would 18s greatly affect the cars performance???

itzmeahvee · 04-10-2006, 04:23 AM

hey i was wondering if my cars performance would be greatly affected if i get 18s becuz the color of the wheels i want only comes in 18??? if it really mess the performance i gues i hav to stick with 17s

skittleslegend · 04-10-2006, 04:49 AM

Si comes with optional 18's. Then again, the Si has larger wheel bearings than the non-Si models. It'll slightly, and I do mean, slightly, affect mileage, ride comfort and speedo accuracy, but other than that, nope. Are the wheels you want lightweight wheels? A lower weight helps reduce rotational mass, which affects performance.

tony52 · 04-10-2006, 06:17 AM

What about going from 15s to 17s with the DX?

larryd · 04-10-2006, 10:21 AM

Most of the time you go up in size on a wheel you are going to lose a bit of performance but is it noticable, no not really.

leviathan18 · 04-10-2006, 10:41 AM

you will lose acceleration but gain in the long run top speed

tony you can go from 15 to 17 the lx ex has 16/17 so i guess is its ok

skittleslegend · 04-10-2006, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by leviathan18

you will lose acceleration but gain in the long run top speed

tony you can go from 15 to 17 the lx ex has 16/17 so i guess is its ok

That gain in top speed also increases braking distance.

leviathan18 · 04-10-2006, 11:22 AM

the car is designed to get along with 17 or 18 so the difference is minimal also you can have 18" with 35 tires and you will have smaller wheels than stock

***letsgoflyers81*** · 04-10-2006, 12:22 PM

I'm looking into getting 18's for when I get my Si. The wheels I'm looking at are lighter than the stock 17's for the Si so the weight won't be a problem. My concern is the difference in size for every reason other than weight.

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04-10-2006, 04:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
skittleslegend Senior Member Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stowe, Vermont Age: 23 Posts: 7,833 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Si comes with optional 18's. Then again, the Si has larger wheel bearings than the non-Si models. It'll slightly, and I do mean, slightly, affect mileage, ride comfort and speedo accuracy, but other than that, nope. Are the wheels you want lightweight wheels? A lower weight helps reduce rotational mass, which affects performance.

04-10-2006, 06:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
tony52 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 15 iTrader: 0 / 0%	What about going from 15s to 17s with the DX?

04-10-2006, 10:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
larryd Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Delaware Posts: 1,814 iTrader: 2 / 100%	Most of the time you go up in size on a wheel you are going to lose a bit of performance but is it noticable, no not really.

04-10-2006, 10:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
leviathan18 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Caracas, Venezuela Age: 22 Posts: 380 iTrader: 0 / 0%	you will lose acceleration but gain in the long run top speed tony you can go from 15 to 17 the lx ex has 16/17 so i guess is its ok

04-10-2006, 11:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
leviathan18 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Caracas, Venezuela Age: 22 Posts: 380 iTrader: 0 / 0%	the car is designed to get along with 17 or 18 so the difference is minimal also you can have 18" with 35 tires and you will have smaller wheels than stock

04-10-2006, 12:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
*letsgoflyers81* Nacho Cheese! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lansdale, PA Age: 26 Posts: 1,347 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I'm looking into getting 18's for when I get my Si. The wheels I'm looking at are lighter than the stock 17's for the Si so the weight won't be a problem. My concern is the difference in size for every reason other than weight.