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Old 09-13-2004, 11:53 PM
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How much of a difference does wheel size really make on performance?

The wheels I like only come in 17" and 18". Right now I have a del sol with the stock d15 engine in it. Next summer, after workin two full time jobs and getting a huge bonus check early next year, I plan on doing either a B18 or K20 swap. Would 17" really affect the performance?

Here's the ones I was looking at: http://www.enkei.com/PerfSpecPAGES/rsvSpecs.html

Would 17" wheels really affect the performance?

I would like some lightweight 15 or 16" split 5-spoke gun-metal wheels. I've been trying to search for wheels at wheelsnext.com but the pages won't load. If anyone has any wheel suggestions just link me
Old 09-14-2004, 12:04 AM
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my friend 17's will kill your performance. there huge and heavy. been known to throw off your speedometer. i would go with 15's or 16's. check out some rota's they have nice designs and cheap too.
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yep, I use to have 17" enki shoguns on my car and loved the look of them but they were HEAVY and definitely slowed my car down. I put some lightweight 15" buddy club P1 racing II's on my car this year and what a difference...my car rides nice an my power came back. I weighed my old wheel and tire against my new ones and my new combo weighs 13lbs less per wheel than my old set up! and that's a huge difference on a Honda with no torque.
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