Quote Originally Posted by Winno View Post
Kumho recommend any wheel between 7.5" and 9" for the 235 tire.
An 8" wheel will be spot on.

I thought of 19's Philip, but the car is already sluggish enough without adding more inertial mass further out from the hubs (unless you disengage the traction control but then the car becomes much thirstier).
18's would be a good balance I reckon because it lets me keep a 45 profile tire which is still good for comfort.
I've been on 40 and 35 profile tires before and really didn't like it too much.
Don't forget that I have to keep the same rolling circumference so 19's on 45 profile tires will throw the speedo and ABS braking force out of whack.
235 will fit 8" no problem, the worry is whether it will hit the guard at the front on a 8+45.

with 19s, 235/40/19 is the perfect size. while my 225/40/19 is only slightly smaller so it's not a big concern. smaller tyres have better accelaration hehe

but i won't be too concerned with going a little larger. becos the stock speedo always read under than true speed and you don't trigger ABS that often anyway (or so you'd hope).

also going larger =/= heavier. my 18s with tyres were 3kg each lighter than my stock 17s on my old EP3. i will weight mine stockies and 19s to see how much heavier it will be (i think 19s will be heavier).