How big can I go for rims on a 94 ga se

[fourPlayTruRome]

Wanna get some bigger rims, and not sure how big is too big?

[DontPassTheFence]

Id say 19s will fit with out any problems, but a couple guys have had 20s on a 92-95 supposedly without problems. Now if you want just the appearance factor of riums, then get some blang blang chrome rims, but if you are liooking more toward performance, then get some nice 17 or 18 inch rims that accent the car well and weigh less than the stock rims.

[Matt95GT]

I'd recommend sticking with 17's or 18's.

IMO 17" is big enough on the smaller chassis of the 92-98 gen. 18" is certainly fine, although my opinion is that you can achieve the best look+price+weight+ride quality+handling balance with the a 17" setup.

19's - 20's can have been done before... but how can I say... it's not the most "practical" solution.

[DontPassTheFence]

Oh yea, I forgot about the price factor!! For comparison, I spent 400$ for 17'' gunmetal enkei rims (no cheap one-offs) WITH tires (50% tread left) - and most 19-20'' rims (without tires) go for upwards of 150 a rim, then another 100 per tire since the larger-sized tires cost more! I cant even find a decent tire for my 17'' without spending atleast 90 per tire. (then again, I like the slightly wider tires, 215/225/235mm)

[Sweet98GA]

it has been my experience that

18x7.5 will fit no problem (as i can personally attest to that)

19x8 with a drop MIGHT cause rubbing issues as me and my buddy who has this setup have found out (he also has a coil cut from his eibach springs, so who knows if they'll fit with drop srpings that haven't been cut)

[GTon9teens]

for 19"s or 20"s your looking at 250-500 per wheel depending on what brand you go with, then tires are about 650-1000 depending on the brand, 2 years ago i paid $2400 on some 19" diablo's with pirelli's, now they go for about $2200

[litdevil316]

1500 for my rims, 17x7.5 TenzoR Shu4's wih Nanking(i think thats how they spell it) sports, 21/45r17's. and that was back in feb 2002. and they rode fine. never noticed rubbing, but they havent been on since the drop.

[GTon9teens]

you may be able to do some 225/30/20"s on there with no problems they measure at 25.35" in diameter, not sure what the stock diameter on a 94 is though

[Big Joe]

anything bigger then 18s just doesnt look right on our cars, imo......

[VanishingImage]

got 18's on mine,no rubbing issues what so ever with 225/40/18 tires. IMO,some 19inch rims can look good. Theres a black 96-98 AED Grand Am that has 5 spoked silver alloy's that are 19's and they look badass. Hell,even Wes(FlatlineGA) has 19's on his and look pretty sweet. You just have to find the right sized tire.

[Hodge]

Go with 18s, 17s are too small, 19s look good too but 18 is the most comfortable.

[litdevil316]

17's arnt too small, sure arnt too small on my car.

[DontPassTheFence]

damn right, my 17s are great, but then again - its mostly persnal preference unless you have shows in mind (then get as large as humanly possible in chrome) or if you wish to participate in road race events, auto X, drag racing, etc, then you would want the LIGHTEST rim possible since the least amount of rolling mass possible. The stock rims weigh in at about 28 a piece with tires mounted, IIRC.

[Matt95GT]

Originally posted by Hodge
Go with 18s, 17s are too small,

Maybe on a 99+. Not on a 92-98

[litdevil316]

yea, i'd really like to see a set of 20's weigh as little as my 17's. lol, i gotta get my dad to weight mine with the bathroom scale, lol, if they wasnt buryed in the back of their shed...

[VanishingImage]

I do believe these are 19's on a 96-98 Grand Am....

http://www.aedcentral.com/photopost/data/13DCP01417-med.JPG

[Big Joe]

Originally posted by Hodge
Go with 18s, 17s are too small, 19s look good too but 18 is the most comfortable.

I'm gonna have to disagree with you. I have 17's and I dont think they are too small, not even a little bit. I think maybe I could have went with 18's but I'm very happy with 17's

[litdevil316]

Originally posted by VanishingImage
I do believe these are 19's on a 96-98 Grand Am....

http://www.aedcentral.com/photopost/data/13DCP01417-med.JPG



whos car is this? it might jus be me, but some thing seems fishy about it. the tinyest part of my eyes wanna say that might be a photshop job. and note the rearDISK breaks. sure there is kits for it. but i dunno, maybe i'm jus imagining it.

[inferno]

that car is actually used on the AED site. if u check the site and look at the full kit for 96-98 its there

[litdevil316]

i've seen the body kit, jus the rims look weird.

[Big Joe]

Now that u metion it the rims do look kinda photoshopped on there

[inferno]

i mean that car is used by AED to show off the kit. i dont know if its one of theirs
http://www.aedcentral.com:8181/images/shops/city/products/100017.jpg
http://www.aedcentral.com:8181/images/shops/city/products/100016.jpg

[litdevil316]

well, its a good look GA either way.

[VanishingImage]

its an actual members there.I'll find more pics of it. Those wheels are NOT photoshopped on there:)

[VanishingImage]

http://www.aedcentral.com/photopost/data/12GrandAmatAGTPKustoms2-med.JPG
http://www.aedcentral.com/photopost/data/12GrandAmatHotImportNights-med.JPG

I do believe hes a member here too but doesn't post much,he did post pics of his GA under the Member's Rides section,while ago though. Someone here might actually know him too..

nevermind,found the link to his post.....

http://www.gaownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=30645

[DontPassTheFence]

that car is hot, Id love the interior more if it had exaclty 50% less red. But then it wiould look just like my interior :lol: (and yea, after seeing that Im definitely going to dye my steering wheel black :D)

[inferno]

but is he lowered?

[VanishingImage]

if he is I would have to think its got Eibachs,anything other spring there would be some rubbing issues.

[GTon9teens]

one issue would be, the fenders obove the wheel, if you hit a bump too hard, you can risk damaging them, or your rims or tires, either or, gota be carefull when lowering and going big, which im sure its alot stiffer ride, and has less give, but still you hit a huge dip or somthing going quick and it could be bad, that GA is lookin tight though, we did 20"s on a 94 camry, he hit a bump and his back fender hit his tires and scrapped up the sidewall pretty bad on the tire, had to roll the fenders and put a small lift on the rear end, problem solved

look at the back wheel/ tire, imagine hitting a hard bump or dip, could be costly
http://www.aedcentral.com/photopost/data/12GrandAmatAGTPKustoms2-med.JPG

[VanishingImage]

^definately

[inferno]

that my only worry with lowering. I bent 2 of my 17" rims this summer hitting pot holes

[litdevil316]

bent my driver side front rim going down a gravel road and hit a pothole that had a rock in it. bent the rim jus enuff to let air out as it rolled and the weight was off the dent.

[VanishingImage]

Originally posted by inferno
that my only worry with lowering. I bent 2 of my 17" rims this summer hitting pot holes

get a bunch of people to call into your local township/city crew and complain about the pot holes,might get them patched up:lol:

[inferno]

they patched it up after i hit the holes

[VanishingImage]

ouch,thats a stab in the back

[litdevil316]

ouch, that does suck, cuz ya know it'd be a real PITA to get them to fix the rim

[GTon9teens]

Originally posted by VanishingImage
^definately

they must have been some huge potholes to bend some 17"s, were you going really fast?

[VanishingImage]

wrong person hehe.......think hes talking to you Inferno

[GTon9teens]

that was my bad, i hit the wrong quote

[inferno]

not really. sometimes i couldnt see them or might not have been able to avoid them