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Busta J
07-10-2002, 05:18 PM
Does anybody on the forum have 16 inch rims installed. If so please post them! For some reason I keep thinking 17's are overboard and 16's would give me a little bit smoother ride. Plus when I look at member rides I can't ever tell if the rims are 16" or 17".

SBC31
07-10-2002, 07:46 PM
Here's one from a member of another board that I haven't seen on here too much. Hope he doesn't mind me posting the picture.

http://members.rogers.com/sbc31/fdafb6ec.jpg

Brenetics
07-10-2002, 09:19 PM
Man for them to look as good as 17's you'd have to drop the car like 2.5-3 inches.

Busta J
07-10-2002, 10:01 PM
Originally posted by Brenetics
Man for them to look as good as 17's you'd have to drop the car like 2.5-3 inches.

Really? I always thought that on a small car like the Si, installing some nice lightweight 16's, and dropping the car 1.5 inches would give the best mix of appearance and performance. I figured the ride on 17's would be quite rough considering how thin the sidewall is.

SBC31
07-11-2002, 06:45 AM
Actually 17" is not that bad, if you would go to 18" then the ride may become rather harsh. The Type R in Europe comes standard with 17" and this is the biggest you can go without changing the ride.

Brenetics
07-11-2002, 07:13 PM
like SBC said, there is hardly a ride difference with the 17's but a big handling difference.

I'm gonna go with 17's but pick whichever works for you:)

xlr8
07-12-2002, 01:43 PM
my car rides great on 17s. i think that those wheels look like 15s on that car

Busta J
07-12-2002, 07:43 PM
Originally posted by xlr8
i think that those wheels look like 15s on that car

That's what I was thinking...

Anybody got anymore pics of 02Si's with 16"

HondaMan
07-16-2002, 02:46 PM
My 17s ride great...17s are the way to go IMO.

DynaSpeed
07-16-2002, 03:12 PM
Not only does that car look like it has 15's on it (which I personally think it does have). It also looks like it was raised by some Jeep springs or something. But hey, if that's what they're going for, then alright... drive a dune buggy.

HondaMan
07-16-2002, 03:50 PM
Dune buggy...LOL!

CleanBlackSi02
07-17-2002, 03:43 PM
Some times you just wish people kept their stock wheels...