anyone running 16's on their 05 type s?

looking for a rotational, weight, advantage that the 16's will offer....

does it feel like the gearing is even shorter w/ the 16's?

i.e the weight is closer to the hub....

what are your thoughts?

 

The lighter the better, period. The 17" rims on the 05 model are there only because of other OEMs putting 17's on their cars.

Not to mention the 05 17" rims are 21lbs or so. the 02-04 16x6.5" rims are only 16 lbs, which is actually very, very good for an oem 16" wheel.

 

Wouldnt this throw off the speedo?

 

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it would, but not by a noticable amount. ugh i wish i could find the link for a compensation calc.

 

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Here you go: http://www.discounttire.com/dt...S.jsp

 

I've gone through all sizes/weights of rims on my ep3 and have yet to see the lighter 15's being that big of a difference...but do whatever you want.