big a$$ rims ruin it for everyone else
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our roads suck asssssss, my friend got white 17"s and now they're so chipped they look brown from a distance. but i'm goin with 18"s and i'm gonna keep my stockies on during the week and for special occasions and shows n shuch i'll switch out the rimsfor my hubs.
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HEFE: man your cars beggin for a drop. and mine beggin for even a lower drop[hr]
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HEFE: man your cars beggin for a drop. and mine beggin for even a lower drop[hr]
WHEN, I change mine out, they're gonna be 16's baby. Ain't gonna spend my hard earned money to have some pothole hole f.uck em all up. 
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Rep Power: 417 come on.. your talking to some guy who lives in the ghetto part of LA. theres plenty of pot holes here too. i've hit a couple big ones pretty hard and they're still fine.
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Rep Power: 0 One thing you have to keep in mind is that as you increase rim size, you inevitably get lower profile tires and thus have less tire volume to work with. This means you have to inflate your tires to a much higher pressure to support the weight of your car. When I had heavy 17" rims with 205/40/17 tires, the tire manufacturer told me I had to inflate up to the max pressure (44 psi!) to support the weight of my Civic. The phone rep even added that I was "dangerously close to an improper application".
I ended up bending one of the 17" rims on the god-awful streets of Houston. I didn't even know it was bent, until I was balancing the tire/wheel combo and saw the wheel wobble like crazy on the Hunter balancing machine. So after that I said screw that and switched to lightweight 16's with fat 215/50/16 tires.
I ended up bending one of the 17" rims on the god-awful streets of Houston. I didn't even know it was bent, until I was balancing the tire/wheel combo and saw the wheel wobble like crazy on the Hunter balancing machine. So after that I said screw that and switched to lightweight 16's with fat 215/50/16 tires.
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Rep Power: 0 IMO, 15s and 16s are great for daily driving. 17s and 18s are great if you drive less than 10 miles a day and usually hang out at the local parking lot full of imports at night blaring bass. 19s and 20s are show only or if you drive less than 5 miles a day on super smooth concrete
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Rep Power: 0 The guy who started this post needs to get some cheese for his whine. [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]
Seriously though..as far as speed goes...who the crap cares? I mean its not THAT much of a difference. LoL Nothin a little N2O or FI cant fix.
Seriously though..as far as speed goes...who the crap cares? I mean its not THAT much of a difference. LoL Nothin a little N2O or FI cant fix.
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Rep Power: 0 Well I want 17" but the price for them and the attraction to thieves in this area keeps me out of them still but depends 17" is for performance and cushion and 18" + is for show and $$$
So I will keep the silver 15" hubs now since the winter is here and the hubs match my silver ride
Nick
So I will keep the silver 15" hubs now since the winter is here and the hubs match my silver ride
Nick
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i ussualy put 32 psi for my 17s[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: YS
i ussualy put 32 psi for my 17s[hr]
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