Hey guys n' gals... I was thinking about getting new rims for my car. But my question is... could you really tell the difference(looks wise) with 17s, or should I go with 18s? I really don't want to slow down my already slow car, so that's why I'm thinking about 17s. But I do want it to look nice. Also, is our bolt pattern 4/114? and would a 45 offset work? Any help would be great. Thanks in advance...

 

I would personally go 18's. You can find some relativly light 18's (around 17-18lbs) but they can get spendy, but they look a lot better than 17's.
And for 18x7.5, 45mm offset is just perfect. I have my car dropped over 2 inches with 18x7.5 45mm offset and no rubbing yet.

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-98 3.0cl
Intrax springs
MAS Italy 18x7.5 wheels
Nitto 555 225/40/18
PIAA Super blue plasma headlights/parking lights
My ride..........
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/Album...a=12928618&f=0

 

VTEChump, that does look great. How much is you car lowered exactly, f/b? I'm about to lower my car with Neuspeed Sports which are supposed to lower it 1.8f/1.7b... I think. I was considering the OZ seperleggera 17s, Konig Verdict 18's, or Konig Rhythem... but yours looks nice too I like the Superleggera, but they are kinda pricey... especially in the 18s. I dunno what to do.

 

The springs were supposed to go 1.75" down, but if I had to guess I would say about 2.25"
all around

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-98 3.0cl
Intrax springs
MAS Italy 18x7.5 wheels
Nitto 555 225/40/18
PIAA Super blue plasma headlights/parking lights
My ride..........
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/Album...a=12928618&f=0

 

I just put 225/45-17's on my 2.2 and they look amazing. It is definitely noticable from the original 205/45-16's. Im not sure if the 18's would look better or not. I love my 17's though!

 

Would a 18/8 fit okay on my car? or should I go with 18/7.

 

Hey whats up? I would go with 18's. They shouldn't slow your car do that much compared to 17's. I lowered my CL 3.0 with the eibach prokit and put 18's on with 225/35 size Paradas and it handles great

 

But how wide can I go with the wheels?
18x7 in front and 18x8 in back okay?

 

Why would you want bigger wheels on the rear of a FWD car? It would just make the terminal understeer worse.

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'02 WRX Wagon (OZ Superleggeras, removed intake silencer, K&N panel filter, Dawes Devices Manual Boost Controller, etc)
'97 2.2CL (removed intake silencer, K&N panel filter, interior neon lights & other ricey mods)

 

I dunno... I was just wondering, cause this is a daily driven car, and I wasn't sure if 8 was too wide for U turns... cause that's the first thing I do when I get out of my driveway. Scraping problems was what I was worried about.

 

There's no reason for 8" wide wheels in the back. You'd have to run 245 wide tires back there, which would make the handling balance even worse.

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'02 WRX Wagon (OZ Superleggeras, removed intake silencer, K&N panel filter, Dawes Devices Manual Boost Controller, etc)
'97 2.2CL (removed intake silencer, K&N panel filter, interior neon lights & other ricey mods)

 

245?!?!? that's nuts... n/m... so 18/7 all around is good? With 225/40/18 tires?

 

Also, what rims do you think would look good on a white CL? I was thinking maybe the white Konig Rated R's, or Enkei RPOM. I really like the OZ Superleggera but a little to pricey for me. On last thing. How much larger (if any) would 18s with 215/40 be compared to stock 16s with 205/55. Thanks