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Old Mar 12, 2001 | 06:19 PM
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sup, k umm..what are the pros and cons of getting 17" wheels...

and i found wheels which have 2 sizes the 17x7 and the 17x7.5 what's the diff and does it matter?

k thanks!
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Old Mar 12, 2001 | 06:33 PM
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Bigger wheels are supposed to help give you more stability and handling.

The difference in 7 vs 7.5 will be how the tire sits on the rim. And it just depends on what size tires you want. If you get the 7.5 it probably will fit on there better... I think the 7 will have a slight budge on the sides if you don't get the right tire for it.

Are you going to lower you car too?

For comparison purposes, the CL-S rims are 17x7 and they look fine.
You probably will have more choices in tires if you go with the 7.5 rims.

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Old Mar 12, 2001 | 06:36 PM
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nah..not plannig to lower my car but i'm gonna add a skirt though...


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Old Mar 12, 2001 | 06:47 PM
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Originally posted by Memout:
nah..not plannig to lower my car but i'm gonna add a skirt though...

Man, u gotta lower it. A lowered car looks better even w/o skirt and handles better too.
Imo, w/ skirt and spoiler and not lowered is just so foul.
If u are worried about possible damage to the suspension, u just got to use the good stuff and right shop.
And what to use and where to go, that i don't know, but the rest of the stuff i said i am pretty sure that's all true.

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Old Mar 12, 2001 | 06:53 PM
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You will have to sacrifice ride comfort and hearing comfort with a lowered car. Unless you keep those urethane bushings well lubricated all the times, they will squeak like hell.
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Old Mar 12, 2001 | 07:00 PM
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Originally posted by Edward'TLS:
You will have to sacrifice ride comfort and hearing comfort with a lowered car. Unless you keep those urethane bushings well lubricated all the times, they will squeak like hell.
What do urethane bushings have to do with lowering? And hearing comfort?

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Old Mar 12, 2001 | 07:07 PM
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By hearing comfort do you mean interior noise?
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Old Mar 13, 2001 | 12:12 AM
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when you talk about urethane bushings, your talking about rear sway bars...you dont need sways in order to lower...
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Old Mar 13, 2001 | 12:13 AM
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when you talk about urethane bushings, your talking about rear sway bars...you dont need sways in order to lower...
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