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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 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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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 06:39 PM
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16's i think. they just look good on a lowered fc ,is your lowered?
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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 06:42 PM
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how about 16's in the front and 17's in the rear.
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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 06:59 PM
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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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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 07:02 PM
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22's!!!!!



but seriously, 17's.
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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 08:26 PM
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16's for me. Just lower it.
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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 08:31 PM
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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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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 08:34 PM
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18's... 17's are too small
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Old Oct 20, 2005 | 12:18 AM
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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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Old Oct 20, 2005 | 01:25 AM
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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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Old Oct 20, 2005 | 01:50 AM
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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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Old Oct 20, 2005 | 02:05 AM
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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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