i was wondering what is the difference between putting 17 and 18 inch rims on my v6 '04 mustang. i was told that with the 17s i would be getting a better perfomance out of them, but with the 18s look nicer, but dont want to ruin the ride. if i could get your opinions on the difference between 17 and 18 inch rims as far as performance and style go, that would be great. pix would also be appreciated, thx
i would be adding American Eagle Series 077 Rims
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18 have a lower profile tire to keep same ride qualitites such as height and mph and stuff. 17s are more sporty and better for turning than 18. im going with 17" wheels next year when i have more money. im thinking about some AFS cobra replicas.
I dont know about performance but you would get a better ride with 17's. If you got 18's on your car then you would most likely have to get 30/34 series tires which are like rubber bands. I have 17's on mine and the ride is still great. I would go with 17's so they wont be as heavy and you can still keep the comfortable ride. But if you want to go for the all show no go then I wold go with the 18's. But dont put 18's if your gonna lower it.
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WTH!! NO dont get both just get a bigger offset in the back and then it will look good, like 17x8 in the front and 17x10 in the rear that will look GREAT!!!
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why shouldnt you lower it with 18's? Becaue i have 18's on(not for the winter), but was hoping to get it lowered so the gap between car and wheel doesnt look too big.
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only problem with lowering 18s is bottoming out if you lower more than 1.5". i wouldnt lower more than 1" because if you put people in the backseat and a suitcase or groceries in the trunk, you might bottom out.
Have you checked the price of replacement tires lately? If money is not a concern, then do what you want. If 17's run at least $132 each, I wonder what the cost of 18's are?
only problem with lowering 18s is bottoming out if you lower more than 1.5". i wouldnt lower more than 1" because if you put people in the backseat and a suitcase or groceries in the trunk, you might bottom out.
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Why in the world would 18's bottom out more than 17's [>:]
We are talking wheel diameter here, not tire diameter..
When switching to an 18" wheel you are supposed to change the aspect ratio of the new tires so you keep the same overall diameter, Keep the same "tire diameter" and you will bottom no more than a stock wheel/tire combo and if if you don't you will throw off your speedo, and odometer...Not what you want.
Edit: yea if you kept equal sidewall %s on 17s as 18s, it would look wierd and maybe bottom out. sorry i didnt specify on that. i would definitely do a low profile tire on 18s if your going for show but an egual overall height to stock tire height to keep same speedo #s. id do 17s if you turn a lot. ive seen 18s and it looks nice, but i dont know about them in deep turns
17 or 18 inch rims? need opinions
