View Poll Results: 18in or 17in
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18in or 17in
Originally Posted by EVOTEXAS
Who cares what size they are as long as they are lightweight!!!!
The reason people get 17's is this:
1) Generally cheaper
2) Lighter for the money
18's look better there's no doubt. If you can find 18s that are light and a price you can handle, get them!
What is lightweight? Well, the stockers are 21 lbs. Want to feel a difference? Don't get wheels heavier than 16 lbs.
Good luck finding 18's under 16 lbs. There are plenty of 17's that light. You can find 18's that light but get ready to pay.
So what wheels do you get? The ones that balance price, weight, and looks for YOU!!
The reason people get 17's is this:
1) Generally cheaper
2) Lighter for the money
18's look better there's no doubt. If you can find 18s that are light and a price you can handle, get them!
What is lightweight? Well, the stockers are 21 lbs. Want to feel a difference? Don't get wheels heavier than 16 lbs.
Good luck finding 18's under 16 lbs. There are plenty of 17's that light. You can find 18's that light but get ready to pay.
So what wheels do you get? The ones that balance price, weight, and looks for YOU!!
yeah... well weight is kinda outta the question because of that damn box, three amps, and 20 pounds of dynamat all over the place, lol... to make up for that maybe the APS stage 1 kit
as you know. then to counteract that, some nice phatty heavy 18s... then to counter-counteract, upgrade to stage 3 APS without removing any of the stage 1 parts =) i've got it all lined up!
Originally Posted by dizzigital
yeah... well weight is kinda outta the question because of that damn box, three amps, and 20 pounds of dynamat all over the place, lol... to make up for that maybe the APS stage 1 kit as you know. then to counteract that, some nice phatty heavy 18s... then to counter-counteract, upgrade to stage 3 APS without removing any of the stage 1 parts =) i've got it all lined up!
as you know. then to counteract that, some nice phatty heavy 18s... then to counter-counteract, upgrade to stage 3 APS without removing any of the stage 1 parts =) i've got it all lined up!
18 fit on evo with no probs. I would personally do 18 ONLY if i can find a wheel with exact fit, that are lighter (at least the same weight as stock if maybe only a couple pound heavier), and I could find tires that would perform as good as if not better than the Advans. Reason why so many evo guys have stock rims and tires.
Originally Posted by Going 2B LE8
18 fit on evo with no probs. I would personally do 18 ONLY if i can find a wheel with exact fit, that are lighter (at least the same weight as stock if maybe only a couple pound heavier), and I could find tires that would perform as good as if not better than the Advans. Reason why so many evo guys have stock rims and tires.
18" Wheels: Racing Sparco NTR, TDR Pro Comp, Several Volk wheels, Several Enkei wheels, OZ Superleggera, BBS, 5Zigen
...I'm sure theres more
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I have 18in and feel great...
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I think the tires would be the real factor regarding which is faster. Tires weigh a lot so if you got some light 18's with 35 tires you would be just as light or lighter than stock. Plus, the overall diameter would be close. The "Evo Orgy" article in Sport Compact Car had 8 Evo's tuned by different companies. About half of them ran 18's and half had 17's. Do you think companies like Works, RB, and XS Engineering would put 18's on their cars if they thought it would hurt performance? No way!
