well i gave her a chance to start her own thread and post the pics but she didnt(also i have most the pics lol)
so here it is, baby jag's (my girlfriends)X-Type
put 225/30/20 Hankook V12 tires on 8.5" wide rims VCT Mobster
NO RUBBING!!!
she likes them and thats what matters... i think they look amazing!!!!
finding rims for this car was impossible, then try to find ones that are nice. we origionally wanted 19s but the 20s fit perfect and drive great...just watch the potholes lol

 

wooohooo

 

Sweet!

 

Sorry not a fan..To each his own I guess.

 

 

Not a fan either, but nice job.

 

Count me in the no group. A little too big for the car I think.

 

You think 235/30/20's would have fit too?

I am about to order my tires.

 

I have 235/30/20 on 20x8.5 and 20.9.5 ET40 with a 4" and 5" drop and they don't rub.



You do need to roll your fenders though and do a little rear bumper-to-body seam trimming if you want the width, drop and offset.

 

Im usually not a fan of anything over 18 on the X, but those look good.

 

Yeah Ive seen your car before, looks nice w/ the air suspension.

The rims I have are 8.5 ET42 I think.

Did you order the fender rolling kit or did you have a body shop do it.

I just dont want cracked paint. But it looks fairly easy to do though.

 

I used an Eastwood roller - as a bodyshop should. The paint is brittle on these cars (compared to German and Swedish cars) and heating it up didn't eliminate chipping completely. I painted the inner lips and haven't seen rust over the winter. Everything is rust treated from the factory prior to paint.

 

exexpat do you have a lip on your bumper that you added?
those rims suit that car well, i like the paint matched spokes.
what did you do to lower it?

 

20's don't look right on the X-Type. not a fan. exexpat has invested A LOT of money in that car... disposable cash that most of us don't have. I think mine looks every bit as good as his does, tho. But hell, who am I? Do what you want, it's your car. I did what i wanted with mine, with a little more to come

 

Thanks, I just did an air suspension (my first in about 10 cars I've lowered/owned).

Here's a better pic of the wheels and ride height


I think 20's look good on these cars if you select an OEM-ish looking wheel and have the right offset and stance. I didn't spend hardly any money on this car until I did the air ride - my wheels were $299 for all 4 on ebay last December and I had tires already. The rest were nick-nacks - had the netbook for in-dash PC and headrest monitors also for example. Anyway, if it makes you feel better that you think I've poured thousands into my car, then go ahead and think it.

I do love the black and wheel selection of your car, but I'd put springs on it and smoke your side lights. Then it would be perfect.

 

Exexpat, you have a brembo kit?

 

I would never want anything larger than 18s on my 05 sport, the ride is firm enough already for my taste. The car handles exactly the same when I have my 16" winter set on and the car rides MUCH smoother. Granted the 16s are a much softer compound which helps the grip. But that extra 2 inches of sidewall means less trips to the dentist to have my fillings replaced.

As for those 20's, don't take her through a car wash or park too close to curbs. Those lips look like they're way past the tires rim protection rib. Kudos for getting what you want on your car without rubbing, but I'm in the group who thinks 20's look ridiculous on anything smaller than an Escalade.

 

You sound like my dad - he used to build Chevelles for drag racing. I always thought building a car for a straight line was pointless, alas I know I'm outnumbered with that thought .

I love oversized wheels and stretched tires to the point where I think say 255s on a 9" wheel just looks redneckish and overwidth. I have 235s on my 9.5" wheels and 225s on my 10" rear winter wheels (Porsche Ultralights with adapters) - that tends to upset most 50+ year-olds or guys named Skeeter with K5 Blazers and Ford Mustangs who work at Les Schwab.

Since the performance aspects on an X-Type are similar to an Escalade, it doesn't bug me that I optimized for appearance over performance.

 

I tried to say it without passing too much judgment.

Beauty is in the eye... and all that. But I was serious about the lips sticking out. My wife scuffed my right rear twice in a week, and they don't stick out much.

As for straight lines, I only got into it with our clubs camaraderie in mind. I haven't raced once this season and I don't miss it one bit. I'll go in the fall when the air is good and try to beat my old time. My wife used to roll her eyes everytime I came home with a trophy. That was until she found out there was prize money associated with them. She quickly figured out what the "big" ones were worth.

 

Don't get me started about wives and curbs. I have this theory about magnetic attraction, curbs and breasts.

Anyway, I've had wheel lips poking out like this for about 15 years and don't have any blemishes on my curb record (knocking on wood).