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Old August-9th-2002, 02:37 PM
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What are the biggest rims that I can get for my generation 1 protege without having them rub? I have the LX with 14inch tire option right now and I was hoping to fit like 18's. Would they rub or not? Also where is a cheap place online besides ebay because I dont trust it haha to get chrome 18's or 17's?
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Old August-9th-2002, 11:11 PM
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Old August-9th-2002, 11:30 PM
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Re: Biggest rims for a G1

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What are the biggest rims that I can get for my generation 1 protege without having them rub? I have the LX with 14inch tire option right now and I was hoping to fit like 18's. Would they rub or not? Also where is a cheap place online besides ebay because I dont trust it haha to get chrome 18's or 17's?
At the SoCal Protege meet, there was a 1G with 18's and 215/35 tires. I don't think it was lowered though, which would go a long way towards fitting them under the fender. You'd still likely have to roll the rear fenders for clearance.

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Yup 18's. Could do 19's but would require serious lowering and a body kit to make it look right.

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ive got 17x7's under my 1st gen 323 and i had to bend the lips up so that they wouldnt scrub, when i lowered my car. 18's would probably be the biggest. and you would have to get some seriously small tires, so that they wouldnt rub the struts.

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It all comes down to offset and suspension. There's ways that things can be done. If hard measurements are taken then one can purchase a wheel based on those requiremnets to fit what they want.
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