15's or 17's and the drop issue

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09-23-2004, 01:38 AM

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15's or 17's and the drop issue

i am pondering buying 15's or 17's. i cant make up my mind. i have a friend that has some 17's for sale, and im considering buying them. my only issue is putting a 2.0/2.5 drop and them rubbing. im pretty sure they would. im also pretty sure that if i do the same drop on some 15's with some xxx/50/15 tires i would not have a problem. thanks for all the help

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09-23-2004, 02:01 AM

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Re: 15's or 17's and the drop issue (macky_r)

if you ever consider racing your car, the 17's are going to hurt you performance-wise. i'd just go with 15's and lower it without having to worry about rubbing on the inner fenders..

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09-23-2004, 02:02 AM

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Re: 15's or 17's and the drop issue (macky_r)

drop it 2.0 with 17's ...it will be good, i got 17's with a 2 drop...its find, grab a camber kit for the from while your at it....you can do the bolt and washer for the rear.

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09-23-2004, 05:38 AM

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Re: 15's or 17's and the drop issue (macky_r)

15's

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09-23-2004, 05:43 AM

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Re: 15's or 17's and the drop issue (AzntaggeR)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AzntaggeR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if you ever consider racing your car, the 17's are going to hurt you performance-wise. i'd just go with 15's and lower it without having to worry about rubbing on the inner fenders..</TD></TR></TABLE>

why would the hurt your performance? (i honestly didnt know, ive done swaps, i didnt know that 17's were bad.....

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09-23-2004, 10:27 AM

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Re: 15's or 17's and the drop issue (murmur9)

17s rub. trust me. i took them off mine. honestly, they look kinda oversized as well. go with the 15s.

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09-23-2004, 12:02 PM

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Re: 15's or 17's and the drop issue (murmur9)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by murmur9 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

why would the hurt your performance? (i honestly didnt know, ive done swaps, i didnt know that 17's were bad.....</TD></TR></TABLE>

because they're bigger, heavier, etc.

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09-23-2004, 12:04 PM

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Re: 15's or 17's and the drop issue (AzntaggeR)

15's

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09-23-2004, 12:12 PM

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15's with 205-50's are about the same diameter as 17's with 205-40's. You guy's forget that when you get bigger wheels, you get thinner tires. So if one rubs the other will too.
This might help you understand.
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

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09-23-2004, 12:12 PM

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Re: 15's or 17's and the drop issue (macky_r)

15's

yeah...15's

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09-23-2004, 01:21 PM

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Re: 15's or 17's and the drop issue (John in NorCal)

15's for performance
17's for looks

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09-23-2004, 01:55 PM

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Re: 15's or 17's and the drop issue (dohcdelsol93)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dohcdelsol93 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">15's for performance
17's for looks</TD></TR></TABLE>
well put!

yeah, if you pick up 17s you wont wanna drop it any, but if you get 15s you could drop it quite a bit.

17s just got too small of a profile tire to allow for a smooth ride, so when you drop your car with a spring rate thats way more than stock probably itll ride like complete ****, and why? only cuz you wanna look 'cool'?

hatchs just look funny with big rims, but if its a coupe or sedan, it doesnt look as weird. just my .02$

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09-23-2004, 02:30 PM

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Re: 15's or 17's and the drop issue (macky_r)

I have 17s that are less weight than my stock 15s. I dropped 2" handles great and has never rubbed. The only problem is that the roads here suck and pot holes feel like the are going to shatter your teeth. looks great though

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09-23-2004, 02:49 PM

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Re: 15's or 17's and the drop issue (stock99)

15 i sold my 17 2 days after i bought them they rubbed all over the place....but i have a 4 inch drop. try 16s?

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09-23-2004, 03:26 PM

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(15+17)/2 = 16. i really liked 16's on my civic, but i went back to 15's b/c tires are cheaper, and i can run snow chains in the winter

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09-23-2004, 03:28 PM

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Re: (dantastic)

I say 15's, I think 17's are a bit to big, but it's your car.

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09-23-2004, 08:44 PM

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Re: (Alchologne)

thanks for everyones help. im probably going to go with 15's with some 40 tires. that link to the tire size calculator really made some sense

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09-23-2004, 08:51 PM

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Re: (macky_r)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by macky_r »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">thanks for everyones help. im probably going to go with 15's with some 40 tires. that link to the tire size calculator really made some sense

</TD></TR></TABLE>Go with 50 series, 40 is to small for 15's

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09-23-2004, 09:39 PM

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Re: (Gump)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Gump »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Go with 50 series, 40 is to small for 15's</TD></TR></TABLE>
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09-23-2004, 09:49 PM

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i got 17x7 Konigs ... 205/40/17 .. no rubs with H&R spring 1.75 front and 1.5rear but when it settled.. it measured about 1.82front and 1.63at rear ... i don't have camber problem yet i did the rear washer trick and it worked fine... the car does not rub when i turn, but it does when i take a shart U-Turn.. but that can be e/zly sloved by removing your inner guard thing

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09-23-2004, 09:58 PM

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Re: (FeRioR$)

i prefer 15's, 17's will slow you down

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09-23-2004, 10:02 PM

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F' both of those and just compromise... 16's! <-- wonder what size ferrari's use...

well some of them haha

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09-23-2004, 11:31 PM

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my 17s rub and i don't even have it dropped

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09-24-2004, 01:03 AM

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by VvPeachyvV »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my 17s rub and i don't even have it dropped

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what size tires do you have?

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