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Keithie |
posted on 21st Jun 04 at 08:24 |
when i put 17's on my gsi it seemed much slower. i wld look for 16's instead | |
sfxer |
posted on 20th Jun 04 at 13:35 |
on a 1.6 with good quality wheels you will hardly notice anything. | |
corsa5dr |
posted on 20th Jun 04 at 09:33 |
Agree with Kris and Broster, the weight of the wheel will make a big difference. Also you will probably see a negative affect on the handling. | |
Russ |
posted on 20th Jun 04 at 08:09 |
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Kris TD |
posted on 20th Jun 04 at 08:05 |
quote: mainly bottom and top end gsi alloys are lgithweight actually. | |
IntaCepta |
posted on 19th Jun 04 at 23:45 |
from 13" to 16" i noticed a great difference in speed, especially low end pickup was shite! | |
Marco The Corsa Man |
posted on 19th Jun 04 at 20:43 |
Ive no power steering and when I wrnt from 13" steels to 16" alloys I noticed that some big bumps nearly rip the wheel outa my hands, other times Ive had the car go into "scalectrix" mode where it just wants to follow a rut in the road. Bloody good fun tho, and tones and tones of feedback, just the way I like it :thumbs: | |
Jambo |
posted on 19th Jun 04 at 19:29 |
They make it slower but its not as bad as some people are making it sound. :rolleyes: | |
MoNkEy MaGiC |
posted on 19th Jun 04 at 19:03 |
in wat way did it feel slower? lower, mid or upper rev range? or generally throughout? | |
broster |
posted on 19th Jun 04 at 18:56 |
gunna say the tame as kris, and his car has loadsa torque to more the 17's round lol, its not the size that matters as much its the weight of the alloy! if u really want 17's then pic some light ones. also i think 15's look alot better on a corsa than 17's | |
Kris TD |
posted on 19th Jun 04 at 18:39 |
quote: i disagree, there was a huge differnce in speed when i took my old 17's off and put the standard rims back on, so much quicker. dont forget the 17's will weigh like twice as much. | |
ultra_corsa |
posted on 19th Jun 04 at 18:36 |
do 17"'s!!!:thumbs: just change em back to ur old ones for track days etc | |
sfxer |
posted on 19th Jun 04 at 15:00 |
its also down to the weight and other factors, but like i say i doubt u'll notice anything | |
MoNkEy MaGiC |
posted on 19th Jun 04 at 14:57 |
quote: yeah thats what i thought :) coz the 17s are only slightly bigger in diameter and circumference compared to the alloys i got now so it cant efect it too much or be noticable! | |
sfxer |
posted on 19th Jun 04 at 14:01 |
you wont notice any difference apart from bumps seem bigger and harder! | |
Drysdale |
posted on 19th Jun 04 at 13:00 |
Then you'll be fine on 17s. Go for it. | |
MoNkEy MaGiC |
posted on 19th Jun 04 at 12:59 |
quote: i dont use the car on tracks, and i dont race around on the roads either, just for normal driving really :) | |
Drysdale |
posted on 19th Jun 04 at 12:53 |
Its not really worth doing a 0-60 on 17s. Doubt you'd be impressed. If you're going for track days, keep your old 14s and just use the 17s all other times. | |
Ian |
posted on 19th Jun 04 at 12:19 |
It will be slower and you will need to lower it. | |
MoNkEy MaGiC |
posted on 19th Jun 04 at 11:41 |
offset is ET45, 17x7, 205/40 tyre and im gonna do ALL arch work so it WILL be good fit :) the Gsi's are already a little lower anyway so wont lower it yet....but if i do it will be between 50-70mm | |
Drysdale |
posted on 19th Jun 04 at 11:40 |
As long as you're not totally slammed, then its not that much work. I'd say 17's was the absolute max you should go unless you're building a show car. | |
big eck |
posted on 19th Jun 04 at 11:33 |
17's look good but are a bit of a bitch too fit unless they've gt a perfect offset, stick to a nice set of 16's, they look just as good and wont hamper the acceleration | |
Drysdale |
posted on 19th Jun 04 at 11:28 |
Well....you'll lose some acceleration as the roll of the wheel is bigger...thus it takes longer for the wheel to go round. Steering will be affected slightly as the wheel has a bigger surface area, thus takes slightly longer to turn. | |
MoNkEy MaGiC |
posted on 19th Jun 04 at 11:25 |
ive got a modded corsa Gsi 1.6 16v, with zorst and viper kit etc, its a pretty quick little car!! |