17" or 16"

[mike]

ok...i just want to know a couple of things..
i heard u can fit 7x17 with 205 tyres, is it true..does that never rub..even with people in it??
what about 7.5x17, why doesnt that fit?
the thing is, iv got 80sx, will my car be a lot slower with 17" or shalli just got for 16"?
any idea?
cheers guys....
mike

 

[loggy]

16"

hi mike

I think you should buy 16", because you don't need 17" tyres on 80sx. I also think they are to big for bravo. especialy because the rear brake drums don't look too good, so the bigger are the alloys more visible will be the drum. I have a 15" 195 50 and they are enough. All I need now is the car to be lowered for about 4cms. So I think that 16" will look good enough.

loggy

 

[Andy Hutchinson]

Go for 17's - i did

O.K, so i was in 2 minds as to what size of wheel to get. A trip down to my local wheel shop helped me to decide. My car started with 15" TSW Alpines, and i felt that they were too small. So i therefore bourght some 16" Mille Miglia Chronos.They looked good but i wanted more. I then got a set of 17x7" Kosei RG Senekas with 205/40 profiles. At first they rubbed on full lock. If you look under the wheel arch on your Bravo youll see like a 'stepped' plastic panel - this is what they were rubbing on. I took the car back to the shop that fitted the wheels and they asured me everyhting was O.K. After about a month the rubbing stopped. I checked the wheel arch and the tyre had actually worn the plastic away. Result. Now i have no problems with my 17's.Gor for it.(personally i think it looks better.) My car is also lowered 35mm so if yours isnt you may not experience and rubbing)

 

[Paul]

17's" Definately

I've also got 17's with 205/40 rubber, got to save some cash to get lowered. I've got TSW Evo R

Handling is brilliant much better than the standard tyres.

 

[mike]

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cheers guys...
i totally agree about 17's looking soo much better..
i dunno what wheels to go for, i wanted to go for TSW fusions but they are 7.5 wide and wont fit....
i think ill go for some 17" team dynamics spiders...
ok...thanx again...

 

[KLR]

Wheels for your car

Take a look at OZ wheels

OZ VOLCANO

OZ F1 PLUS

They look so good on Bravos !!!!!

 

[Steve]

17's r a must

Check out Kahn Wheels, Got me a set of RS-R's and they are the mutz on my Bravo! www.kahndesign.com for reference.

Best of luck

Steve

 

[Boric]

Go for 16''

I've had 15'' (195,50 R15) and they are definitelly too small. But I've seen 17'' and they are too big. Too low tire doesnt look good to me.

195/40 R17 is too low and if you're a fast driver you'll smash a rim when hit even not so big hole.

I wouldn't go below 45.

Another thing is, that if you want optimum performance, take 195 or 215 instead of 205, because 205/45 R16 is out of wheel radius and that means slower accelerations because the gearbox is calculated on the appropriate wheel radius.
215 is probbably a little bit too wide for Bravo (aquaplaning!)

Go for OZ Superturismo 16''x 7'' ET37