result it in any respect. One revolution remains one revolution no count what length the steerage wheel is so your wheels will nonetheless turn an identical volume. it relatively is purely difficulty-loose experience. interior the previous days without potential steerage the smaller steerage could be greater durable to teach yet with potential steerage it makes no distinction.
2016-12-18 14:34:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
26 inches? thats ridiculous. its going to look incredibly stupid. your going to have to jack your car up, the gas milage will go down, you wont be able to go over 30mph, your handling will be pi$$ poor and you'll look like an ******. did i mention that it will look stupid. sell the impala + 13K = BMW/Mercedes/Audi or just get a corvette who needs big rims when you have 400+HP
2007-10-22 07:54:47 · answer #6 · answered by Fenix 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Haha thats pretty good but dont this belong in the joke and riddle section?
2007-10-22 14:35:18 · answer #7 · answered by Jake 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you had brains you would be dangerous, your rims cost more than your car o boy.
2007-10-25 21:24:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it will effect all of the above plus your speedometer
2007-10-22 07:54:59 · answer #9 · answered by Bob B 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋