[s-cars] Can 17" wheels lessen 'high-water' look?, was: Wheels: 17 vs 18

[Doug Landaeta]

S-heads,

I like the lowered look, but need a cushy ride for my neighborhood  
streets. So I'm going from Bilstein sports and H&R springs to re- 
valves HDs and '92 springs- also adding a HRSB to the setup.

I disliked the stock height and the nosedive so I'm thinking the re- 
valving solves the dive and maybe going +1 to 17" wheels will visually  
help that Rancho look. What do y'all think?

Sorry for hijacking this thread.

Doug

Sent from my mobile.

On Mar 31, 2009, at 11:26 PM, Darin Nederhoff <scarsgo at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> 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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