Who's has 18's on their FC?
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Lowering springs is not the way to go.. at least not on the vert
Originally Posted by vice
i actually liek your car a lot. very clean. but i like the lower profile look. get some lowering spring and your car woudl be double teh sex. they dont cost that much.
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Originally Posted by kompressorlogic
cause man you hit a bump to hard on 18" with low pro and you might bend a rim or damage a tire.
i was gonna comment on that too....cant imagine what profiles u guys are gonna run with those 18/19....if u do live in a place where there are no pot holes and the roads are perfectly paved..let me know..i wanna move there....
also a comment about 18/19 inches being heavier than 17 inch rims...sure they might not be much of a difference on a scale....but u also gott keep in mind where the majority of the weight is located on the rims itself......dont believe me?...find a spinning bar stool and grab 2 dumbbells, 10-15lbs works best, now sit on the stool and hold out ur arms straight out....now try to use ur feet to rotate urself on the stool....now try that same experiment with the weights closer to u...(bend ur arms slightly....) it takes less energy to get spinning when the weights are closer to u.....idealy u want the weights right on the axis or rotation...(u hugging the weights) but thats impossible in rim applicaitions....the difference in energy calculates into the HPs u'll lose in just the difference in wheel choices....then u think about accelerating the car and the effects of the weight is even more noticable......(i think this is what most guys are trying to get across) also im gonna guess u'll be driving at a "above normal" speeds on the freeway....now assuming ur holding the weights straight out.....spin urself so everything u're seeing is blurry...now stick ur feet on the ground and try to stop urself..(without help from another person).....
IMO.....use the 18s for street if u like....but if u want to autox where u need lots of repeated burst of accel/decel then i'd go with a smaller rim choice....
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Do you still want a set of Tubolares ?
Originally Posted by MARTIN
I like those wheels. Those were the ones that originally came with my car... Since sold them back to the previouse owner. Wish I woulda kept them..
Let me know by calling me at 786-286-3351
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