does any of you mates have pictures of gen 3 coupe on 18" alloys without lowering? i´m considering to go for 18 inch but dont know if car looks stupid for that optic illusion, that comes when sidewall of the tire gets thinner.. if you got before and after pics on 18" (lowered/vs standard) that would be super!!!

mines lowered.they look fine without though

With 18" not lowered
http://www.newtiburon.com/forums/showth ... p?t=144886

with 18" lowered

http://www.newtiburon.com/forums/showth ... 940&page=3

Check out newtiburon on info

I've 18's on mine and its still on standard suspension

thanks a lot guys! it looks better than i thought without lovering some cars IMO look real stupid without lovering if wheels are big and it´s not lowered, but offcourse you can´t go wrong with coupes. sorry for my lack of faith:)

Mine hasnt been lowered either and those are 18"s..... doubt i will lower it to save from catching the arches etc.(Ninos told me the ins and outs)... opens up a world oo problems,... i remember from my last car. more hastle than it was worth.

Seen a few coupes with 18" and not lowered, and yet to see one which doesnt look good

Yepthe coupe looks good on 18's and not lowered, here's a pic of mine:

ninos; that is one wicked looking coupe! really like those chrysler 300c style alloys! it really dont look offroad vehicle like some cars tend to do with 18"

i´ve been considering these wheels, in 17" or 18"

http://www.showoffimports.nl/images/cac ... 469bae.jpg

Height compared to a porsche The porsche looked an inch higher in person.

hey, now as you say it it´s true, they really look like M3 wheels. maybe i´m "bimmer" man after all.. NOT. that porsche on the pic above looks less sporty than coupe, if it only was RVD like germans pride

is normal suspension, how should i put it; "in tune" with 18" wheels? i have noticed with some other cars that standard suspension gives floaty feeling with low profile tyres. but i guess thats not problem with coupe since it´s suspension is at least on par with GTI/hot hatch cars..

The stock suspension is well able to handle 18's. It can be a little bit more bumpy on bad roads, but not as harsh as most other cars with big wheels fitted.

As Ninos said; 17's will be a comfortable ride, 18's won't be much worse.

On 18s, Not lowered:


Not cleaned either ...

feel lot more confident now, thanks a lot mates for advice and pictures!

Porygon those wheels on the link look good, like some wheels of rwd german monster with at least 400HP

Angelus porsche is definately higher han coupe, l once parked next to it just to see a difference and judging just by the eye l'd say porsche is 10-15cm higher. Remember that roof top of the coupe is 133cm high, nissan 350Z is 132,5cm. My car was on stock height back than.
Stock suspension is good enough to handle bigger rims, l was drivingf for three years with 18" rims and no problems.

Sold my 18" rims and l will get 19" until spring time
This is a chop for now but will be a reality soon

yea, they really are like straight from bimmer those 19" must look mean! it´s strange how big wheels are nowadays; when i started motoring at the end of the 80s, 15" was insainly big and really pain to house them into -73 rvd celicas et al

Cars with 100hp or a bit more were also considered very powerfull, but today big rims aren't that big anymore and average family cas have 100hp or more. Things change

Btw what are you doing in finland?

my celica -73 (really miss that car:( got about 90hp but due it´s lightweight and close gearbox it was quite fast. i live here in finland

l had a felling you're british living in finland as your english is very good. Looks like l've made a mistake... or haven't l?

thanks for compliment finns start studying english from third grade, at the age of 10. also childhood spend with english videogame magazines helps a bit

mick doyle thats a lovely coupe you got