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Originally Posted by kennef
consider getting 16s. seriously, the whole oversized wheel trend (aka donk) was made of fail a long time ago, but at least now it's fading away. spend the same money on a really nice 16" wheel, to include the money you'll save w/ 16" tires.
you'll also have fewer clearance issues.
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I think the donk term gets thrown around a bit too much around here.
This is a Donk:
Now in order to get the giant wheels on the car, the suspension had to be lifted.
This is NOT a Donk:
Now granted I am a bit biased since it is my car, but 17's are as big as I would go. 16's look really good on Fits, but I wanted something different. As far as the lowering. I am running Kuhmo tires and the wheels are a +45 offset. Do I have rubbing... Not really shure yet. Two times both going into dips at speed I heard a scrape, but I think it was the rubber piece on the bottom of the front bumper. I am also running the Factory accessory front end bra, that requires the button attachment on the fender. As of today, I have not found any rubber residue on it. My Fender gards are tucked under the lip and a few of the fender clips removed. I have hit some corners at speed and the wife drives the car a few times a week, and so far so good. But if you are lowering this car you could have this issue with any spring. So you either fix it, deal with it, or stay at stock ride height and don't go any lower than +45 offset wheels.