Im getting a 97' or 98' in a couple months and want wheels. Question im asking is which size wheel looks the best on the car 17" or 18"?

 

18's and 19's

 

Thought size didn't matter?

 

right.. ever wonder why two weeks later they follow that up with .. we need to see other people?

 

Damn....is that why ?!
You so smart!

 

For all season tires go with 18's, for summer tires only go with 19's. You will feel the road a lot more with any larger wheel...

 

yes

 

if your concerned about looks, IMO, the way and amount you drop the car is more important than 18's vs 19's.

 

I plan on droping the car with Ground Control. Will 18's rub?

 

no

 

"17s are the perfect combination of both looks and performance"
- someone here

 

so you are saying that 18 inch wheels that are 8.5 wide and weigh 19 lbs are less performing than 17 inch chrome rims that are 7.5 wide and weigh 30 lbs?

 

yes - according to the laws of physics (I=1/2mr^2)......a 17 inch that is heaver will still spin faster than an 18inch that weighs less.

 

not if the overall diameter is still the same...... Bigger rim, thinner tire. smaller wheel, thicker tire... = turning diamter of both = same.

 

i wasnt saying anything, "someone here" did
but ya heavy wheels dont peform like bigger, yet lighter wheels

 

thank you Dr.. i was about to retaliate you have saved me.. i shall wait for his rebutal

 

 

but it's about weight....

 

I.thought it was size...now I am confused...

 

Performance wise, size only matters because of how the WEIGHT

 

right...

 

Performance wise, size only matters because of how the WEIGHT is distibuted. Even though the OVERAL diameter of the wheel and tire doesn't change, the weight and distribution of that weight does change. Simply, it takes more energy to rotate and maintain rotaiting a heavy wheel than it does a lighter wheel.

Furthur more: If two wheels weigh the same, but one wheel has more mass placed on the outside of the wheel than the other, that wheel will spin slower (take more energy to rotate).

So, you can't judge a rim just on how much it weighs and it's size....unless you have some tool that can measure the distribution of the weight throughout the wheel.

Right Sprintmax?

 

i am pretty sure he was talking about ***** size vs ***** weight

 

It's like this...

Size of rim does not matter. Overall turning diamter (size of rim + tire) does. Weight does.

Peopel say size of rim matters because "usually" "most" 18" rims are heavier then 16's and 17's.. yet, there are many that are quite light. Also, 18" tires are heavier then the others ones as well, but if the rim is really light, even with a heavy tire, it will still be quicker, then say, a heavy 17" rim with a tire.

 

oh, then just change all "wheels" to "****s"!

 

great right up though

 

Are 17lb 17x7.5 rims considered heavy? Is that lighter than the stock 98 SE rims or about the same?

 

more than size effects weight, vyrus has thin spokes on silver, and i have many spokes that are thick and are chrome which is where my weight comes from