bigger wheels more lift?

Eddy · April 8th, 2009, 12:53 PM

Silly question probably, but going to ask anyway. My wife has an '04 stang w/stock wheels (15"?). She cannot take it through a typical car wash with the track rails or into her parking garage at work because it's too low and bottoms out. It appears that if I could get just a few inches lift, it would be fine. I'm thinking that if I get a "beefier" set of tires with a higher profile and/or a set of 18 wheels, that would do the trick.

My question is this...if I go from 15" rims to 18" rims, is it accurate to assume the overall lift of the car will be 3"? Or, is it not necessarily a one to one ratio? Thanks!

chromestang01 · April 8th, 2009, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by Eddy

Silly question probably, but going to ask anyway. My wife has an '04 stang w/stock wheels (15"?). She cannot take it through a typical car wash with the track rails or into her parking garage at work because it's too low and bottoms out. It appears that if I could get just a few inches lift, it would be fine. I'm thinking that if I get a "beefier" set of tires with a higher profile and/or a set of 18 wheels, that would do the trick.

My question is this...if I go from 15" rims to 18" rims, is it accurate to assume the overall lift of the car will be 3"? Or, is it not necessarily a one to one ratio? Thanks!

Yes u will get lift from it..I had the same problem wen i had 17s..after i stuck on my 18' saleens i fixed the scraping problem!

Eddy · April 8th, 2009, 05:38 PM

Thanks, I appreciate the input. I didn't want to spend the money only to find it doesn't help.

willis6er · April 8th, 2009, 05:39 PM

stock 04s have 15"? i thought they had 16"?

6ER THEN I 8ER! · April 8th, 2009, 05:41 PM

they do have 16's...the mid 90's had some 15's though i believe...

Avaric3 · April 8th, 2009, 07:32 PM

Originally Posted by Eddy

Silly question probably, but going to ask anyway. My wife has an '04 stang w/stock wheels (15"?). She cannot take it through a typical car wash with the track rails or into her parking garage at work because it's too low and bottoms out. It appears that if I could get just a few inches lift, it would be fine. I'm thinking that if I get a "beefier" set of tires with a higher profile and/or a set of 18 wheels, that would do the trick.

My question is this...if I go from 15" rims to 18" rims, is it accurate to assume the overall lift of the car will be 3"? Or, is it not necessarily a one to one ratio? Thanks!

15" to 18" would only lift the car 1.5" wit just a rim. but usually the bigger the rim the smaller the tire so the bigger rim/smaller tire comes out to be the same diameter as the smaller rim/bigger tire

Onemanzu · April 8th, 2009, 08:14 PM

no, this is a poor assumption for two reasons, if you go up to 18s, the rims will be 3 inches taller, but from center to outside it is 1.5 inches.... on top of that the tires more then likely will have a thinner sidewall.

my suggestion is to make sure that the tires are the correct ones for the vehicle/rims.

Onemanzu · April 8th, 2009, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by 6er_w/a_Vengance

they do have 16's...the mid 90's had some 15's though i believe...

my 97 had 15s

Eddy · April 9th, 2009, 09:45 AM

Thanks Onemanzu. I guess I've forgotten my basic mathmatics. Thanks for the response. It sounds like it would be smarter to start with looking at a higher profile tire to see if that would do the trick. And you are right, they are 16's.

6ER THEN I 8ER! · April 9th, 2009, 11:57 AM

[QUOTE]my 97 had 15s/QUOTE]
proving my point

joparrett · April 9th, 2009, 12:29 PM

with 18's and tall sidewalls you might run into rubbing issues. plus it will look like shit.

April 8th, 2009, 12:53 PM	#1
Eddy Newbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 8 iTrader: 0 reviews	bigger wheels more lift? Silly question probably, but going to ask anyway. My wife has an '04 stang w/stock wheels (15"?). She cannot take it through a typical car wash with the track rails or into her parking garage at work because it's too low and bottoms out. It appears that if I could get just a few inches lift, it would be fine. I'm thinking that if I get a "beefier" set of tires with a higher profile and/or a set of 18 wheels, that would do the trick. My question is this...if I go from 15" rims to 18" rims, is it accurate to assume the overall lift of the car will be 3"? Or, is it not necessarily a one to one ratio? Thanks!

April 8th, 2009, 05:39 PM	#4
willis6er Enthusiast 2003 Mustang GT N/A Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 629 iTrader: 0 reviews	stock 04s have 15"? i thought they had 16"? __________________ NCMM Founder NCMM -- Check it out and join us! PM White03v6 or myself if interested in joining NCMM. RIP 04 v6... Hello 03 GT

April 8th, 2009, 05:41 PM	#5
6ER THEN I 8ER! Premium Member 3.9L V6 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, TN Posts: 20,970 iTrader: 1 reviews	they do have 16's...the mid 90's had some 15's though i believe... __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] 6k HIDs - Rear Sway Bar - Mac Prochamber - Goodridge Gstop SS Lines - Lots of Visual Fun - Go Fast Mods (no point in buying...it's a v6) Want to see your car as art...ask me how

April 8th, 2009, 08:14 PM	#7
Onemanzu ¡ʇsnq ɹo uʍop ǝpısdn Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Looking for free hand jobs in poland springs nebraska... silly gooses Posts: 12,514 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	no, this is a poor assumption for two reasons, if you go up to 18s, the rims will be 3 inches taller, but from center to outside it is 1.5 inches.... on top of that the tires more then likely will have a thinner sidewall. my suggestion is to make sure that the tires are the correct ones for the vehicle/rims. __________________ My Foz

April 9th, 2009, 11:57 AM	#10
6ER THEN I 8ER! Premium Member 3.9L V6 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, TN Posts: 20,970 iTrader: 1 reviews	[QUOTE]my 97 had 15s/QUOTE] proving my point __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] 6k HIDs - Rear Sway Bar - Mac Prochamber - Goodridge Gstop SS Lines - Lots of Visual Fun - Go Fast Mods (no point in buying...it's a v6) Want to see your car as art...ask me how

April 8th, 2009, 05:38 PM	#3
Eddy Newbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 8 iTrader: 0 reviews	Thanks, I appreciate the input. I didn't want to spend the money only to find it doesn't help.

April 9th, 2009, 09:45 AM	#9
Eddy Newbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 8 iTrader: 0 reviews	Thanks Onemanzu. I guess I've forgotten my basic mathmatics. Thanks for the response. It sounds like it would be smarter to start with looking at a higher profile tire to see if that would do the trick. And you are right, they are 16's.

April 9th, 2009, 12:29 PM	#11
joparrett Regular 2003 Mustang 3.8 slow Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 157 iTrader: 0 reviews	with 18's and tall sidewalls you might run into rubbing issues. plus it will look like shit. __________________ Jordan \| 2003 Mustang 3.8 \| SCT Tuner by VMP \| CAI \| Flowmasters \| ZEX 75 shot

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