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YOUR RESEARCH19" Wheels - Performance or Bling??
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Run 18" wheels over 17" wheels ( you can
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I believe there is a performance advantage to running 18" wheels over 17" wheels ( you can run shorter sidewalls which improve feel and response, and many of the wider tires aren't available in 17's).
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I believe there is a performance advantage to running 18" wheels over 17" wheels ( you can run shorter sidewalls which improve feel and response, and many of the wider tires aren't available in 17's).
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Pick up a set of 19"'s and use your OE 18's for AutoX events
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Run 18" wheels over 17" wheels ( you can
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I believe there is a performance advantage to running 18" wheels over 17" wheels ( you can run shorter sidewalls which improve feel and response, and many of the wider tires aren't available in 17's).
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I believe there is a performance advantage to running 18" wheels over 17" wheels ( you can run shorter sidewalls which improve feel and response, and many of the wider tires aren't available in 17's).
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I'm purchasing a new set of wheels for my 996 and have a dilema.
The wheels I am looking at come in both 18" and 19" sizes (Champion forged).
I believe there is a performance advantage to running 18" wheels over 17" wheels ( you can run shorter sidewalls which improve feel and response, and many of the wider tires aren't available in 17's). However, is there a peformance benefit to 19's or is it just a "bling" benefit?
It looks like the tire sizes I would use (18" or 19") would have similar sidewall ratio's and the 19's will obviously be heavier. Am I missing something??
I think the 19's will look cool, but I'm not getting them if it's only about "bling".
for the street, i think my 19's are on par with 18's, performance wise. i don't push it on the streets anyway so it's all about da bling
if they are going to be multipurpose, street-track wheels then stick with the 18's. MUCH better r-compound tire selection.
i have 19's coming....looks wise the way to go and seeing as my current 18's lt weight 5 spoke OEM are not worth that much money, i will keep them in the event i want to track the car as i may want to this summer...best of both worlds is the way to go....
19's are bling, but dont look at it as a bad thing...
For street use, I would go with 19s.... Like Karlooz said, there is not much of a difference in performance and it's amazing how one inch makes it look that much more aggressive imho. I have two sets of rims now, one set of 18's and 19's and honestly, I cannot tell the difference while driving around the street (however, my 19s are lightweights).
If you track the car alot, 18's are the way to go. But if not, 19s for sure!!!!
