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**Ivanaishere** · 09-12-2006, 05:33 AM

improve the ride? dude wtf are you smoking 14" wheels will have like say 185 70 r14tires
if you went to 17" you'll have like 195 35 r17. you loose 3 inches of rubber, you basicaly riding on pure medal no rubber, the more rubber you have the better the ride is. a 17" wheel will be heavier then a 14" wheel and makes the car harder to brake and you dont get as good acceleration.

I was worried about this, basicly as far as I can tell from research if the engine is above a certain size/power then the difference between smaller and bigger wheels up to a point is negligable, aslong as the circumpherence(sp) is the same/similar.

My first car (Punto 1.2 8V) had 17's, the ride was fine, it was lowered too, albeit with crap springs, so it was a bit bad with big bumps but otherwise the ride was fine and it handled brilliant. It never made it harder to brake, it did slow it down a tad, but that's because it was a 1.2 8v lol

From my days in the FFOC forum it seems 17's are the way to go for handling and 18's for looks, apparently 18's are a little bit harsh over bumps but tbh it won't bother me, it's a zetec and the ride is stiff anyway. It's a 1.8 too so they wont affect performance much if atall.

They look sexy too dont they

09-12-2006, 05:33 AM	#5
Ivanaishere Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 466 Senior Member	improve the ride? dude wtf are you smoking 14" wheels will have like say 185 70 r14tires if you went to 17" you'll have like 195 35 r17. you loose 3 inches of rubber, you basicaly riding on pure medal no rubber, the more rubber you have the better the ride is. a 17" wheel will be heavier then a 14" wheel and makes the car harder to brake and you dont get as good acceleration. I was worried about this, basicly as far as I can tell from research if the engine is above a certain size/power then the difference between smaller and bigger wheels up to a point is negligable, aslong as the circumpherence(sp) is the same/similar. My first car (Punto 1.2 8V) had 17's, the ride was fine, it was lowered too, albeit with crap springs, so it was a bit bad with big bumps but otherwise the ride was fine and it handled brilliant. It never made it harder to brake, it did slow it down a tad, but that's because it was a 1.2 8v lol From my days in the FFOC forum it seems 17's are the way to go for handling and 18's for looks, apparently 18's are a little bit harsh over bumps but tbh it won't bother me, it's a zetec and the ride is stiff anyway. It's a 1.8 too so they wont affect performance much if atall. They look sexy too dont they
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