10. Oversized Wheels
Since the 90’s, the car industry trend was to introduce bigger wheels with each new generation. Bigger wheels with wider rubber provide better stability and look better. However, if you go to the extreme, big wheels will not fit your wheel arches and will rub the inside. Big wheels also require thin tires.
Thin wheels make hitting potholes and bumps especially painful. They can even cause expensive damage to your wheels, rubber and suspension setup. Most manufacturers stopped at 19 or 20″ rims. This is the maximum size for normal driving in real life conditions. However, aftermarket wheel companies produce wheels up to 34-inches in size, which is ridiculous.
SEMA show cars and concepts have up to 24-inch wheels. This is still somewhat usable on the street. But, anything over that is hard to mount on a normal car. It often requires thorough modifications to the suspension, brakes and axles. Although oversized wheels look astonishing, for real-life driving, stick to the normal sizes.