Luke0549 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Hi, As title says I have a set of 17s and a set of 18s - both are lightweight wheels and ATM I'm using the 17s for track and 18s for daily use. As well as the standard 17s in the garage. 17 - oz race superleggera 18 - team dynamic pro race 1 However, Ive seen some 19" bbs lm that I want, and having 3/4 sets of wheels is a bit too much.... So I'll have to sell either the 17s or 18s. Question is, What's better for track use 17s or 18s? I was under the impression you were to go smallest diameter and widest width? I was using the 17s due to cost to replace tyres! Cheers guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Which weigh less with tyres? Bearing in mind if you want to upgrade the brakes to Brembos in the future these won't fit under the 17" wheels though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke0549 Posted August 18, 2012 Author Share Posted August 18, 2012 Ahh good point.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 18s for track - better air flow for the disks - Brembos will fit - 19" track tyres are silly ££££££££ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chubby Ninja Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 So do 17 inch wheels not fit over the brembos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chubby Ninja Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Well thank god i didnt buy they 17s for track wheels then. Dodged a bullet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 So do 17 inch wheels not fit over the brembos? Yes they do fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 you want the lowest unsprung mass that clears the brakes. get a set of scales out and go weight those wheels then come back and ask us. general consensus on here is 18"s for go; 19"s for show. but they have to be leightweight to really make a difference, and even then i don;t thnik most on here would notice the differewnce between the 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 So do 17 inch wheels not fit over the brembos? Yes they do fit. Are you sure? Okay, I've never tried it myself, but everything I've read on here over the years said that they don't fit. Happy to be proved wrong though, would really open the market up if that were the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevoD Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Regarding 17s over im guessing the OEM sized brembos I have a set of 17inch enkei AME Tracers on at the moment and they fit nice just needed spacers as there 8j and et30, but regarding going over the brakes there fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Yes il get some links up when I'm on a pc So do 17 inch wheels not fit over the brembos? Yes they do fit. Are you sure? Okay, I've never tried it myself, but everything I've read on here over the years said that they don't fit. Happy to be proved wrong though, would really open the market up if that were the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NeilMH Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I use 17s (Nissan OEM) in the winter and I have OEM Brembos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Well, you learn something new every day. Thanks chaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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