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Thinking about RPF1s what size though?

Young Roids

Young Roids

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<--see avy for the wheels I am thinking of getting.

The Rpf1s come in 18x7.5 +48, 17x8 +45 and 19x8 +45. Now Idealy I would like an 18x8 size but since they don't have that what do you guys think should I downsize the diameter to 17 to get an 8 inch wheel? Or should I just put up with a narrower wheel in the 18 inch size? I have almost ruled out going 19 due to price and worrying about hitting pot holes.
 
dmention7

dmention7

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Unless you want to drop it and live with a speedo that's off by a few percent, I'd say go with 18x7.5

17x will require you to live with one of two things: a correct speedo and a tall sidewall, or a huge wheelgap and an incorrect speedo. The latter can be solved with a drop, but I still think 17's would look out of proportion.

19s are out of the question, IMO. Nothing wrong with the stock 18x7.5
 
Young Roids

Young Roids

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With the 17 I would go with a taller sidewall. It's mainly the fact that I would like to use a 235 width tire and I am not sure if that is a good idea on a 7.5 inch rim, an 8inch rim would be ideal.
 
dmention7

dmention7

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but it would have the disadvantage of losing some precision and crispness in handling... more or less negating the advantage of running a wider tire (overall maximum grip)

Personally, there's no way I'd spend big bucks on a set of nice looking wheels, and then kill the look by going with a small wheel.
 
dmention7

dmention7

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Do you know what the offset is on the stock wheels?

Edit: Looks like it's 52.5

Using this calculator it looks like running a 235/40 tire on the 18x7.5 is going to be getting pretty close to the fender. Might have to roll em or settle for a 225/45

Also, I was mistaken... the stock wheel is a 18x7, so you'd be doing pretty well going to the 18x7.5 with a 225 width tire.
 
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Z-licious

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If you get these you gotta get the super black chrome bro!

 
Young Roids

Young Roids

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The super brilliant coating is hot but it adds like $100 per wheel I don't know if I can drop that kind of dime for chrome.
 
Workdawg

Workdawg

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If you bought super duper lightweight wheels it might make your car faster, depending on how heavy the stock setup is.
 
dmention7

dmention7

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Okay, dropping 3k on super light wheels will not make your car any faster than dropping $200 on an intake and throwing the rest in the garbage :p
 
Young Roids

Young Roids

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Workdawg said:
If you bought super duper lightweight wheels it might make your car faster, depending on how heavy the stock setup is.
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That's the thinking behind getting RPF1s. They are one of the lightest wheels around at 17lbs vs the stock 24lbs.

I figure I will spend aournd 1000 on wheels whenever I eventually decide to buy them. Wheels help perfomance in more ways than just being lighter. Increased wheel width for better traction with wider tires.
 
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