Are 17's too big
07-13-2003, 09:55 PM
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Are 17's too big
Ive heard that you shouldnt put anything bigger than 16's on a crx because it hurts the cars steering and acceleration. I dont know if this is true cause Ive seen acouple of rex' s round town that have 17's and even 18's and they are pretty fast. So If I got lightweight 17's for a crx, do you think it would hurt the handling and acceleration of the car? Thanks
07-13-2003, 11:15 PM
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17's and bigger make it look like a 4x4 no matter how much you lower it. There is also a lot more weight to spin in a 17" then in, say, a 13". I think SCC did a test on this, the bigger rims actually dropped the car's overall rated wheel HP.
07-14-2003, 11:20 AM
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of course a bigger outer diameter wheel takes more to spin, (basic physics), plus the extra diamter normally means additional weight. i like 15's on crx's but 17's are nice if ur going for looks only. but this is just my opinion check out the wheels on ur car see how u like them, for all out speed i like putting on my 13's every once in a while but then i have absolutely no stopping power
07-14-2003, 11:40 AM
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Originally posted by ragerized
i wouldnt go any bigger than 16's on a crx...
i wouldnt go any bigger than 16's on a crx...
i've heard that 15 or 16s are good ideal cause they have a good amount of sidewall for running hard. and personally i think 15s look fine on a rex.
thats me though
07-14-2003, 12:10 PM
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WHAT?!?! This is all crap. I have 17" CP8Rs in black on my CRX and it doesn't look like it has wagon wheels, and they only weigh 12.8 lbs a piece. Get a grip people.
Here is a pic:
Here is a pic:
07-14-2003, 01:28 PM
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yah but then what size low profile tires do u have on there and what do u pay for 1 tire?, im not saying it cant be nice but in my opinion id much rather run 15's and get 195/50 tires for 45-50 bucks apeice
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not to mention i burn out tires quickly, and enjoy the lower gear closer gear ratios u get by having ur tires a smaller diameter, with larger tires its a noticable difference in speed on my car.
