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Old 12-01-2005, 02:39 PM
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i have a 95 rs eclipse and i bought rims off a kid that had a 98 gs-x my stock rims were 14' and i got 17' and driving down the road is so ruff. what sould i do to fix this so its a smoother ride?
 
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Old 12-01-2005, 04:48 PM
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Welcome to the world of low profile tires.
 
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Old 12-01-2005, 05:41 PM
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yep..low profiles have no cushion to them....even a pothole will feel like the bottom of the car will fall off.
 
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Old 12-01-2005, 09:34 PM
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Lower profile tires require a higher PSI inflation value to protect the rims. Not much you can do about that. If you lower the pressure, you risk damaging the wheels.

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Old 12-01-2005, 09:51 PM
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yep...I run about 45 lbs. or so in mine...they're like a frickin' rock.
 
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only way to smoth the ride is to change the shock/struts.
 
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