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11-20-2005, 04:32 AM
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Still considering what rims to get for my car, and some people says the 17's look to small. So I went to tire track and put in all of the various tire sizes and then lookedin the specs for the diameter. I know I don't have a real life. My findings were as follows:
1. The diameter of the 17 tires was the same as the 18's, and depending on the tire, sometimes even bigger.
2. Not all of the same size tries have the same diameter, depends upon the brands
3. The diameter is about 26 inches
4. So my question is then if all of thwe tires are the same size, then why di peopel say the 17's are too small?
1. The diameter of the 17 tires was the same as the 18's, and depending on the tire, sometimes even bigger.
2. Not all of the same size tries have the same diameter, depends upon the brands
3. The diameter is about 26 inches
4. So my question is then if all of thwe tires are the same size, then why di peopel say the 17's are too small?
11-20-2005, 05:35 AM
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They say that because their opinion is that the wheel size looks small relative to the tire size. Whenever you increase or decrease wheel sizes you have to keep the tire size the same so as not to affect the stability control, ABS, and speedometer readings that are all calibrated for a certain size tire. So, as you increase the size of the wheel, the size of the sidewall gets smaller or has a lower profile so to speak. The lower the profile, generally, the better the car will handle and the rougher it will ride. And, it most peoples opinion, the better it looks.
Thats my opinion.
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11-20-2005, 05:45 AM
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so the tires don't look bigger, they look better. ok, i'll buy that.
11-20-2005, 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by dgjk' post='200971' date='Nov 20 2005, 09:45 AM
so the tires don't look bigger, they look better. ok, i'll buy that.
11-20-2005, 11:51 AM
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i have - am getting - an xi - so 19's out, but considering 18's = but i am going to wait until spring till some people drive in the snow on 18's
11-20-2005, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by dgjk' post='200960' date='Nov 20 2005, 05:32 AM
Still considering what rims to get for my car, and some people says the 17's look to small. So I went to tire track and put in all of the various tire sizes and then lookedin the specs for the diameter. I know I don't have a real life. My findings were as follows:
1. The diameter of the 17 tires was the same as the 18's, and depending on the tire, sometimes even bigger.
2. Not all of the same size tries have the same diameter, depends upon the brands
3. The diameter is about 26 inches
4. So my question is then if all of thwe tires are the same size, then why di peopel say the 17's are too small?
1. The diameter of the 17 tires was the same as the 18's, and depending on the tire, sometimes even bigger.
2. Not all of the same size tries have the same diameter, depends upon the brands
3. The diameter is about 26 inches
4. So my question is then if all of thwe tires are the same size, then why di peopel say the 17's are too small?
http://www.powerdog.com/tiresize.cgi
11-20-2005, 02:08 PM
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As long as you maintain aspect ratios, wheel DESIGN has far more to do with appearance than the 1" difference. I just put 235 45 17" shows and wheels on my 545 iS and see little difference, EXCEPT for the more narrow spokes, that make the whole wheel assembly look more delicate. Height-wise though, they aren't enough different, to my eye, to talk about. But then they are snow tires that only live there for 4-5 mos. but I was concerned about ground clearance for upstate NY snow.
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Originally Posted by Ray Hull' post='201132' date='Nov 20 2005, 06:08 PM
As long as you maintain aspect ratios, wheel DESIGN has far more to do with appearance than the 1" difference. I just put 235 45 17" shows and wheels on my 545 iS and see little difference, EXCEPT for the more narrow spokes, that make the whole wheel assembly look more delicate. Height-wise though, they aren't enough different, to my eye, to talk about. But then they are snow tires that only live there for 4-5 mos. but I was concerned about ground clearance for upstate NY snow.
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