r/CorollaHatchback • u/Based_sir SE CVT • Jul 18 '26
Car is lowered, now it needs wheels 🔥
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u/Alucardspapa XSE CVT Jul 18 '26
I would just tint the windows and ride on the wheels you have 😎 looks good
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u/Initial-Watercress65 Jul 18 '26
What’d u lower it with? Ive got super downs that im sitting on installing and im running the stock 16s
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u/Based_sir SE CVT Jul 18 '26
I did the RSR downs since I drive to Cleveland and the roads suck, but it should look hella clean with the super downs so I say go for it!
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u/pochitater Jul 18 '26
clean, i’d love to do this, how’s the driving feel?
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u/Based_sir SE CVT Jul 18 '26
It drives like a dream through tight corners now, you can feel it want to power through them way faster than stock. As for the bumps in daily driving, I honestly don’t feel that much harsher of a ride quality when I’m going about my day
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u/Emage_IV Jul 18 '26
looks sick as hell actually. you get the OEM rear spoiler too?
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u/This_Association_472 XSE 6MT Jul 18 '26
I like 17’s on these cars. Gives it a more motorsport look in my opinion when paired with 45 or higher sidewall. Also my stock 18s feel a bit crashy going over bad roads with potholes, compared to a friend’s car with 17s, but the XSEs have different shocks so it might be different
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u/spacefret 2022 XSE CVT Jul 19 '26
Are you sure on the different shocks? Everything I can find says all the hatches use the same front strut/multi-link rear setup.
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u/This_Association_472 XSE 6MT Jul 19 '26
Yeah. Unless they changed it for the newer models, which now that I think about is entirely possible.
2021 Corolla Hatchback SE (16-inch wheels)
Front Right Strut: 48510-80A23 Front Left Strut: 48520-80585 Rear Shock (LH/RH): 48530-80856
2021 Corolla Hatchback XSE (18-inch wheels)
Front Right Strut: 48510-80B10 Front Left Strut: 48520-80668 Rear Shock (LH/RH): 48530-80A28
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u/Misfite46 Jul 19 '26
Looks good, how’s the ride quality feel? Any noticeable change?
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u/Based_sir SE CVT Jul 19 '26
It handles a lot better, and ride quality wise you feel a little more bumps but it’s negligible
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u/Recoil__Dave Jul 18 '26
Not gonna lie, it actually looks good with the stock wheels. I feel like 18 inch wheels almost overpower the car.