 18'.........slow me down....?what?? |
 Sep 8, 2006 - 7:35 AM
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so im going to get 18' rims for my celi, and i told on of my friends...he has a acura integra, and he thinks its godly. anyway he was telling me that 18's are gonna make my car really slow and that i wont get good handling.......somehow i think hes wrong, it might slow me down a tad.....but i dont think that much.....any thoughts??
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Sep 8, 2006 - 8:17 AM
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hmmm....so ur saying 18' rims are no good for turning and stuff??
alrihgt i see how that can make sense. does anyone on here that has 18 rims ahve any things to say...or thoughs? -------------------- KB |
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Sep 8, 2006 - 8:23 AM
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QUOTE(KB-2 @ Sep 8, 2006 - 6:17 AM) [snapback]477526[/snapback] hmmm....so ur saying 18' rims are no good for turning and stuff?? alrihgt i see how that can make sense. does anyone on here that has 18 rims ahve any things to say...or thoughs? it would be decent if you did suspension work as well. if you're looking for performance, it will do nothing but negatively affect your car. it looks good but it just isn't really a sound setup, particularly because people wind up using rubber bands for tires on them. you're basically running down the road on metal with a 1" thick strip of rubber as a contact patch. it's a rough ride. |
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KB-2 18'.........slow me down....?what?? Sep 8, 2006 - 7:35 AM
ExSane I got 18" rims on. When I first had it, my ca... Sep 8, 2006 - 7:38 AM
sinner96ST QUOTE(ExSane @ Sep 8, 2006 - 5:38 AM... Sep 8, 2006 - 8:10 AM KB-2 ya...thats what i was thinkin....more traction and... Sep 8, 2006 - 7:43 AM ExSane Man... sometimes friends that have a different car... Sep 8, 2006 - 7:47 AM KB-2 ya...tahts kinda what i figured. he sees my car h... Sep 8, 2006 - 7:55 AM sinner96ST if you're going for performance, bigger wheels... Sep 8, 2006 - 8:03 AM ExSane The springs will probably help with the recoil whe... Sep 8, 2006 - 8:07 AM Shocker i have 18x7.5 and they only thing i notice is that... Sep 8, 2006 - 8:57 AM hitcachi personally, on a celica, i would only do a 16 or 1... Sep 8, 2006 - 9:59 AM Celiracer18 i love everything about my 18s i do wish however t... Sep 8, 2006 - 11:49 AM playr158 i've had 17s and 18s you really don't noti... Sep 8, 2006 - 11:56 AM Shocker ^^^^yep but i wish i would have got a 40 sidwall..... Sep 8, 2006 - 2:49 PM twolownissan2002 i have 18 and it slowed the hell out of it i cant ... Sep 8, 2006 - 4:06 PM My2Celi My brother used to beat me with his mr2 on 14s til... Sep 8, 2006 - 5:26 PM DomGT Bigger rims and wider tires will also hurt acceler... Sep 8, 2006 - 5:57 PM HaRv3sTeR QUOTE(DomGT @ Sep 8, 2006 - 10:57 PM... Sep 8, 2006 - 6:34 PM playr158 lol your worried about the extra 1" wide hurt... Sep 8, 2006 - 6:00 PM DomGT Hey its true, also air going inside the bigger whe... Sep 8, 2006 - 6:39 PM playr158 your honestly nit picking one of the smallest area... Sep 8, 2006 - 7:14 PM DomGT No, not nitpicking, just adding to the reasons why... Sep 8, 2006 - 7:29 PM sinner96ST QUOTE(DomGT @ Sep 8, 2006 - 5:29 PM)... Sep 9, 2006 - 12:02 AM KB-2 alright guys. relax. so im thinkin, that since i ... Sep 8, 2006 - 11:03 PM KB-2 http://www.wheelsnext.com/default.cfm?acti...olor=... Sep 8, 2006 - 11:20 PM celiracer I have 18's with S-techs and i love the way th... Sep 9, 2006 - 10:28 AM |
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