17 Inch Wheels on FB Pic's( not 56k friendly)
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08-30-07, 10:37 PM
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i think alot of you guys are failing to realize... MIB is runing a t2 in his FB and going to a 17" wheel not only provides crisper handling, bt also a little better traction in the rear, it also opens up your choice of tire sizes GREATLY!! Currently my FB is sporting 15x8.5's all the way around, and let me tell you there are NO decent tire sizes for a 15" rim... I'm running 225/50/15's and once I do my t2 swap these will not be enough meat so i'll be jumping up to some work equip s03's in 16x9 in rear and 16x8 front.
And for the record.... car looks great... but it does need a little drop....
And for the record.... car looks great... but it does need a little drop....
08-30-07, 11:27 PM
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i think alot of you guys are failing to realize... MIB is runing a t2 in his FB and going to a 17" wheel not only provides crisper handling, bt also a little better traction in the rear, it also opens up your choice of tire sizes GREATLY!! Currently my FB is sporting 15x8.5's all the way around, and let me tell you there are NO decent tire sizes for a 15" rim... I'm running 225/50/15's and once I do my t2 swap these will not be enough meat so i'll be jumping up to some work equip s03's in 16x9 in rear and 16x8 front.
And for the record.... car looks great... but it does need a little drop....
And for the record.... car looks great... but it does need a little drop....
08-31-07, 01:18 AM
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I think they look fine,altough it does need some bigger brakes and a little lower in the front to fill things out.The black inlay on the spokes gives them an old school look, rather than the "bling" of full chrome wheels or the "tuner" wheels which tend to be fully painted.
I also run 17's for the tire selection,gription and look.
I only lowered my car 1",which basically gets it back to stock height.But the sideskirts and front airdam help to fill in the open spots under the car that make 1st gens look too "tall" sometimes,even when stock.17's dont belong on all 1st gens,you have to look the part to make them appear appropriate.Ive yet to have anyone say my 17"s are too big,or look out of place....
I also run 17's for the tire selection,gription and look.
I only lowered my car 1",which basically gets it back to stock height.But the sideskirts and front airdam help to fill in the open spots under the car that make 1st gens look too "tall" sometimes,even when stock.17's dont belong on all 1st gens,you have to look the part to make them appear appropriate.Ive yet to have anyone say my 17"s are too big,or look out of place....
08-31-07, 05:48 AM
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I think the size fits the car nicely, but really not digging the style that much. I think that kind of flash belongs with the Honda crowd... 
How long before she's ready for me to give her a good thrashing?
How long before she's ready for me to give her a good thrashing?
09-01-07, 11:17 AM
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you missed the important part of my post... I'm running 15 x 8.5's..... try finding tires for those.... TRUST me selection is VERY limited. Not to mention the price difference between a 17" tire in the same general contact patch size as compared to a 15" is exponential. Maybe tire options are a little different over there in OZ but here 15"=PITA..... hence bigger wheels are in my future too....
09-01-07, 11:56 AM
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[QUOTE=Max7;7289307]More for the haters.......
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I love it...If I dont end up getting rid of my 7, by winter time...those are the rims that I would love to put on..and of obviously change the doo doo brown paint to weither corvetter yellow, porsche red, lambo orange....but I am leaning to the orange
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I love it...If I dont end up getting rid of my 7, by winter time...those are the rims that I would love to put on..and of obviously change the doo doo brown paint to weither corvetter yellow, porsche red, lambo orange....but I am leaning to the orange
