Thread: 17in vs 18in
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Old 07-13-2014, 02:04 AM   #20
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Originally Posted by Karl07 View Post
Yeah tyres cost more for sure but if you stick with thinner tyres they are still pretty reasonable.

Obviously being that I'm in Australia I get shafted with the costs, but if I'd stuck with 17x7 or 8 I was looking at like $200 per tyre easily...
Going to 18s I was looking at only about $250...so not much more.
But then I bought bigger rears (9.5) and slightly larger front (8.5) and the cost bumped up a little in the front ($300 ea) and exploded in the rear ($550 ea).
Plus because I went staggered I can't ever take advantage of the "buy 3 get the 4th free" promotions.

The point is that you CAN get decent prices on 18s depending on what size you want.
If you are just starting out and expecting to go through tyres, you probably won't be getting top shelf right off the bat so if you really want the look of the 18s, then I would hop onto tyre sites, shops, etc....and just check our what the actual differences in cost would be.
Yeah I understand what you mean. Also
saving 50 bucks a tire, or 100 buck a tire is still saving Which is awesome if you ask me.

Oh no Im not tracking the car more 3~ times a year if that, I was only saying IF I was too try to go serious in the track game I would go w/ 17s so it would be easier for multiple sets of tires I would need for the track and to still dd the car. I have purchased 18x9.5 w/ 255s all around for looks
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Last edited by FRS_FIEND; 07-25-2014 at 04:46 AM. Reason: i got 255s not 265s ;]
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