17"s or 18"s ROAD WHEELS
15 December 2017, 08:25 AM
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17"s or 18"s ROAD WHEELS
Hi Folks,
I appreciated that 18" wheels seems to be the norm now.
But is it not generally accepted that 17" is better for a road car.
Being lighter and more sidewall on the tyre?
PJ
I appreciated that 18" wheels seems to be the norm now.
But is it not generally accepted that 17" is better for a road car.
Being lighter and more sidewall on the tyre?
PJ
15 December 2017, 10:14 AM
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15 December 2017, 12:05 PM
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Most classics came with 15's or 16's (from 98), so a step up to 17's was good, and made the tyres cheaper, since, apparently more cars used 17's.
As an example, it was cheaper for me to buy a set of 17's off a newage WRX and four 215/40 x17's for them, than to buy the same make four tyres in a 16".
I sold my 16's for a song to someone who had 15's.
AFAIK, wasn't the P1 the only classic that came with an option of 18's?
At the time, Prodrive advised against going bigger on classics, but the P1 suspension was different.
TBH, there's more bang for buck in a classic on 17's than going to 18's. Suspension, brakes if not already done, for a start...
As an example, it was cheaper for me to buy a set of 17's off a newage WRX and four 215/40 x17's for them, than to buy the same make four tyres in a 16".
I sold my 16's for a song to someone who had 15's.
AFAIK, wasn't the P1 the only classic that came with an option of 18's?
At the time, Prodrive advised against going bigger on classics, but the P1 suspension was different.
TBH, there's more bang for buck in a classic on 17's than going to 18's. Suspension, brakes if not already done, for a start...
15 December 2017, 12:32 PM
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Most classics came with 15's or 16's (from 98), so a step up to 17's was good, and made the tyres cheaper, since, apparently more cars used 17's.
As an example, it was cheaper for me to buy a set of 17's off a newage WRX and four 215/40 x17's for them, than to buy the same make four tyres in a 16".
I sold my 16's for a song to someone who had 15's.
AFAIK, wasn't the P1 the only classic that came with an option of 18's?
At the time, Prodrive advised against going bigger on classics, but the P1 suspension was different.
TBH, there's more bang for buck in a classic on 17's than going to 18's. Suspension, brakes if not already done, for a start...
As an example, it was cheaper for me to buy a set of 17's off a newage WRX and four 215/40 x17's for them, than to buy the same make four tyres in a 16".
I sold my 16's for a song to someone who had 15's.
AFAIK, wasn't the P1 the only classic that came with an option of 18's?
At the time, Prodrive advised against going bigger on classics, but the P1 suspension was different.
TBH, there's more bang for buck in a classic on 17's than going to 18's. Suspension, brakes if not already done, for a start...
Many thanks Alcazar.
PJ
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