Hi I just got a 2001 Neon, I am soon going to put new wheels on it.. I was wondering will 20" rims fit, with out rubbing..? I know 18's will but I don't hear much about 20's just wondering.. Thanks

Ryan

 

Nope. Anything over 16 is a waste anyway. Ride quality is poor. Hadnling goes down as well. If I were you I'd stick with 16's or 15's. But, that is only my opinion.

 

Sorry squee, I beg to differ, when I put my 17's on the only downside I noticed was a little more rode noise, but I would gladly deal with it for better cornering, wet traction, and more aggressive stance, but that's my opinion

 

but no ryan 20's won't fit unless you ripp out your fenderwells and put on spacers. I wouldn't do it, If I had to choose again, I prolly would have gone with 18's and about a 1.5 or 2' drop, 18's will raise you bout 3/4's of an inch. +/-

 

Well, that's your opinion. But it's been proven that anything over a 16 is not good.

 

not trying to start anything I would like to see who proved that, like test run sheets on a slalom or something, I will admit if you leave your suspension stock and raise it that big it affects handling a lil, but thats what god gave us eibach and his cousins for

 

why would you put 20's on a neon, and thought putting 19's on a 2002 cavalier was gay.

 

Lets see.... Because its my car and I can put whatever the hell I want on it .

By the way to others; thanks for the input.

 

lmao, if you do get them on there please post a pic, I would to see what a neon looks like with 20s. Good Luck man

 

Ok. A larger wheel will throw your speed sensor off. Especially with a 20" rim. It will be physically impossible to find a tire to go on the rim to match the stock diameter to keep the speed sensor accurate. Your braking distance increases due to the increased size and weight of the rim/tire. It will also require a slight change in engine ioutput and torque to get the tires to spin from a stand still also, due to weight and size. Ride quality does go down with a larger rim and tire, because with less rubber on the road you will feel every bump in the street. your turning radius will increase. And with a larger rim and tire you will have problems with turning, strut travel.

These are just some things that are affected. I'm trying to remember what else is a factor in having a 20" rim/tire.

And actually a larger rim is in fact horrid for a road course. How many guys do you see running auto-x's with big *** rims and tires? none. In fact I know a lot of guys running Auto-x's with 14" and even 13" rims and tires. A few Auto-Xers run 15's but say they wouldn't go any larger than a 15" rim. If you've ever watched an Auto-X you'll see that on a lot of the turns they are on their sidewalls. I'd like to see a car with a 20" rim run an Auto)X course on their sidewall. Thye wouldn't have a rim left.

I'll see what else I can dig up for ya.