Thinking of purchasing a set of BK238 gold alloys 4 my98 not sure what size 2 go for 17s or 18s the car has not been lowered can someone tell me the pros and cons of 18s

 

Welcome to Scoobynet


The advantage of both is in the reduced tyre wall flex and the look

17"s look good but 18"s look better (IMHO), but you will sacrifice some of the ride comfort the bigger you go!
The bigger the tyre the more expensive they are!!!!

18" wheels tend to work out heavier, so make the suspension work harder over the bumps.

I think 17"s are a good compromise between looks and comfort, and the tyres are more resonable, but if you don't mind the reduced ride comfort and you are doing it for the look go for 18"s


Keep the tyre size to "215" widths to avoid rubbing.



[Edited by Dyney - 21/06/2003 19:32:55]

 

Thanx for the advice think i will go for 18s

 

Definately go for the 18's. We've got the BK 238's in silver and they look great. We have gone for the 215-35/18 Toyo Proxis T1-S which grip very well. We didn't notice much difference in the ride quality, well not to the extent we we're told before we got them by wheel suppliers. Only one downside with these wheels, watch out for the kerbs, the rim sticks out about 4-5 mm and we've managed to kerb all 4 so far.

Mike

[Edited by mikey5T - 22/06/2003 20:32:55]

 

Any pics of your car with these wheels on?

 

I'll try and post some pics but I'm having problems uploading pictures to photopic.net at the minute.

Mike