My New Wheels

[Jp-Auris]

got my wheels yestaday, they are BK racing BK333, look nice for the summer.

also got some lowering springs on the way aswell.

http://s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj77/ok...08062008176.jpg

[T V O R]

Nice wheels, but is it just me or do they look a little too small for the car?

Doesn’t look quite right from the angle the picture is taken from.

[Jp-Auris]

they are 17" but i sized them up to the standard 16" wheels and they are smaller than the standards because they are on low profile tyres.

once i get it lowered it should look alot better.

[T V O R]

What size are your tyres?

Look forward to seeing it lowered

[Jp-Auris]

tyres are 215/45, cheers cant wait til i get it lowered. will keep it posted

[Jp-Auris]

now lowered.

http://s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj77/ok...03072008183.jpg

[farhanali89]

Because of the sizing of the car i have the same thing with my corolla they are very stocky looking cars i have 17s on mine i need to get it lowered also but try getting a larger size tyre next time itll make the wheel look bigger but looking nice.

[Xana]

now lowered.

http://s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj77/ok...03072008183.jpg

Hi, can you tell us how that Auris run now?

[Jp-Auris]

Because of the sizing of the car i have the same thing with my corolla they are very stocky looking cars i have 17s on mine i need to get it lowered also but try getting a larger size tyre next time itll make the wheel look bigger but looking nice.

i know what you mean, toyota build their cars with huge arches.

but also you saying they are stocky looking cars, it can fool the insurance hehe.

[ge00000]

now lowered.

http://s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj77/ok...03072008183.jpg

How much mm is that?

30-35?

And what kit did you use?

[Jp-Auris]

now lowered.

http://s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj77/ok...03072008183.jpg

How much mm is that?

30-35?

And what kit did you use?

its 30mm using Eibach springs, but they do take time to settle and they will look lower not alot but it will..

[Toscane]

tyres are 215/45, cheers cant wait til i get it lowered. will keep it posted

You should have used 225/45 brother...

215/45 makes more difference to the stock tire size, compared to the 225/45.

225/45 is the most healthy measurements you can get, with the 17" wheels...

[xpyyy]

tyres are 215/45, cheers cant wait til i get it lowered. will keep it posted

You should have used 225/45 brother...

215/45 makes more difference to the stock tire size, compared to the 225/45.

225/45 is the most healthy measurements you can get, with the 17" wheels...

Nevertheless now i also use the 215\45 on 17" - it's ok.. but in a month will update with 18" and 225\40 tires.. 215\45 is ok for the 17, because it's only 1.7% difference (allowed difference is about 3%) - it's just an External view - when you got on 7" wide whell 225 or 215 fitted - in firest case it looks like a baloon (to wide for the rims) - in the second it's perfectly the same size as the rim is..

All above is my opinion)

[Toscane]

But your wheels&tires look pretty normal to me, the black ones with red stripes. On the other hand, this seems very small. I'm confused...

Also check your private messages man! :D

[Tekker]

tyres are 215/45, cheers cant wait til i get it lowered. will keep it posted

You should have used 225/45 brother...

215/45 makes more difference to the stock tire size, compared to the 225/45.

225/45 is the most healthy measurements you can get, with the 17" wheels...

How will a larger tire (225/45) make the wheel look bigger?

I mean, the tire will only get wider - not higher.

BTW, those BK333 are just awesome. Been looking at them for myself. Here's a link to the manufactorer: http://www.bkracing.co.uk/aspbite/alloy-wh...wheel.asp?ID=56

[Auris 1.6 vvt-i]

How will a larger tire (225/45) make the wheel look bigger?

I mean, the tire will only get wider - not higher.

It would have, trust me... And this has been discussed already. The 225/45 17 is higher (has bigger radius) than 215/45 17

215 and 225 are width in millimeters, but 45 is tire height in % - 45 % of tire's width. So 225 * 45% = 101.25 and 215 * 45% = 96.75

So with 215 you have about 48.4 mm from the ground to the wheel curb and with 225 you have 50.6 mm from wheel curb to the tarmac.

[Speed_Chaser]

Yepp that's correct. If you have 45 profile it is not same on every wheel. It has to be calculated by using the wideness of the wheel. The profile doesn't tell you anything by itself...

Best regards, Alex