16" or 17"

[welsh172]

Now the kid in me wants to put 17" supaleggs on my 172, but the sensible guy in me says stick with 16". How much off a difference does 1" do to speed and handling? i dont race on track or anything, how much will i notice on the road? cheers

 

[BLACK WIDOW 06]

this is what im wondering i have 17"on mine at the mo and thinking of going to 16" but like you said is that 1" really gonna make a difference,personaly i cant see it,but i could well be wrong
:dapprove:

 

[steve740]

Get the seventeens on!!!!! Sod it. Wont make much difference at all

 

[welsh172]

i do really fancy some anthracite supaleggs on my car, think it would look good on a black car and its got a 40mm drop.....dunno if there will some rubbage though :s

 

[steve740]

no none at all

 

[BLACK WIDOW 06]

i do really fancy some anthracite supaleggs on my car, think it would look good on a black car and its got a 40mm drop.....dunno if there will some rubbage though :

++s

mine 17" rub very slight when over certain bumbs been dropped 35mm

 

[welsh172]

hhhmmmm, well if its only a little thats ok, how u finding it? pain in the arse or is it ok?

 

[BLACK WIDOW 06]

hhhmmmm, well if its only a little thats ok, how u finding it? pain in the arse or is it ok?

its really not that bad like i said just certain bumps but honestly if it was bad then they would be off, i can live with it no prob just thought id let you know how mine are mate

 

[steve740]

You going to the meet on the 1st October welsh172?

 

[welsh172]

You going to the meet on the 1st October welsh172?

wheres that then?

 

[steve740]

Not sure yet but we'll all be meeting on the motorway, possibly going karting Tim said and then off to take some pics

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=165665

 

[welsh172]

cool, just posted there......hopfully will be there, dirty as ever for some pics lol

 

[steve740]

love it!

 

[caymanr26]

ive got 17's on mine - no rubbing at all after a few small mods plus dont get ET37 wheels - get an ET42 and the rear wont rub at all - the front might rub a little but its fixable - Ill show you mine at the meet welsh172

 

[welsh172]

^^^ brill ta, let me know what mods need doing aswell

 

[Roystan]

Go 17's and drop it!