17" or 18"s - Help me out!!

[AtomicRex]

It\'s too scruffy to be a show car what with all that gaffer tape holding bits on :p
 
To be fair, they are running 18\'s through necessity with the brakes.
 
You know full well as do I that 17\'s offer better performance :cheers

The 360 discs will fit under the 17" wheels without a problem, thats why I bought these wheels.  The problem we had, and the only reason for selling them, is that they dont make a road tyre wide enough for the rears!  We can get slicks, but nothing in slicky road tyre...so hence moving up to an 18"
 
That said ours are gonna look phat!

[CharlieP]

Hi...mine had 18\'\' Bk Racing wheels, I changed them for some 17\'\' Mazdaspeed Volks.....noticed a huge difference! Better ride, and better handling....also less harsh ride
 
Oh and if you get the right 17s....they wont look small

[20B_boy]

Hi...mine had 18\'\' Bk Racing wheels, I changed them for some 17\'\' Mazdaspeed Volks.....noticed a huge difference! Better ride, and better handling....also less harsh ride
 
Oh and if you get the right 17s....they wont look small

I think BKs weigh a ton so I\'m not surprised.

@ Dave; yeah, I\'d have mag TE37s if they\'d fit (and I could justify the cost!) but they dont (and I cant!).

[m1tch]

I know that my car is an FC, but I would agree with the guys saying 17s, cause 17s are more common then 18s and the price of tyres are much more affordable. 18s are good if you want some good looks, I know some people run 19s, but if you still want some ride comfort go with 17s I would suggest they look good, ride well, don\'t cost an arm and a leg in tyres and there are probably lots more choices in 17s, saying that im thinking of getting some 16" Rota Grid Drifts for my FC, the smaller the wheel, the quicker it will spin so 17s I would say is the best compromise between looks and performance