i was searching for 17" rims and couldnt find anything but i just found the "show us your rims" thread.
it seems like they will look fine as long as i dont get bigger than 17.
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does anyone have a picture of a sentra with 17" rims?
i might be able to get a really really good deal on some, but im afraid they will look bad.
I think 17's are to big, i have 17's on my car and you can really feel a loss in power due to them, I reccomend 16's myself
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Last edited by psuLemon : Oct 5th, 2005 at 01:53 PM.
15" rims have been tested to be the best. Read www.Nissanperformancemag.com. Mike young with his project 200sx 1.6t has tested many rims and has found you will be fastest with 15" light weight rims.
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I have 17" rims but I didn't feel a loss in power when I put them on. Honestly I think I'm a tiny bit quicker... but thats only because they are lightweight rims and weigh less then my stock steelies. You'll be faster with 15s like stated above due to the smaller wheel diameter.
yeah, but you can tell by looking at them that they are 17" rims, i wanted to see the pictures becuase i dont know how 17" rims look. they dont say anywhere in those threads that they are 17's, so when i searched for 17" rims, those threads didnt show up.
thanks for the links though.
Well it depends on how much it weighs and tire size. If you have a 17" rim that weighs less than the stocker and can find tires that are around 21" in diameter then you would be set. Actually you would be faster.
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Honestly I think I'm a tiny bit quicker... but thats only because they are lightweight rims and weigh less then my stock steelies.
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If you have a 17" rim that weighs less than the stocker and can find tires that are around 21" in diameter then you would be set. Actually you would be faster.
Neither of these statements are actually true. Check this link to find out why:
How is a bigger wheel/smaller tire combo that weighs less and is the same size in diameter as the stock combo, worse?
Read the article at the first link. At the very bottom, you'll see an excel spreadsheet calculator that will give you the exact numbers for rotational mass, inertia, and will give you estimates for how much torque you lose out of going to larger wheels.
You will be very surprised to find how light you have to make 16"+ wheels in order to come even close to the same sort of figures as the heavy stock 14" steel wheels.
I dont think that 17 are to big, it really depends on what kind of rim you are shooting for and what kind of performance you are lookin for. I wouldnt recommend chrome if you are going to build a performance car, if your going for something that is a little of both, looks good and perfroms good, you cant go wrong with polished, wouldnt get any rim bigger than 8 in wide though, weight increase alot for ever .5 in, plus when ever it rains, big hydro-plan problems, especialy if your gonna be putting down some horses.....
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