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Old 09-08-02, 01:21 PM
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should I go with 17" or 16"

hey guys I need some opinions. I have 16 inch konig v racing rims right now and i'm thinking of upgrading to 17's. My question is ...are 17's too big for an 88. I know they'll be heavier but will it decrease performance enough to justify staying with the 16's? What size do most of you guys run?
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i say.. go wit 17's.... the look is incredible.. compared to the 15 inch stock.... youll be happy wit 17's
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18'' make your car impossable to turn lol i am putting 17'' konig absolutes on my car. i had someone photoshop the pic and it looks bad ***
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ohhhhhh absolutes... send me the pic plz!!!!! hechoennuyawk@aol.com!! im dying to see an Fc with those rims... plz
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Turbo smoke can you please post the pic?
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i perfer stickin with the 16 they look good. and also the are good for alaround driving
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here is the link to the page photoshop pics
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performance is more important than looks to me. Are the 17's going to fit well? anybody have 17's right now?
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here my car with 16's enieki's probably would have gone with 17's but for 1000.00 cnd, with toyo proxies i decided it was too good to pass up. and since i'm goin to be lowering it about 1 and 3/4 inches it should give a good apperance
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the konig absolutes kinda look similar to my rota circuit 8's.....i would say stick with 16's because the bigger the rim, the more unsprung weight you have to push to get the car moving......here is a pic of my rims....




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