Originally Posted by CalBearz24
I see quite a few cars in person and on forums rolling on stock size rims. If you think about it, having the stockies with the bigger profile tires enhances the drop because the wheel gap is considerably smaller than the sidewall and takes up less percentage of the distance from the edge of the rim to the fender. With bigger rims and lower profile tires, the wheel gap becomes a greater percentage of that distance, so the drop *looks* smaller when it is more than likely the same. I experienced that when going from my stock 15s to 17s.
:werd: it's amazing how many people don't understand the optical illusion of sidewall height vs wheel gap.
I see just as many cars lowered on stock wheels as I do on aftermarket...but some of that is because here in the snow/rust belt lots of people switch back to stock wheels with all seasons or snow tires for winter.