After a weekend street race got broken up by cops and a lot of fear got shot through me (long story) i've decided that i'm going to concentrate a lot more on show than on go. (that way i won't be tempted to race). I'm starting with new rims and i was looking at the konig rated-r's in white. They're a nice addition to my white teg w/red accents. Amer. Tire Co. is running a special on 18"s w/tires lug nuts locks mounted/balanced and installed for 1095 out the door. Question, are 18" rims too big for a teg? and do you think this is a good deal?
18" too big?
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umm..just a piece of advice..i think that with more show..the cops will pull you over more if there the dickhead cops who absolutely despise imports...and if you get some go..just learn how to handle all that power and might...i think the rated r's look nice..but 18's...i think those might be too big..try 16's or 17's..but its your choice..
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My friend has a gen2 teg w/18" white konig tantrums and it looks tight. I have RH EVO Z5000's in white 17" and I like it more than my friends 18". We both have a 1.75" drop and it looks almost the same in terms of ride heigth.
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go with the 17s 18s are big
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It's big, it's berry big, it's tooobiggg!!!!
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Naw 18's look hot I'm trying ta upgrade myself go 17's right now.
Why do you think that 18" wheels would slow you down. Just that statement makes me beleive you dont know what you are talking about. Go to the tire size calculator, and figure out the diff between your factory tires and your new tires. If you bought the right size tires there should only be a slight difference. Even a one inch bigger tire wouldnt be enough for you to tell. Just my take.kricci on Jul/24/02 said:
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Top end would be higher, acceleration would be a lot slower
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I was thinking to get some 18s but instead Im planing to get 17s instead.
well my take on this is larger wheels generally result in a slower car. larger wheels way more, right? more weight that is directly relatad to the powertrain slows the car down. IMO i would go with 17's if you were lookin for show though. i think 18's look a little out of place. but then again there are about 15 people who already said the love 18's so whatever..Lokar on Aug/09/02 said:
Why do you think that 18" wheels would slow you down. Just that statement makes me beleive you dont know what you are talking about. Go to the tire size calculator, and figure out the diff between your factory tires and your new tires. If you bought the right size tires there should only be a slight difference. Even a one inch bigger tire wouldnt be enough for you to tell. Just my take. [/QUOTE]well my take on this is larger wheels generally result in a slower car. larger wheels way more, right? more weight that is directly relatad to the powertrain slows the car down. IMO i would go with 17's if you were lookin for show though. i think 18's look a little out of place. but then again there are about 15 people who already said the love 18's so whatever..hootb18 on Aug/12/02 said:
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My 18's only weigh 15lbs. Thats light. If you are willing to spend the money, you use whatever you want. I dont understand when a guy is worried about 3 or 4 lbs. on his wheels and then he goes and puts in 50 lbs. worth of stereo equipment??? Sorry to be so negative, but co'mon.
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