17" or 18" alloys for a classic???
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17" or 18" alloys for a classic???
my white sti version 3 arrives this week and want to get a set of alloys for it. really like the look of these on a white classic. Welcome to Jap Performance UK the ones in the pic are 18" are look great but what will the ride be like? am i better off getting 17" rims and lowering the car slightly? advice appreciated. thanks.
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my white sti version 3 arrives this week and want to get a set of alloys for it. really like the look of these on a white classic. Welcome to Jap Performance UK the ones in the pic are 18" are look great but what will the ride be like? am i better off getting 17" rims and lowering the car slightly? advice appreciated. thanks.
Out of interest I was thinking of getting my next classic from them.
Can you let me know how you get on with it all. What the car is like and what they are like. Ta.
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I get those, but how does a harsher ride equate to not handling as well, which is what people always mention?
Ignoring weight, as i'm sure some light weight 18's are the same as regular 17's.
Ignoring weight, as i'm sure some light weight 18's are the same as regular 17's.
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Someone who actually knows what he's on about will put me right soon, but as I understand it, when a wheel hits a bump, the suspension tries to keep it in contact with the road. If the wheel and tyre is heavier, it;s harder for the suspension to control. so on our wonderfully surfaced roads, the tyre actually spends less time in contact with the road and you get less grip. The same applies with the shallower stiffer sidewalls in 18's, they don't absorb the bumps, so you get less grip. you do however get every camber change and matchstick you run over transferred through the stearing wheel which means you spend all of your time making minor corrections and less time pointing the car where you want to go.
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ive had 17's and 16's on my scoobies, prefer the 16's
my mate has the same car as me on 18's and when he drove mine on 17's his 18's were off and 17's put on, said he preferred the ride and handling
my mate has the same car as me on 18's and when he drove mine on 17's his 18's were off and 17's put on, said he preferred the ride and handling
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Totally agree with above
Where as newage Saloon 18's are margainally better Handling than 17"s (road dependant)
on 2008 Hatchback's 18"s are a necesscity(sp)
IMHO IIRC
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i suppose it's technically wrong talking about 16"s versus 17" having better or worse "handling" .
maybe better to say
17"s are more forgiving/Predictable grip levels. Giving a good balance of grip, shore footedness and driver confidence. Great for "Mr Average driver" like me
18"'s tend to be more "Skitish" and not quite so predictable grip level, although in the hands of "Mr Competitive driver" will get round the track faster than on 17"s
I once drove a classic on 19"s, now that was scary
On a newage different story I prefer 18"s but 17's are fine My08's 18"s are a must
IIRC IMHO
Tony
maybe better to say
17"s are more forgiving/Predictable grip levels. Giving a good balance of grip, shore footedness and driver confidence. Great for "Mr Average driver" like me
18"'s tend to be more "Skitish" and not quite so predictable grip level, although in the hands of "Mr Competitive driver" will get round the track faster than on 17"s
I once drove a classic on 19"s, now that was scary
On a newage different story I prefer 18"s but 17's are fine My08's 18"s are a must
IIRC IMHO
Tony
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i suppose it's technically wrong talking about 16"s versus 17" having better or worse "handling" .
maybe better to say
17"s are more forgiving/Predictable grip levels. Giving a good balance of grip, shore footedness and driver confidence. Great for "Mr Average driver" like me
18"'s tend to be more "Skitish" and not quite so predictable grip level, although in the hands of "Mr Competitive driver" will get round the track faster than on 17"s
I once drove a classic on 19"s, now that was scary
On a newage different story I prefer 18"s but 17's are fine My08's 18"s are a must
IIRC IMHO
Tony
maybe better to say
17"s are more forgiving/Predictable grip levels. Giving a good balance of grip, shore footedness and driver confidence. Great for "Mr Average driver" like me
18"'s tend to be more "Skitish" and not quite so predictable grip level, although in the hands of "Mr Competitive driver" will get round the track faster than on 17"s
I once drove a classic on 19"s, now that was scary
On a newage different story I prefer 18"s but 17's are fine My08's 18"s are a must
IIRC IMHO
Tony
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