Subject	There is also the issue of wheel width
Posted by	Technomancer on October 09, 2003 at 2:46 PM
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In Reply To	Is there a performance advantage running 18" vs 17" wheels? posted by Z Wang(Austin) on October 09, 2003 at 12:53 PM
Message	Evidently, 10" is as wide as you can go in the rear, and then only with 18" diameter rims if you want to avoid the HICAS knuckle. (One or two TT.net members have 17x10" in the rear, but seem to have rubbing issues at the fender or elsewhere. See for instance Chip, who posted to this thread. Any comments about wheel rub Chip?) You just can't go to 10" widths with 16" diameter rims. Wider wheels results in more lateral grip and indirectly results in more power to the ground while turning. That being said, and considering what others have said above, a nice combo would be 17x10 if you can find an offset that doesn't rub the inner or outer surfaces on your car! - John
Follow Ups	Is there a performance advantage running 18" vs 17" wheels? - Z Wang(Austin) 12:53:35 10/09/03 17s can be an advantage for the reasons you stated... - KaZ (VaBch) 12:58:45 10/09/03 That was my thinking but I'm hoping there is more to it.... - Z Wang(Austin) 13:00:27 10/09/03 alot run 18 in rear and 17 in front... - JDMz32smity 13:03:50 10/09/03 it may seem like it improves handling, but it generally - nixit 13:08:14 10/09/03 House plants aside... - Pelleon 13:20:14 10/09/03 A big plus for the 17s is brake clearance. - JonnyZ (DC) 14:08:50 10/09/03 Re: A big plus for the 17s is brake clearance. - Guapo 14:10:59 10/09/03 doh! - JonnyZ (DC) 14:15:45 10/09/03 Run the smallest diameter wheels that will clear the brakes - Chip(GMS Racing) 13:04:50 10/09/03 How does having larger rear wheels than front wheels... - Z Wang(Austin) 13:06:54 10/09/03 I run 16's :) (n/m) - Guapo 13:09:54 10/09/03 What about brake clearance? - Z Wang(Austin) 13:14:46 10/09/03 well .... - Guapo 13:23:50 10/09/03 Cool, thanks for the details. - Z Wang(Austin) 13:28:07 10/09/03 I like passing TT's in my NA ;-) - Guapo 13:34:04 10/09/03 start here as well. - ZBlacktt 14:25:41 10/09/03 I don't trust ebay...never know what your going to actually - Z Wang(Austin) 14:40:56 10/09/03 ConceptZperformance has a nice stock brake upgrade kit. (n/m) - Guapo 14:44:50 10/09/03 Yes, that's where mine and tons others got theirs. - ZBlacktt 17:02:39 10/09/03 :) (n/m) - nixit 13:24:39 10/09/03 I would not do that. - Chip(GMS Racing) 13:18:31 10/09/03 I could not imagine that there would be that much of - larryb 13:07:12 10/09/03 There is also the issue of wheel width - Technomancer 14:46:01 10/09/03 Re: There is also the issue of wheel width - larryb 14:59:04 10/09/03 I can't compare to 17's but - Rob'Z 16:41:49 10/09/03
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