sammiboicurtis
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hi thinking of puttin 17" alloys on mi mk2 3d how much will the performance drop anyone know?
people have had various problems with 17's like new gear boxes.
so do u think 16"s would be a better idea
cheers for that. any suggestions for a decent set im lookin at about 400 quid to spend.
Look for some OZ Supperleggera's (Italian for 'superlight') :yum:. It took me two gearboxes to realise it was the big wheels killing it so no its not rubbish what so ever its simple laws of physics.
Big wheels don't kill boxes, the drivers do.
That's a fact I'm afraid.
Too much scaremongering regarding big wheels and big drops, been there and done that with no problems as have hundereds of other people I know. You can kill a gearbox running 15's easily enough.
i have got 15's on mine with ultra sicky tyres and the clutch has just gone. due to ragging it.
Fair enough you could probably put 17s on and it be okay..but I'd rather put the right wheels on and not have to worry about my driving style or wether I'm doing the car any damage.
Don't fit 16's then, it's not as the manufacturer intended
Don't lower it.
Don't deviate from the original tyre size.
Nor did I say don't deviate from the original tyre size...my punto had 165/65/14s on when I got it. I put the Abarth 15s with 195/55/15 tyres on.
I was merely stating that 195 is probably widest fitment intended by fiat as they dont do a wheel for a mk2 punto that is wider than that.
Clever F***inck Cloggs.
Well thats like saying fate don't kill engines, drivers do. All im saying is big wheels DO increase the load on a gearbox even driving easy so they WILL wear the gearbox, diff and most driveline components quicker than it would with standard wheels on.
Simple laws of physics, im not saying 'fit 17" wheels and wham bam your gearbox is going to blow up' its just not going to last as long. Lowering also exacerbates the situation but like I said will only increase the speed in which components wear.
195/55 is wrong by a long way.
195/50 is closer to standard spec, but even then you've added 10mm on the width for no reason.
185's will cope with track use with 150bhp+, that's proven. So why add weight and drag to the car to slow it down?
If people want to be anal about things they should look at the whole picture IMO