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I had 17x7s on my car with Konis and Kings and didn't have any guard rub or roll guards.

Jt-1600 wrote:

mickfred wrote:I had 17x7s on my car with Konis and Kings and didn't have any guard rub or roll guards.

Howcome u got rid of them??? r they an inconvenience? do you have any pics of it with the 17's on it??

I think there's plenty of guys here with 17x7s on their cars.

At the time I needed to get new tyres and for the ones I wanted to get, it was only another $300 for new wheels and tyres. So I got some 16x7s and 45 profile tyres. The 17s were 40 profile.
I found the 17s seemed to scrub the inside of the tyre quicker then the rest. However I found the same with my 16s, so I changed my alignment setup and we'll see how the new tyres look in about a year I guess. It will be that long, with the amount of kms I do.

If you really want 17s because of the cool look with that size, then I would suggest taking a look at a nice set of 16s as well. However select a set of 16s that have the spoke design going right to the outter edge of the wheel. It does make them look slightly larger then they are.

picy here... http://pics.aus-cartalk.com/vicclub/Eve ... C_0153.jpg

and a couple more here...

http://pics.aus-cartalk.com/vicclub/Eve ... ndex_2.htm

michael

Some people LIKE 17\" rims.. always debates on this issue..

i have 17 x 7 and lowered.. and i dont have any issues with day to day driving

As long as you have right profile tyres, its NOT the diameter of the rim that defines whether they'll fit.

Its the width and offset.

The number of posts with people asking if 17's will fit without stating the offset is driving me nuts.


ps, stick to smaller rims, big heavy rims suck arse

I had 17x7's that i thought were good until i drove a car with 15s. It was such a huge improvement i ditched the 17s in favour of some light 15s. that said, 17s can look great.