22s with 4cyl

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Marshmellow_Malibu

Discussion Starter · May 13, 2010

Hey guys, i have 20s right now with a dropped car but i feel that the rims may be too small for the car, thats just my personal opinion but 20s still look good, but for those that did 22s, hows the ride and the tranny holding up? i have the 4 cylinder engine and thats the only reason why Im afraid of putting 22s on due to the strain on the tranny and engine, i know the bu is quite a strong car but i want opinions first

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RYgoBOOM

· #3 · May 13, 2010

Marshmellow_Malibu said:
Hey guys, i have 20s right now with a dropped car but i feel that the rims may be too small for the car, thats just my personal opinion but 20s still look good, but for those that did 22s, hows the ride and the tranny holding up? i have the 4 cylinder engine and thats the only reason why Im afraid of putting 22s on due to the strain on the tranny and engine, i know the bu is quite a strong car but i want opinions first

id probably be the best person to ask since i have that exact same setup...... 245-30-22 and 4 cylinder here and no problems so far

only about 5,000 ish miles tho sooo ill keep you updated !

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RYgoBOOM

· #6 · May 13, 2010

ChevyFreak said:
You guys will run into problems down the road with the tranny but how soon depends on how heavy the wheels are. Your biggest problem is getting those big wheels stopped the stock brakes are not enough.

i think a lot of people underestimate the parts themselves....

the shifting is exactly the same and doesnt seem like it stresses at alll

I mean i might just have a lot of faith in GMC/Chevy but i mean i had really oversized rims on my yukon and my blazer before that and never had any tranny probs knock on wood lol

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RYgoBOOM

· #7 · May 13, 2010

ChevyFreak said:
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WOWWWW it doesnt work ive tried that before it says my image code is dissabled or some shit where it says all the stuff u can do under additional options

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RYgoBOOM

· #16 · May 13, 2010

SilverLTZ said:
I am torn with big wheels. On some cars they look good, on others horrible. I went with 20's since to ME anything larger just doesn't fit the image of the car. Also, while I was able to get 20's that weigh actually less then the factory 18's, that is 100% impossible with 22's. And once you add chrome plating to those 22's they will be super heavy and effect acceleration, handling and braking. But remember, it is your car. You can do what YOU like.

yea i didnt think about the chrome weight

do you think because mine are painted black that thats why theres not much difference???

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RYgoBOOM

· #17 · May 13, 2010

Marshmellow_Malibu said:
I want some chrome 22s btw and I know the weight will be pretty heavy, but I don't want to run into problems down the road, maybe ill look into 21s as an alternative but hows the ride with the 22s? notice any loss in accleration or delayed braking etc.? I wish brembo made a brake kit for our malibus

My ride is surprisingly very good =) People who also ride in the car don't feel like i have rims on at all either

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RYgoBOOM

· #19 · May 13, 2010

SilverLTZ said:
Yours only have those chrome strips from what I can see, so that weighs ALOT less then a fully chrome plated wheel. I'm sure the wheels are still pretty heavy though. But them not being chrome helps alot for sure.

Sweet i accidently did something right lol

and that chrome is part of the light weight center caps

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