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15's or 17's

I like the 15's
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I like the 17's
15
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which wheels do you prefer?

Postby tsoob » Thu Mar 18, 2010 12:32 pm

I cant decide just yet, the 17's are heavier but i dont have wheelspin problems. the 15's are REAL light and kinda make the car sit a little lower.


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Postby jakesae101 » Thu Mar 18, 2010 12:35 pm

i got sick of my 17s and have gone back to 14s i think its 100000 times better
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Postby ~SlideWays~ » Thu Mar 18, 2010 12:36 pm

15's... whats your address? :lol:
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Postby tsoob » Thu Mar 18, 2010 12:56 pm

~SlideWays~ wrote:15's... whats your address? :lol:


lol my sig.. if you can into the place is fort knox up in here :D

I'd sell them for the right kind of money..
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Postby GDII » Thu Mar 18, 2010 1:09 pm

17's make the car look bigger. 15's make it look smaller.

Guess it depends on what works better as they both look good.
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Postby Adamal » Thu Mar 18, 2010 1:56 pm

The 15's make it look sportier.

The 17's make it look blingier.
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Postby tsoob » Thu Mar 18, 2010 2:01 pm

Adamal wrote:The 15's make it look sportier.

The 17's make it look blingier.


yeah IMO
15's = 1980's look
17's = mid 1990's (more modern)

I think for the street ill run the 17s and use the 15's for track or drag.

Im gonna take them for a cane over the weekend and will post a report back on the tyres
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Postby FANGIN » Thu Mar 18, 2010 2:47 pm

15s deifnately. They make the car look more agressive & being lighter would make the car faster.
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Postby 1I1 » Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:27 pm

I like the 17's. I think the 15's look awesome but maybe just the angle of the photos makes the car look like it needs lowering.
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Postby Adamal » Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:40 pm

Really? I think the ride height looks alright on 15's
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Postby pc » Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:17 pm

15s look practical, 17s look like big wheels on a small car.
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Postby mjrstar » Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:26 pm

I think the 15's would be ideal if they had about 15mm more offset..
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Postby eskimo » Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:31 pm

15's look the business, The 17's just look a little odd. Could meet half way and get a set of 16's... a set of work or ray's??
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Postby Snoozin » Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:43 pm

15's ftw. They're Regamasters ffs, awesomely awesome rims. Better than stupid poos 17" Advanti Sucks. Assume the model name is Suck, anyway, Cos that's what they're best at.
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Postby JustinSpiderholden » Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:56 pm

17tn if you wish for car to look like a roller skate

15 if you wish for car to look awesome
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Postby Quirky » Thu Mar 18, 2010 7:24 pm

15's definitely.
I was in your stage a few months ago.
Use to have this (16"):
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But i much prefer the standard alloys (14"), so i went back to:
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Actually the 16's were the wrong offset, so I couldnt turn full lock, and had to use spacers :P
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Postby metal_sean_head » Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:08 pm

Much prefer 15's on these cars.

Like this.

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17's are just a bit much IMO.
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Postby soopachargen » Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:40 pm

15s that have the spoke going out to the lip of the wheel would look better than the regas (visually) coz of the design they look like a really little wheel
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Postby holden_fan2005 » Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:50 pm

I've always being a fan of having wheels that fill the guards so I'm going with the 17's :)
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Postby FANGIN » Fri Mar 19, 2010 7:50 am

^^ The 15s would fill the gurads nicely if he lowered it more :D
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