If i put 18s on my car will it REALLY kill the handling?

[Jimi_Hendrix]

First off. When i had the CRX i was ALWAYS told anything bigger that 16 will kill the handling. But that was a little tiny car and it weighed less than a ton!
 
I KNOW it will negativley effect the 7\'s handling. The wheels i want to put on are 18 inch and weigh roughly 20 lbs each (without tyres!). I might not even bother its just that they look SOOOOOOOOOOOO good! Lol!
 
So if it was a road going racing car i was aiming for (which im not! Tried that with the CRX! HATED it! Lol!) i wouldnt even consider it. But with the 7 i\'m just trying to build a really nice fast road car, that can hold its own in the twisty bits.
 
So if i go from 17\'s weighing roughly 20lbs WITH tyres to these 18s is it suddely going to flop around the road like a whale?
 
Might sound like a stupid question, but humour me?:Giggle
 
Thanks guys!

[gsb876]

nope, i\'ve had a fd with 17\'s/18\'s & 19\'s and all were ok tbh.

[shaunwil]

Handy link :

http://www.wheelweights.net/

The lighter you go the better off you are. I\'ve only ever had 17\'s on the FD but I used to have 19\'s on an FTO without any real problems.

Shaun

[SiH]

What wheels are they?

20lb is pretty darn heavy for a rim Wheel weight makes a HUGE difference to how the car drives as it\'s rotational mass so effects braking, suspension compliance, and steering.

I went from stock wheels on my previous car to lightweight forged ones with a slightly lower offset and a little wider, but stuck with exactly the same tyres, and the car was totally different - so much more responsive. I wish i\'d kept them instead of changing again

[batman]

i got 19 s and there fine

[lockwood77]

Mine\'s on 18s and handles superbly (mainly a track car) - you\'ve just gotta get the geometry setup right, regardless of what wheels you\'re running.

[jetpilot]

Personally wouldnt go for bigger than 18\'s. have driven RX\'s with 16, 17, 18 and 19\'s and the 19\'s felt somewhat vague although they had high quality rubber.

[probedb]

I have lightweight (Kei Racing D1) 18s and they\'re fine....as light as the stock wheels if not lighter I think (never weighed them) though obviously the rotational mass is moved further out which is worse.