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Old 17 January 2009, 10:12 AM
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Question final post on the subject 18s or 17s that is the question

bare with me as yous may know iv been huming and hawing for a while now about getting some new wheels,but for the life of me just cant decide should it be 17s or 18 iv seen the wheels i want i belive there inovit st6 they look good in 18s on the car people talk about tram lining and stuff but i aint got a clue what this means can imagen tho could some of yous post some pics of of your cars with 17s and 18s and give me some advice in what to do 18s or 17s that is the question
Old 17 January 2009, 09:19 PM
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From my experience the only noticeable difference from 17's to 18's on my P1 was the ride quality was harsher, you could 'feel' the rpad more due to the lower profile.
The only time Ive experienced tram lining is at low speed which is not a problem and only happens occasionally when the road forces it.
Old 18 January 2009, 07:40 PM
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Yeah ive been pondering the same.

Think im going to go for 18's. Get plenty of understeer with 16's. WIll get that sorted first before making the move to some fat 18;s i rekon.
Old 19 January 2009, 01:29 PM
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I was pondering about this but just bought myself a set of Compomotives and stuck with 17"s.
The ride is always a bit harsher with a bigger wheel.
I'd rather stick with what Subaru think is the best wheel size.
I dont think you will have a problem though on 18's its just a personal preference.
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punk-chew-a-shun!
Old 20 January 2009, 01:20 PM
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cheers for the advice
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