17" or 18" tires/rims?

PWP_6MT · 03-25-2008, 03:55 PM

What's the difference b/w 17" and 18"?

Besides the look-factor, is there any performance difference?

I'm thinking of getting summer tires (Good Year Eagle F1 GS-D3) on 17" rims. Worth it to pay $500+ to get on 18"?

csxian · 03-25-2008, 03:58 PM

Driving with 18" is a bit rough and you cannot speed on the road like kingsway. If you're looking for looks and performance, I'd say get 17" rims.

incraniu · 03-25-2008, 07:10 PM

my 18's dont look as big as i thought they would...and i am slipping all over the place, mind you it is fairly gravelly out there still

03-25-2008, 03:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
PWP_6MT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Burnaby, BC Posts: 225 iTrader: 0 / 0%	17" or 18" tires/rims? What's the difference b/w 17" and 18"? Besides the look-factor, is there any performance difference? I'm thinking of getting summer tires (Good Year Eagle F1 GS-D3) on 17" rims. Worth it to pay $500+ to get on 18"?

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csxian Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,370 iTrader: 4 / 100%	Driving with 18" is a bit rough and you cannot speed on the road like kingsway. If you're looking for looks and performance, I'd say get 17" rims.

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incraniu Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Edmonton Posts: 129 ñick iTrader: 0 / 0%	my 18's dont look as big as i thought they would...and i am slipping all over the place, mind you it is fairly gravelly out there still