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BIG RIM ON SMALL CAR?

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Old Dec 3, 2004 | 09:31 PM
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Default BIG RIM ON SMALL CAR?

17in. volks are too big on delsol<U></U>? WILL IT SCRATCH fender weld?
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Old Dec 3, 2004 | 09:36 PM
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yes, they will rub the inside. i've been through two sets of 17in rims. a lot of people here are gonna say 17's are too big. don't listen to them though, more than 90% of the people here are sleeper or "JDM" freaks, bandwagon jumpers. we all forget that if you like it, thats all that matters.
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Old Dec 3, 2004 | 09:36 PM
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Old Dec 3, 2004 | 09:37 PM
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Why would you want 17s on a del sol anyway? Unless its a show car all theyre gonna do is throw off your tach and slow you down.

volk 17s

rota 15s
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Old Dec 3, 2004 | 09:49 PM
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VOLKs = FREE
ROTA = need $$
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Old Dec 3, 2004 | 10:18 PM
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17" VOLKs + stock Del Sol susp. setup =

17" VOLKs + Coilovers/struts + Fenders rolled =
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Old Dec 3, 2004 | 11:48 PM
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VOLKs = Sell
ROTA = Plus profit, maybe
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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 12:49 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EG2SnailLike &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">VOLKs = FREE
ROTA = need $$ </TD></TR></TABLE>

i wanna get volks for free 2!!

uh the 17s shouldn't rub and if they did so what? it builds character. just roll the fenders.
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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 12:51 AM
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jdm is gay. I just have small wheels because hondas unless they're making ungodly amounts of power don't need anything more than 15s and sticky *** tires like RA1s
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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 12:54 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EG2SnailLike &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">VOLKs = FREE
ROTA = need $$ </TD></TR></TABLE>
get free volks sell and buy rota then
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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 09:08 AM
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How much difference is 1" in wheel diameter going to make?

Stock 14's with 195/60/14 = 22" diameter
17's with 205/40/17 = 23" diameter

How much, if any is that going to affect?

Its not like its $$$CASH MONEY DUBZZZ Y0!!!$$$$.
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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 09:41 AM
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Default Re: BIG RIM ON SMALL CAR? (EG2SnailLike)

What a hard-to-understand question... maybe you should have thought about that a little more before posting.

The useless answers you've received aren't much better though.

There's no reason that a 17" wheel couldn't fit on a delsol WITHOUT rubbing. You need to take into consideration the following:

- wheel width
- wheel offset
- tire width
- tire profile
- amount the car is lowered
- and to a lesser degree, spring rate

A combination of all of the above determine if everything fits right. For example, given the following: +42 offset, no wider than 7", 205 tire, and car at a reasonable height, you won't have any problems at all.
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