but what's wrong with getting 18's? whatever the person wants whether it be looks, cornering, reducing parasitic loss, or auto X, those are the wheels he wants.
whether you understand the tastes of "americans" <another nice little stereo type RNN, you do that a lot>, whatever. just because you don't like it doesn't make a difference to jl001300.
have one of you given the guy an answer yet? there have been 7 replies to the thread, and all by smart avid posters, yet no one helps? get off your horses and help the guy for god's sake. if you don't know the answer, don't resort to insulting the guy's taste or wants just to sound smart or taking the topic into a new direction.
no offense ladies, just making an observation.
jl001300,
becasue you're going with the 8 width on top of the 18" diameter, i think lowering is going to be a touchy mod. i would run a search. there are some members running 19x8's but with no lowering, and some running 18's with coilovers, but at 7.5 without the lowering you should be fine, perhaps with some minor adjustments. i'd also drop Dan a PM and pick his brain.
i'm moving this thread to the suspension forum. there are some other recent threads asking very similar questions, and some people that are in your shoes now. i'm sure you'll get the info you need there.
take it easy.
dR