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Old 10-19-05, 06:02 PM
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16 or 17 inch rims?!

which do you prefer, 16's or 17's on an 87 N/A base?
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16's i think. they just look good on a lowered fc ,is your lowered?
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how about 16's in the front and 17's in the rear.
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Mine isnt lowered. And staggered 16's with 17's would look sick, cept it would be more expensive :-\
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22's!!!!!



but seriously, 17's.
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16's for me. Just lower it.
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17 front 18 rear, fills the gaps quite nice, if your going for racing 17's all around
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18's... 17's are too small
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16s but i got a fucked up setup right now. 18 rear 16 front, it came like that.
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17s looks nice slammed fills in the gap great 18s are nice also but 17s i guess are just right for me lol
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i have 17s on my fc. its also lowered but to tell u the truth its going to raise your ride hight like an inch or more. i rather go with 16s.
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Just putting on my 16's with 245 rear tires raised my ride height over my old 15's with 60 series tires, but the larger rims do fill out the fenders nicely and grip more in turns.

For NA I'd go with 16's, just because rotational inertia increases with the square of the radius, and rotational inertia is part of what slows the car down, not simply wheel weight. But 17's are usually heavier than 16's anyhow. For pure NA straight line acceleration, the stock BBS 15's are the best bet IMO.
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