Do I need to lower my car if putting alloys on?

Mr Rhode Island Red

I've an e11 corolla, getting tired of the steel wheels and looking for advice regarding alloys. I'm thinking of putting 15" alloys on it.

The car originally had 14" wheels on it, will putting 15" wheels on it lead to premature wearing of steering/suspension components?

Also, do I need to lower it? Will the change of wheels cause the wheel gap to look excessive? Should I put in 40mm lowering springs. This is my daily driver so I don't know if I should lower it? What effect will lowering/not lowering it have on handling? This being my daily I still want to prioritise function over fashion.

Or should I just save my money and spray my steel wheels white? :pac:

Any advice appreciated

grogi

Mr Rhode Island Red wrote: »

I've an e11 corolla, getting tired of the steel wheels and looking for advice regarding alloys. I'm thinking of putting 15" alloys on it.

The car originally had 14" wheels on it, will putting 15" wheels on it lead to premature wearing of steering/suspension components?

Also, do I need to lower it? Will the change of wheels cause the wheel gap to look excessive? Should I put in 40mm lowering springs. This is my daily driver so I don't know if I should lower it? What effect will lowering/not lowering it have on handling? This being my daily I still want to prioritise function over fashion.

Or should I just save my money and spray my steel wheels white? :pac:

Any advice appreciated

Just put tyres so that the outside diameter of the wheel is within tolerances and don't overthink it.

Whatsize do you have on those 14" rims?

Mr Rhode Island Red

grogi wrote: »

Just put tyres so that the outside diameter of the wheel is within tolerances and don't overthink it.

Whatsize do you have on those 14" rims?

195/50 I think

grogi

Mr Rhode Island Red wrote: »

195/50 I think

195/45R15 will be perfect. Same width, diameter within 1%. Absolutely no side effects.

Mr Rhode Island Red

grogi wrote: »

195/45R15 will be perfect. Same width, diameter within 1%. Absolutely no side effects.

And any need to lower it?

Gorgeousgeorge

Mr Rhode Island Red wrote: »

And any need to lower it?

Might look a bit better but it's not necessary

CiniO

Mr Rhode Island Red wrote: »

And any need to lower it?

I had many of my cars lowered, but all of them were lowered to improve handling.
That's the pure any only reason IMO for which one might want to lower the car.
Lowering car to improve looks, seems daft to me, as it affects driving comfort a lot.

colm_mcm

grogi wrote: »

195/45R15 will be perfect. Same width, diameter within 1%. Absolutely no side effects.

Think the factory ones on these were 185/55R15 so a 195/50 would be suitable too. 195/45 is a small enough sidewall.

joujoujou

Factory size for 14" was 165/70. Going 15" choose 185/60 (2.7% difference) or 195/55 (1.5% difference). Don't worry about speedo discrepancies - E11s speedo shows approx 5% higher, so even with 2.7% bigger wheel you'll be fine.

grogi

joujoujou wrote: »

Factory size for 14" was 165/70. Going 15" choose 185/60 (2.7% difference) or 195/55 (1.5% difference). Don't worry about speedo discrepancies - E11s speedo shows approx 5% higher, so even with 2.7% bigger wheel you'll be fine.

No wonder the current wheels look tedious