@Quismiff Based on my understanding about those tyre dimensions, I'm assuming the 225/40R18 is a more lower profile tyre than the 215/45R18. I'm looking for some middle ground with these new wheels. More fun but not too firm. So I might have too fork out a bit more for a bit more comfort. 225/40R18 ...

Thanks for the input guys. @Mystique Thanks for confirming about suspension/ride. That's one less thing to worry about then. @dopey Thanks for that pic. That's what I was looking for. So while it doesn't make it look worse, it doesn't add anything to the car. I think I need some side skirts (at leas...

Thanks mate. So ideally, I should upgrade the shock/suspension but It should work OK straight up.

Have you seen an ES with VRX wheels? Do they look out of place without at least the side skirts?

I've got an ES and I'm planning on getting a set of VRX wheels. I've got some concerns: [*] Are VRX lancer shock/suspensions the same as standard ES shock/suspension [*] Do I need to change my shock/suspension setup [*] Has anyone got VRX wheels on a standard ES (without body kit), can I see pics [*...

Yeah man, I think it's probably one of the best bang for buck performance upgrade you can make.

aspir3 wrote:9 years later and a few thousand posts I think I might hang around

Your membership here is almost as old as the car! Nice!

VRX_08 wrote:Welcome!

Thanks mate!

Ronan.Butler11 wrote:i am now ashamed of that newbie post

We all are of our own posts from years ago!

how has the strut bar been treating you in terms of handling? So I bought it because I wanted to start enjoying my driving a bit more and hopefully solve the body roll problem. I noticed some steering/handling improvements but it didn't fix my body roll problem. For example, it's great around round...

:hallo: I've been lurking the forum for a long time. Lots of useful information here. Created an account a long time ago, but due to inactivity, it got automatically shut down. I can't reset the old password on the old account so I had to create a new account. I've got a Lancer 2008 ES since new. Th...