5th gen.

On my stock suspension, would 17 inch look better than 16's ?

 

17 will always "look" better. 16's are the way to go, imo. What are your goals with the car?

 

Trying to make the car look "good" without having to touch the suspension

 

Its hard to have a nice looking lude w/o dropping it.

I know its $$ but imo, the Lude would look better dropped (koni/CG or H&R) on oem rims that it would with rims alone. Do a poll, see what people think.

 

well you could put 18's on it to fill in the wheel well more. but the ride will go to **** with the rubber band tires

 

I don't know your taste in rims, but whether you go with 16" or 17", you should keep the diameter of the tire the same with your stock tires so it won't raise the body of the car any higher, which doesn't look good (IMO).

 

oops, double posted.

 

Go with 17". It looks much better, but you need to lower it at least 1 inch.

 

if you dont lower the car,
your car will look like a east coast ryder.

plan on dropping it an inch or two.