I am after opinions please.
I don't want to heavily modify my car. 1.6 3 door sport 55 plate
Sick of the huuuuge gap between arch & tyre. Is it better to buy 17s or better to lower 30/40m & stick to my 16s??
Thoughts??
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Lower On 16S Or Upgrade To 17S??
Started by Kev bailey, Oct 19 2012 06:42 PM
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Posted 19 October 2012 - 06:42 PM
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Posted 20 October 2012 - 09:39 PM
personally, I would stick 17's on, but still lower it, but not slam it. would look awesome mate
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Posted 21 October 2012 - 05:40 AM
You can either bung on 18's which will look good and also fill the arch a bit more or go for an eibach lowering kit which will drop the suspension by 3-4cm.
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Posted 21 October 2012 - 09:07 AM
18's would work yeah, and look really good actually
but won't that knock his speedometer out of sync?
but won't that knock his speedometer out of sync?
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Posted 21 October 2012 - 09:11 AM
Not noticeably.
The Speedos always read over anyway so most likely 18's would make the Speedo dead on.
Best way would be to run them with a satnav on and check speed that way.
On 16's mine always shows 3mph under the Speedo reading.
The Speedos always read over anyway so most likely 18's would make the Speedo dead on.
Best way would be to run them with a satnav on and check speed that way.
On 16's mine always shows 3mph under the Speedo reading.
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Posted 22 October 2012 - 07:03 AM
ahh right, ah well, go up to 18s mate lol
probably wont b able to lower it much tho, but with wheels that big, wont need to.
probably wont b able to lower it much tho, but with wheels that big, wont need to.
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