19s on a 2000 neon

[rhusk1005]

hey im kinda stuck wondering here. i have a 2000 neon with 19 inch ultra wheels. but heres te problem when i hit bumps , it smacks the strut, is there any way around this problem without changing wheel sizes ?

[gassie]

driving a donk are we? well, IMO just change the wheel size. But, if you insist on ballin' you should go coilovers. I'm assuming you're hitting the spring seat.

[moparfwdsleeper]

Take the wheels off, get a hammer and make adjustments to the strut. It's what will be required for my Malibu if I do put 20s on it instead of 18s(and im thinking hard about it lol).

Or get a smaller set of wheels.

[rhusk1005]

a little work from the end of a hammer huh? i need struts anyways , so if i go coilover is there anyway to raise the seat up ?

[moparfwdsleeper]

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Originally Posted by rhusk1005 a little work from the end of a hammer huh? i need struts anyways , so if i go coilover is there anyway to raise the seat up ?

the vehicle will raise, but I think the base will be in the same location as it is from the factory. But i'm not 100% on that.

[gassie]

The spring seat from a strut is nothing of the kind on a coil over. Just google neon coilovers., you'll see.

[whatsrt4]

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Originally Posted by rhusk1005 hey im kinda stuck wondering here. i have a 2000 neon with 19 inch ultra wheels. but heres te problem when i hit bumps , it smacks the strut, is there any way around this problem without changing wheel sizes ?

Don't think so,18"/35 series tires is as big as you can use on these cars. May be able to use some wheel spacers to get away from struts but???.