My 98 R has 18x7.5 TE-37'S and I have lowering springs on and, my car still corners better then any other

 

Realtime runs 17's for a few reasons...1st SVWC touring mandates them...although they gave the ITR's a break for 2 years.
2nd...there are more choices of tires sizes in 17 in Toyo spec T1s
3rd.....more stability on high speed tracks and sometimes more gearing.

But if it were solely their choice...as it was since the beginning....15 is the way to go.

 

Better than any other what? R with 18's? Tires alone are a reason NOT to have 18's for me.

 

[quote:9781bbca82]Realtime runs 17's for a few reasons...1st SVWC touring mandates them...although they gave the ITR's a break for 2 years.
2nd...there are more choices of tires sizes in 17 in Toyo spec T1s
3rd.....more stability on high speed tracks and sometimes more gearing.

But if it were solely their choice...as it was since the beginning....15 is the way to go.[/quote:9781bbca82]
I was un aware of that!

 

You remind me of myself in my naive days when I thought 18s were cool.
There is no logical reason to run 18's on your R. I made this stupid mistake too. I am currently running my stock rims which are extremely light weight and well balanced. Do yourself a favor, spend the money wisely, 18s will definitely slow you down, are virtually impossible to balance, are very heavy, and besides, are not cool. What is cool is stock ITR rims. When I had my 18s, many people were after my stockers. I am currently running a turbo on my car and wish I had the $2300 I spent on rims/tires to spend on stand-alone engine management, oh well, lesson learned.

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well put!

 

i'm tellin' ya, the stock one's are nice as is!

 

The 18's were on my car when I got it. I ment it handled better then most cars not better then most type R's

 

Hey DopeStar! Dont make any excuses for your 18's on your car, if you like them, keep them! I think 18's would look Awesome on a Type R, but since I plan on Auto-X, I will stick with my 15's.

 

With 18's and 19's(yes I said 19's it fits..but not highly recomended for street use) is nice for shows but not for street use. I had 18's before for several months and sold them real quick. I prefer 15's or 16's for performance and any bigger is for shows.