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Old January-20th-2003 | 12:42 AM
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Best size?

I was wondering what the best size rim and tire combo is for performance, I may be a thug but im not all about the bling bling.
I also plan on doing the klze swap and was wondering if a-spec changes the rotors to 5 bolt patter or should i just wait till i get the swap done first?
Old January-20th-2003 | 01:35 AM
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Since you're talking about A-Spec .. are you in Toronto area?
I would guess that they just change the engine and that wouldn't affect your wheels at all but you could always call them to check.

Strictly for performance, you want to go as small-diameter, light, and wide as possible.
Old January-20th-2003 | 04:11 PM
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what is the best size? for performance? it depends on what you are going to be doing with your car.....if you decrease the diameter and go as light as possible....you will make the car "QUICKER"...but the top end will suffer.....if you stay stock....keep the wheel/tire combo lighter than stock .... you will go quicker and still keep the top end ...... if you increase the weight of your wheel/tire combo its going to slow you down some....in the acceleration department anyway....

its all about the ammount of mass you have to get spinning, and the amount of power it takes to do that.
Old January-20th-2003 | 04:26 PM
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If you plan on getting a klze, you can afford to get heavier rims and still be plenty fine. If I were you, I'd look into lightweight 16" or 17" rims. If you never do get the klze, look for 15" or 16" lightweight wheels. Also the wider you can fit, the better.

I was going to get 16", and I am also planning to get the klze done. However, the rims I want only come in 15" and 17" and bigger, so I'm going to get 17"s. The 17"s are still lighter to some 16"s anyways. 16 lbs.
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