16's, 17's? anyone switch for 16-17? etc. Handling feelings about both? etc.

 

i currently have 17x7's but will be downsizing to 16x7 next month...but from wat everyone says acceleration improves but handling is still the same...thas one reason i'm goin back to a smaller rim, second is i hate 40 series tires cracked a rim once and blistered 2 tires

 

what will u be switching to, 45 series?

 

For everyday driving i run 18x7.5 Racing Hart M6's(flame away), but if i go to the track/dyno/long distances i throw the Si wheels or 97 GSR mesh's on.

 

pfft

i'v driven around with 35 series tires with no problems whatsoever

you just have to avoid pot holes and your fine...

 

same here shoe, 215/35/18's and no problems as of yet(knock on head )

 

yea but i am sick of show, and want something that is light and decent looking at the same time. Less maintenance , better everything, less tire noise. Also, don't have to switch wheels when i go to the track. I will go with 16x7 also, and put some Kuhmo 205/45/16 i think because i think 205/50/16 will rub

 

if you get the right offset the 50's will not rub.

 

what would be a good offset?

 

Anything between 40-44 mm will work fine on a 16 inch rim with a 50 series tire.

 

well in that case, i guess i will go with a 50 series tire, might as well. It sure will ride better.

 

50 series on a 16"? nah...

and offset goes by width, not by diameter....

 

goin' from 18's back to 15's for street driving.
sick of putting a lot of mods on my car and not being able to see huge improvement because I got my 18" tanks on the car....
plus I cant get super grippy tires to fit my 18's (I like the Advan 032R on the street a lot even though they are noisy, so the Rotas/Advans I have are growing on me as an everyday setup)

when I rock my 15" circuit8's then I can see a lot of gains from my mods, and the car really takes off

plus as stated above, being careful of potholes and bumps can be tiresome, and you have to ALWAYS be alert otherwise you may have just funked up your wheels

 

went from 15" to 17" now to 16"...

 

16x7 with 215/40/R16's and have never ever cracked or bent a rim.

 

205/55/15

 

i'm worried that i am going to regret switching from 17" to 16" because 16"s look so small compared to 17" will their, really be that much of an improvement overall?

 

Im runnin a 17X8 205/40/17 its a pretty big wheel....Im gonna down size to 15" 205/50/15 soon

 

17x7 Racing Hart CP-8 ....205-40-17....for daily driven.......

at the track and the streetraces.......95 gsrs.......
2 95 gsrs on MT 22x8x15
2 95 gsrs on Yokomama A032R 205-50-15

but planning to get a set of 15" spoon sw388 9lbs each.........

 

Currently running 16x7 but will be switching to Kosei K-1's in 15x7. I'm not concerned with looks, despite the fact that these wheels look great, just performance.

 

IMO, if you gonna run 205mm tires, might as well stick with 15" rims, maybe 15X7 rims to make it fit better. For the 16" rim i'd go with 215mm tires to take advantage of the tire selection (try finding a good selection of 215/.../15) and wider tires. 15" spoon, very light, yummy. sidewall kinda high though on the 15" compared to the 16, so i guess it's a compromise you have to take....and see which works best for you...
autoXers like to use 13" rims, but thats because of no-nonsense performance right there.
Personally im on stock rims, but keeping my eye on 15X7 or 16X7 spoons. dunno which is better yet. i wonder if the extra 10mm is worth the weight...and if it can be made up with using sticker tires (street non-R) in the 205 vs the 215 size. I wish 215mm were made for 15" rims more often(and fits our cars[sidewall]height)..

 

Autocrossers like 13's? I would figure that small a rim would have a huge sidewall and correspondingly more flex. Plus don't many of them have brake upgrades too that wouldn't fit under a 13 inch rim?

 

13" rims would only have huge sidewalls if they wanted to keep the overall diameter the same as stock, which they dont. They do it and it gives them a smaller overall diameter, thus giving them a slight TQ multiplication, almost as if they had shorter gears. brakes, yeah some so, while some just run really good pads and sticky tires, and an autoX course unlike a track event, i dont think your gonna be doing 120 --> 40mph braking over and over and over again...most autoXs are what, under 60 seconds?