[s-cars] Wheels: 17 vs 18

[Darin Nederhoff]

I have a set of 17x9" Porsche C2 turbo replicas with 255/40-17 HTRZ-II  
tires.  They look great but they are boat anchors so I've been running  
the stock UrS4 wheels with Falken FK451's instead.

Darin Nederhoff

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On Mar 31, 2009, at 9:24 PM, Steve Mills <s.b.mills at gmail.com> wrote:

> I put 245/40 17's on a set of 17X7.5 Mille Miglia Cup 3's (Porsche  
> Turbo
> Twist replicas, NLA). They were too wide for the rims, at least to  
> my taste.
> I swapped the 245's onto 17X8 Boleros, where they look much better. I
> personally won't put any wider than a 235 on 7.5 inch wheels again.
>
> Steve
>
> On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 8:45 PM, Graham Hicks <urs6turbo at yahoo.ca>  
> wrote:
>
>> Tony,
>> I wouldn't get so hung-up on the "recommended" rim width.  The fuel  
>> door on
>> my car recommends 245/40/17 as the standard 17" option, and it is  
>> quite
>> normal for people to go 1 size wider than original.
>>
>> FWIW, I am actually looking to put 245/40's on my 7.5" 17s.
>>
>>
>> Graham Hicks
>> UrS6Turbo at Yahoo.ca
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Tony Curran <tony.curran at sympatico.ca>
>> To: S-CAR-List at audifans.com
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 7:13:34 PM
>> Subject: [s-cars] Wheels: 17 vs 18
>>
>> I looking at getting new wheels soon. I'm leaning towards 17 inch  
>> but the
>> tire of choice Sumimoto HRZ IIIs only fit an 8" width wheel which  
>> isn't a
>> 17" size.
>>
>> Should I move up to 18 just to fit the tire of choice? What is ride  
>> like?
>> Recall I have Eibach and Bilstein setup, so concerned about the lower
>> profile. Also Ottawa roads ain't that great.
>>
>> Tony
>> 96 S6
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