Replace 18" wheels with 16" from earlier years (1 Viewer)

[harpersferry100]

Has anyone downgraded their OEM late model 100 series 18s to earlier model year 16's? Any issues with brake fitment? How'd the ride change?

 

[Trunk Monkey]

Not sure it's a downgrade, but yes, many threads on the swap, no issues.

 

[harpersferry100]

Cool, thanks!

 

[Live to Ski]

been there/done that...no issues

 

[DuckLN]

The ride will change if the net weight of the wheel tire combo is different.

 

[landarcht]

Soon going from 285/65/18 Nitto Ridge Grappler to 285/75/16 Falken Wildpeak AT3W, is there anything drastic I should be expecting? Perhaps losing 1 or 2 MPG or lose a few HP when acclerating?

 

[xXsnowXx]

@landarcht - Not the same as what you are doing, but I went from the OEM 18" wheels with 275/65/18's (some cheap A/T tire) to OEM 16" wheels with 295/75/16 Nitto Ridge Grapplers. I went from an average of 18mpg to just under 16mpg now. Definitely feels heavy accelerating.

 

[usedname]

@landarcht - Not the same as what you are doing, but I went from the OEM 18" wheels with 275/65/18's (some cheap A/T tire) to OEM 16" wheels with 295/75/16 Nitto Ridge Grapplers. I went from an average of 18mpg to just under 16mpg now. Definitely feels heavy accelerating.

AVERAGE of 18 mpg? Where is this mythical fairy land, where every destination is downhill?

 

[xXsnowXx]

AVERAGE of 18 mpg? Where is this mythical fairy land, where every destination is downhill?

Haha, there is a lot of up and down and not much traffic so I do a lot of coasting on the downhills. And I have the 2nd and 3rd rows removed with really no additional weight added.