17ins to 19ins Wheels
10 October 2008, 07:58 PM
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17ins to 19ins Wheels
Cant find any old treads on this. I have the opertunity of fitting some 19s on my 02 sti apart from looks are there any bennifit's handling wise??
10 October 2008, 08:13 PM
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Handling wise you will feel every pebble on the road due to the lower profile tyres, you may also experience tramlining. I think you will find the 17's far nicer to drive with.
10 October 2008, 08:31 PM
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hi,
the wheels your on about wouldn't be mine would they? lol
ive never experienced tramlining or any other handling problem, you may feel slightly more bumps but your hardly gonna be rallying the car are you, they are fine mate.....try mine before we have a deal
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the wheels your on about wouldn't be mine would they? lol
ive never experienced tramlining or any other handling problem, you may feel slightly more bumps but your hardly gonna be rallying the car are you, they are fine mate.....try mine before we have a deal
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Hello again.....
Mine's on 19" rims, the max benefit would be to run a 235/35/19 tyre, however mine catch the arch when fully loded.
With a 225/35/19 tyre it should miss, but as for ride, mines perfectly acceptable, due to the STI being harsh in the first place ! Fills out the arches nicely, BUT smaller tyres are cheaper all day long. Even tho' I say they are o.k. you may find an 18" set-up cheaper and more user-friendly in the end.
HTH
DunxC
P.S. I use 17" STI alloys on track, as it's usually on Blyton ( a rallyx circuit ! )
Mine's on 19" rims, the max benefit would be to run a 235/35/19 tyre, however mine catch the arch when fully loded.
With a 225/35/19 tyre it should miss, but as for ride, mines perfectly acceptable, due to the STI being harsh in the first place ! Fills out the arches nicely, BUT smaller tyres are cheaper all day long. Even tho' I say they are o.k. you may find an 18" set-up cheaper and more user-friendly in the end.
HTH
DunxC
P.S. I use 17" STI alloys on track, as it's usually on Blyton ( a rallyx circuit ! )
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