18's or 17's?

APEXistud

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1990 Mazda Miata
OK, money is finally coming around for me to get some wheels. I have my eyes on some hyper silver Giovanni Seki's for an awesome deal, but...I don't know whether to get the 18's or 17's. I will definately have to money to fork out for the 17's and I could just use my bad Nitto 450's or I could get the 18's, but then I'd have to wait another month to buy rubber. I know that the 18's weigh 19 lbs, but does anyone no what the 17's weigh. I was under the assumption that they weighed around 17.5-18lbs. But, I couldn't find anything in writing. I was thinking more along the lines of 17's for ride quality reasons and tire cost. Here's a pic or NC Skaters MP3 with 18 inch Seki's mounted. I estimate that my Teins will have around the same drop as the Spool springs he's using.
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My question to you guys is...given you were in the position to buy wheels, what size would you get (not what rims, just what size)? 18 or 17 I've narrowed my desicion down to the Seki's Hyper Silver or the Rota Attacks in Bronze.
 
say the hell with it and go for the 19's !!!!!Thats what i'm thinkin'!:D :eek: :D
 
i think the 17s are the better choice. there is a bigger selection of performance rubber for 17s than 18s. 17s also open the door to Falken Azanis.
 
OMG Apexistud you are actually modding your car. I always thought you were the guy that discussed everything but never did anything. Is this the end of that if not show us your mod list. Back on to topic, I would go with 17's best look to performance ratio.
 
Darryl the 17's weigh 16-17 lbs. You know who to call if you want these bad boys. s*** you're around the corner. lol. Anyways nice to see you coming along. Rims and springs will be a huge upgrade on that thing.

Later, Rishie
 
Ouch......(bang) that one really hit home. I talk about things a lot, but I never thought it bothered people that much so my bad. But, yes I am finally getting wheels, soon hopefully. I'll have my springs installed this Friday and once I decide on the wheels, I'll buy em. I'm definately leaning more towards 17's.

melicha8 said:
OMG Apexistud you are actually modding your car. I always thought you were the guy that discussed everything but never did anything. Is this the end of that if not show us your mod list. Back on to topic, I would go with 17's best look to performance ratio.
 
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