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Old 12-10-2007, 12:54 PM
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Default Re: Wheel sizes - too big?

Originally Posted by NoCones
But very few (if any) cars are designed with only performance in mind...I'd say the OEM wheel size is almost never the *optimum* wheel size.
Absolutely right! I wish I had the 17" inch wheels you mention above. Just going to 18's made a big diference in the rear of my car. It seems much more planted on bumpier roads. I believe it is the reduced unsprung weight that helped the most.