Only had the Valver a few days and the tyres are pritty low, cars pulling to the left abit so preying its just tyre ware.
Am thinking of just sticking new tyre's on the 17's although i know its gonna be pricey, but it looks good and feels bloody quick. From reading posts most people say to get 15's but by just how much do the 17's slow you down?
Had 17's on my old nova, was a 1.2 so i did'nt mind going backwards :P (waits for Nova related abuse/ wtf is there a GTR badge on it) :P
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Thread: Should i ditch the 17's???
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16-01-2006, 23:17 #1Forum User
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Should i ditch the 17's???
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16-01-2006, 23:20 #2Forum User
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ah.....yes.........erm........nice.........wheels. please don't do anything like that to your valver
yeah ditch the 17"s mate, you'll notice a difference in the handling deparment. the acceleration will be a bit better aswell.
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17s lick balls.... there is a fair difference according to craig....
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I got some 17s with my willy when I bought it....flogged them for 250 and spent it on the car
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16-01-2006, 23:26 #5Forum User
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u'll notice a hugh difference putting 15's on mate in both acc and handling< biggest diff imo, trust me ive had 17's on my hybrid(valver) for the last 9 months and just gone back to 15's, do look good on 17's though. car pulling to the left could be tracking or wear in a suspension componant..would'nt imagine tyres would cause that.
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As above 17's are pure rubbish, had them on mine and when i changed to 15's i noticed a hell of a difference in handling and acceleration. I've now got some lightweigh 16's with a low profile tyre that makes them smaller than original size, plus they're lighter and look better. best of both worlds.
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16-01-2006, 23:39 #7Forum User
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but the tyres will cost a fooking bomb!
Originally Posted by Willy Lover
15's with 195/50's is the best IMO
Nice and cheap and best handling and acceleration!
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ditch em!
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Don't worry ive had my fill of body kits Originally Posted by Scott-16v!
am thinking possibly keep the 17's until winter is over, more grip in the wet and get used to how the car handels. And then in the summer wack some 15's on a be prepaired for a nice surprise
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16-01-2006, 23:46 #10Forum User
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It wont grip any better with 17's! more likely to grip worse and aquaplane into a ditch! 17s suck on small cars.
get 15's on pronto...sell the 17's
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