17 or 18's?

arth91 · Post by **arth91** » July 23rd, 2007, 12:00 am

Hey guys I've decided that i want to get myself some konig unknowns for my mx-3. When i was talkin to the dude about them he asked me if I would want to step it up to 18's. What are your guys' thoughts on this. Is the ride a lot rougher? Will it look sweet or too big? Anythin else i should be concerned about? Is it worth 400 bucks more?

Thanks for your help
AC

solo_ryder · Post by **solo_ryder** » July 23rd, 2007, 12:35 am

Depends what you want in your car. 18's can look good but IMO (and from having a set) they are too big. Also, if it is a daily driver I don't recommend that as it is rough to drive around on them. Go with 17's

golhap27 · Post by **golhap27** » July 23rd, 2007, 12:39 am

1 inch is definitely not worth $400

solo_ryder · Post by **solo_ryder** » July 23rd, 2007, 2:48 am

golhap27 wrote:1 inch is definitely not worth $400

Haha, that sounds funny

94mx3precidia · Post by **94mx3precidia** » July 23rd, 2007, 8:18 am

depends which way you think of that inch.........

PurpleDinosaur · Post by **PurpleDinosaur** » July 23rd, 2007, 1:19 pm

I wouldn't go any bigger than 16 myself... but I am more interested in performance than looks... and I am running 15's. 18s are gonna be heavy as hell... but to each his own.

Post by **Mooneggs** » July 24th, 2007, 10:00 am

After running 14's for almost a year now on my klze and 15's on my k8 I'm not sure if I would ever go back to using my 17's...

sure they look cool but they are so heavy

so if you are going solely for looks get 17's...but 18's look too big on the mx-3.

Tunes67 · Post by **Tunes67** » July 24th, 2007, 10:42 am

Performance or Bling. Thats the choice you have to make. 17's & 18's are both heavy and will affect your acceleration and your braking. They will also put additional stress on your wheel bearings.. so expect to replace them soon if your still running the factory ones. I like my nice light weight 15" Konig Heliums. But to each their own.

Tunes67

94mx3precidia · Post by **94mx3precidia** » July 24th, 2007, 9:50 pm

didnt really want to start a new topic but i have a question. On this website ----> http://www.motegiracing.com/wheels/deta ... p&section=#

i was just looking around for rims and im confused about something.
Now, at the bottom where it shows the 15" rims, what does offset and backside mean? i need to know this cuz illl be getting rims soon. Does offset mean how far off the rim is from the original OEM rims? i have no idea.

Steeb · Post by **Steeb** » July 28th, 2007, 3:27 pm

depending on how much u are willing to spend, u can have performance and looks

blackops032 · Post by **blackops032** » August 1st, 2007, 7:19 pm

but soething in between or have a friend let you borrow his for a drive. see if you like them. you have little tire so the ride will get choppier with the lower profile tire you use