how much taller are 18in rims than 17 inch rims???

lilmarc1988 · April 17th, 2008, 10:46 PM

topic. and how much will i have to drop the the car to have it look good with 17in rims and not scrape the longtube headers?? like how far is a stock cobra drop??? those look nice with 17 inch rims

HMUSN · April 17th, 2008, 10:48 PM

they are exactly 1 inch taller. LOL

1FUN4RD · April 17th, 2008, 10:48 PM

how much taller are 18in rims than 17 inch rims???

Answer = 1 in

How much will the 18s raise your car ( assuming rim height only)

Answer = 1/2 in

v606er · April 17th, 2008, 10:49 PM

about 3.48 feet taller.

lilmarc1988 · April 17th, 2008, 10:50 PM

so a 1 inch drop to have the same stance???? oooo shit lol i get what u saying. so say if i have 315/35/17. i just need to get a 1 inch drop??? lol that was easy. i thought there was more to it

HMUSN · April 17th, 2008, 10:51 PM

no not really.. lol

lilmarc1988 · April 17th, 2008, 10:51 PM

Originally Posted by v606er

about 3.48 feet taller.

sounds about right

lilmarc1988 · April 17th, 2008, 10:51 PM

would i scrap my mac lt??

qwik48r · April 17th, 2008, 10:51 PM

logicaly on lock bud.

lilmarc1988 · April 17th, 2008, 10:52 PM

well i seen a bunch of 17 inch rims with big ass gaps and was just wonderin bud

energiesource · April 17th, 2008, 10:54 PM

Thats because they either have a low profile or are stock height, usually with 17's you can go with a 2" drop and not scrape, 18's, i'd probably advise a 1-1.5 inch drop

i dont see where the 18's come in though, beacuse you just talk about 17's. and if youre downgrading from 18 to 17, then youre stupid.

lilmarc1988 · April 17th, 2008, 10:55 PM

well it does say mods to come in my sig lol

lilmarc1988 · April 17th, 2008, 10:56 PM

im mainly just think about tire cost really. the bitch for 305/35/18 are just so much money lol

energiesource · April 17th, 2008, 10:58 PM

i would have figured 15" rubber would be cheap..

lilmarc1988 · April 17th, 2008, 10:58 PM

lol meant 18

ReverendDexter · April 17th, 2008, 11:02 PM

And the amount you're gonna have to drop for 17s or 18s isn't so much based on the size of your wheel, it's gonna be based on the outer diameter of the tire you wrap aound that wheel. a (these are bs sizes, bear with me) 275/75/17 is gonna be way bigger than a 275/35/18.

I'd research "plus sizing". GRM had a great article on it an issue back or so. (though you may not like it, their results were that 18s are pretty much for looks only. 17s are king of performance.)

lilmarc1988 · April 17th, 2008, 11:06 PM

yeah because of the sidwall

qwik48r · April 17th, 2008, 11:11 PM

75.. haha truck tire.. haha i wish i had on my jimmy

lilmarc1988 · April 17th, 2008, 11:22 PM

so i believe i have ebiach springs on my car. how do yall feel about h&r springs? and will that drop my car another inch or so??

April 17th, 2008, 10:48 PM	#3
1FUN4RD Enthusiast 2007 MUSTANG GT 286.2RWHP & 285.RWTQ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CENTRAL IOWA Posts: 696	how much taller are 18in rims than 17 inch rims??? Answer = 1 in How much will the 18s raise your car ( assuming rim height only) Answer = 1/2 in __________________ Originally Posted by ChrisJ If the erection last over 4 hours...Call more women...

April 17th, 2008, 10:49 PM	#4
v606er Hardcore Enthusiast v6 '06. auto 6.9s @ 69mph Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: in a gay bar getting smothered by 8t6gt Posts: 1,252	about 3.48 feet taller. __________________ steeda UDP, steeda CAI, xcal3 tuner

April 17th, 2008, 10:54 PM	#11
energiesource Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Up der in canada eh Posts: 2,373	Thats because they either have a low profile or are stock height, usually with 17's you can go with a 2" drop and not scrape, 18's, i'd probably advise a 1-1.5 inch drop i dont see where the 18's come in though, beacuse you just talk about 17's. and if youre downgrading from 18 to 17, then youre stupid. __________________ 2000 Mustang GT, Steeda Triax shifter, Underdrive pulleys, SLP LM2, MAC L/T and O/R H-pipe. Transmission fix, new clutch Coming soon: Brakes.

April 17th, 2008, 10:58 PM	#14
energiesource Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Up der in canada eh Posts: 2,373	i would have figured 15" rubber would be cheap.. __________________ 2000 Mustang GT, Steeda Triax shifter, Underdrive pulleys, SLP LM2, MAC L/T and O/R H-pipe. Transmission fix, new clutch Coming soon: Brakes.

April 17th, 2008, 11:02 PM	#16
ReverendDexter Hardcore Enthusiast 1998 SVT Cobra Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Posts: 1,271	And the amount you're gonna have to drop for 17s or 18s isn't so much based on the size of your wheel, it's gonna be based on the outer diameter of the tire you wrap aound that wheel. a (these are bs sizes, bear with me) 275/75/17 is gonna be way bigger than a 275/35/18. I'd research "plus sizing". GRM had a great article on it an issue back or so. (though you may not like it, their results were that 18s are pretty much for looks only. 17s are king of performance.) __________________ ---------------------------------------------------------- The Sacred Chao says "MU" '96 Bronco XLT '98 Cobra '89 Camry AllTrac Last edited by ReverendDexter : April 17th, 2008 at 11:04 PM.

April 17th, 2008, 10:51 PM	#9
qwik48r Hardcore Enthusiast 08 GT Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,668	logicaly on lock bud.

April 17th, 2008, 11:11 PM	#18
qwik48r Hardcore Enthusiast 08 GT Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,668	75.. haha truck tire.. haha i wish i had on my jimmy

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