Re: [gti-vr6] 16" vs 17" BBS wheels

["Todd Taylor" <taylort@execpc.com>]

Zeek:

Contrary to some other posts, I'd go with the 17's ('cause I have 17's) and
I
think they do look that much better!   If you don't put any lead in your
trunk,
you won't have any rub problems using Neuspeed springs and 40 series
tires.  A 35mm offset will make the wheels fit 'flush' with the fenders
(meaning
that they don't stick-out at all, but they aren't recessed either.)  I can
almost
guarantee you'll poop-your-pants when you put a new set of 17's on your car!

If you do plan on doing some autocross, keep your stock wheels for that and
use your 17's for show.  The 15's seem to be the best performance wheel
size,
and you wouldn't want to beat the heck out of your new wheels wether they
were16's
or 17's, so go big!

Sincerely,
Todd Taylor
(Oo=V=oO)


>im getting closer to my wheel purchase... thanks to my income tax refund :)
>i've got my eyes on the BBS RXs. i need help deciding between the 16"
>and the 17". the seventeens will LOOK better, i think- but am concerned
>with problems concerning rubbing+ride height as well as pothole damage.
>(austin isn't that bad)
>
>what is the performace difference from going from stock 15" to BBS
seventeen
>inch versus going from stock 15" to BBS sixteen inch? my goal is to improve
>handling/cornering FIRST and looks SECOND (yes wally its a close second)
>also to be considered is my future plans for lowering the ride height. not
>slammed, mind you (sorry wally) i was thinking of blisten sports and
neuspeed
>springs... how does the 16" vs 17" decision play here?
>
>forgive my ignorance... but i know NOTHING about offset and tire sizes and
>related topics. time to start reading the faqs i guess... question- my goal
should
>be to keep the same diameter (wheel+tire combined) as the stock setup so
>it won't affect the speedometer reading, right? well how the hell does
changing
>the wheel size affect anything besides looks then?
>
>btw- although price is playing NO part of this decision... the sixteens are
$355
>and the seventeens are $425 list each. (hopefully i can get these prices
down)
>not including freight or tax...
>freight... i can avoid that by driving to houston if i buy them there and
throwing
>them in that HUGE trunk of mine! kewl.
>
>
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