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Originally Posted by Ephyzul
I'm not too familiar with what impacts getting an 18" vs 17" can have, would you mind going into some more detail? Also, does a 1" difference make the car that much bumpier/rocky (I'm assuming that's what you meant by saying it hurts the daily driving)?
Yea, every time I drive by a dealership or see the 17" TRDs on an 86, I always end up staring at it because it just compliments the car so beautifully. I would probably also purchase them in a heartbeat if they were 40% off at this very moment, lucky you.
Do you know if they ever go on sale besides that one-day 40-year anniversary event? I know cars go on sale or they offer discounts, but I've never shopped around for accessories from the dealership. Do they ever offer some kind of deal if you purchase an accessory by itself, not adding it onto a car during the car purchase?
Thank you.
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The TRD stuff doesn't normally get heavily discounted, that 40% off sale was the most amazing thing ever. I have got a number of discounts though otherwise. I've seen some dealers offer as high as 10% advertised discount and had a sales person at a dealership that I did not buy my car from give me their employee discount on the TRD springs and sway bars and installation that ended up saving me a ton. The other plus of TRD is that it's covered by warranty and won't cause any issues with your existing one. Not that wheels or springs or sway bars usually cause issue, but peace off mind.
By daily drive ability on 18s, I am referring both to the ride quality and to the likelihood of having tire/rim damage or running into fitment or scraping issues. The tires are a part of your suspension, so you are making it stiffer with less sidewall, but you also then have a lot less cushion between your wheel and the road/pothole/curb/whatever else you might bump into. The odds of you rushing off to work and not going 5mph over the pothole that suddenly got worse and popping a tire and cracking a rim are higher. I think with the stock wheel/tire setup this really isn't a concern at all, but when you jump up to 18s or 19s and the require razor thin sidewalls it starts to become a real risk. This is also where a forged wheel gives advantage as it less susceptible to damage and will bend rather than crack as a cast or 'flow' forge will. Basically, if you get the 18s, you will always have to be watching out and careful where you are going and there's that good chance one day you won't be paying attention and wam. It's not the end of the world and I've had cars like that plenty in the past, just with the 17 forged you can be pretty carefree. Also, those particular 18s are fairly wide and have minimal clearance on the shocks. They do clear from what I've heard, but you may find that certain tires won't fit or you may scrape something under some extreme condition. If my car was a garage or show queen, I'd have no issue with the 18s, but personally I drive 20k miles a year and just don't want to worry about it.
disclaimer: none of this is major and if you really like the look of 18s I'm not in any way saying they are a bad choice, these are just the potential negatives