are my 17's to small or do i just need to drop down
03-11-11 | 07:49 AM
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03-11-11 | 10:23 AM
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already drive careful i hate pot holes gotta swerve around em. speed bumps i take them side ways and still scrap my car's stock. time to go wash the car
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03-11-11 | 10:50 AM
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im enjoying i just happened to notice they looked small the night i started the thread it was raining and just admiring the sc then it hit me their kinda small looking. so for everbody else that feels that way. we have a thread
03-11-11 | 11:40 AM
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03-13-11 | 03:12 AM
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i'm keeping them as spares when i get a new set just like the stock 16's sitting in the shop. what is the optimum wheel size for these cars done been though the whole offical w/t thread. all i ever see is 19's and a few 20's dont care for super chrome no need to draw unwanted attention
03-13-11 | 06:41 AM
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If you care at all about suspension travel, performance, practicality, keep the ride height moderate and the wheels in the 17" or 18". Smaller, lighter wheels = less rotating mass = better acceleration / fuel economy.
If you want to butcher up your wheel wells, have zero suspension travel, stretched tires, and care more about what people think of your car rather than how it performs, keep dumping your cars on 20s.
03-13-11 | 11:24 AM
#55
Who cares "whats turning heads". 19's and 20's on these cars =
If you care at all about suspension travel, performance, practicality, keep the ride height moderate and the wheels in the 17" or 18". Smaller, lighter wheels = less rotating mass = better acceleration / fuel economy.
If you want to butcher up your wheel wells, have zero suspension travel, stretched tires, and care more about what people think of your car rather than how it performs, keep dumping your cars on 20s.
Obviously you haven't heard of coilovers or over all wheel/tire diameter!
You go ahad and enjoy your old Caddilac suspension that out performs cars on 19"-20"
BTW, I'm willing to bet my 19" wheels weights less than those 17"-18" wheels you speak of!
03-13-11 | 02:04 PM
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the weight of the rim depends on the material it's made from. seems mine weigh in @20Lb's each not sure of the weight of the maxxis maz4s victra it can't be that bad. my sc avg's around 17.4 MPG driving around town on mid grade
03-13-11 | 02:59 PM
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If ya'll really cared about the weight of the car; you wouldn't have bought an SC. ya'll probably should have bought an S14 if you like the shape of the SC. anything under 20s look really small on the SC due to its size
03-13-11 | 03:17 PM
#58
Who cares "whats turning heads". 19's and 20's on these cars =
If you care at all about suspension travel, performance, practicality, keep the ride height moderate and the wheels in the 17" or 18". Smaller, lighter wheels = less rotating mass = better acceleration / fuel economy.
If you want to butcher up your wheel wells, have zero suspension travel, stretched tires, and care more about what people think of your car rather than how it performs, keep dumping your cars on 20s.
in fact you can still lower your car about 1.5 inches and still have no issues
agreed----big car needs big rims
