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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 09:09 PM
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Hi, I just got my s2k and am looking into gettin some new rims & wheels...Ive looked around on the forum and cant seem to find anyone who has got 19" inch rims on there cars, just wanted to know if there was anything wrong with getting 19s on the s2k?
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 10:08 PM
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yes. You will ruin every aspect of handling on the car and your tires will last you a couple of months instead of a year. Please, for the love of God, do NOT put 19s on your s2k.
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 08:47 AM
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is it because its an s2k or because 19 are just too big, if its the s2k then are 18s ok?
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 08:56 AM
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you can put 18s... still worse than 17s, but it's better than 19s
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 10:02 AM
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19s look too big in my opinion, and the opinion of most members. you will be hard pressed to find pictures of 19s because no one likes how big they look.. not to mention the performance degradation.
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by AirborneS2K,Sep 21 2007, 01:08 AM
yes. You will ruin every aspect of handling on the car and your tires will last you a couple of months instead of a year. Please, for the love of God, do NOT put 19s on your s2k.
Care to explain your claim with factual data? It seems like you have had your head stuck in the JDM fanboy handbook for too long. What an asinine response. What does diameter have to do with tread life?
OP- don't miscontrue opinion with actual information. There is nothing wrong with getting 19s, it is just more problematic because of the lower profile tires, tricky availability of compatible offsets, and of course wheel nazi s2ki people. I would not be intimidated if I were you. If I found 19" BBS LMs that would fit my car nicely, I would pick them up in a second.
Don't be convinced by the unsubstantiated claims of "degraded performance"...
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 08:12 AM
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lol
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 11:27 AM
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There's a reason heavily tracked S2Ks don't sport 19s.. and it's not because there are few available.
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 11:38 AM
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F1 cars would be sportin 20s dawg
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by AirborneS2K,Sep 20 2007, 10:08 PM
yes. You will ruin every aspect of handling on the car and your tires will last you a couple of months instead of a year. Please, for the love of God, do NOT put 19s on your s2k.
I love your avatar of Nicole Sheridan.
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