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I'm very happy with my new wheels and tires, the car drive like a razor. 
Styling Thinking about 7x17" ET38 Abarth's.
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Styling Thinking about 7x17" ET38 Abarth's.
Makarintosh
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Hi Pretender!
Was wondering (and I didn't read through the whole thread because I am too excited when I saw this post), where did you buy those wheels? I have been looking around for abarth rims for my Panda also and those ones that you got yourself are, dare I say it, SEXAY!
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Makarintosh
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They are beautiful! They would look pretty sweet with my Brambo Max discs
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You won't see your discs behind those wheels tbh.
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I'm Happy with them.I am sorry to say that to me they look like the wheels from a model T ford ....
I do not think they suit the car in the slightest..
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195/45/R16....I bet that's improved the handling a bit !
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Grip and handling are too different things, I bet it spoilt the handling
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No problems in the grip and handling department, it drive like a razor and corners like a go-kart.
You'll be surprised, but the car probably handles much better on narrower tyres with 15's. Wider tyres will just slow an underpowered car down.
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Last summer i had 6x15" wheels with 195/50R15" tires.
The new 16" perform better.
The new 16" perform better.
Your car will be far quicker on 14" steel wheels, you just don't know why.
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I drove it on 155/13" steel, 165/14" steel, 185/14" steel, 195/15" LM and now on 195/16" LM an Every time the drive improved, so i don't see why it would be far quicker with 14" steel wheels.
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I really like these! A wheel I would consider if I had plans to mod my Panda.
Wheels and tyres make so much difference, between the dynamic I had with 13" wheels to the 14" Alloys on the Eleganza, you wouldn't believe there both Pandas by the handling difference.
Wheels and tyres make so much difference, between the dynamic I had with 13" wheels to the 14" Alloys on the Eleganza, you wouldn't believe there both Pandas by the handling difference.
The weight of a big alloy really blunts a cars acceleration when it has so few horses under the bonnet
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Do alloy wheels not weigh less then the equivalent steel wheel?
In the old days they used to - particularly if they were Magnesium alloys. Modern pressed steel wheels tend to be lighter (and stronger) than their glamorously spoked alloy brethren.
I fancied some steelies for my 100hp but couldn't find any reasonably priced (i.e. ultra cheap).
Do alloy wheels not weigh less then the equivalent steel wheel?
A very common misconception!
Makarintosh
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Jeez! Talk about a joy killer! Let the man have his fun with his new wheels.
