Cant Decide

i cant decide wether i want to get 17x7s or 18x7.5s for my 95 240sx se 5 spd im kind leaning towards the 17s can anyone give their opinions on this like good and bad for each size

18s are gigantic. 17s are big. im gonna sell my 17s for some 16 meshes

if you have money that can be put to waste, get some 18s. i would get 17s just because of wheel/tire fitment and looks. your width choice is horrid. that is way too small. wider = better. best one i can see overall is 17x8fr,17x8.5/9rear. unless u have money to gut out for 18s, 18x8.5fr, 18x9rear.

thats not the width i want but the package comes with 215s mounted on the 17s for like 790 and free shipping ill get wider tires later

you won't put too wide of a low profile tire on a 7"

if you have money that can be put to waste,


i dont think the price of the rim would be a big issue.

the real loss comes from buying tires for those big-ass rims....

I wouldnt get anything smaller than 7.5, unless they were 15" wheels. You wont be able to fit anything wider than 215 on a 17x7.

Get 17x7.5 in the front and 17x8 in the back

18s are just not a good idea

AND MAKE SURE THE OFFSET IS < 38

otherwise your wheels will not be flush, they will be sunken into the wells. Plus, 40 offsets are for FWD vehicles.

u can put 235s on the 17x7.5s its another wheel package avaliable so i know i can go wider than 215s

Nope. Sure you can put 235s on a 17x7.5, but nothing bigger than a 215 on a 17x7. Technically, you might be able to fit some brands of 225, but risk of rollover is too great.

Trust me on this - I sell tires for a living :wink:

well then ill just go with 18s and have 225 all the way around

sorry i forgot to ask but if i go with 18s and i put 215/35/18 on the front and 225/40/18 on the back am i going to have to be concerned about driving fast with such a short sidewall or is this sumthing just wouldnt be a good idea at all i know its gonna raise my car up too

i dont think the price of the rim would be a big issue.

the real loss comes from buying tires for those big-ass rims....

anyone would know that.

buy some 17s... 18s are huge and look like show car rims, 17 is perfect, thats why the pros use 17, like the falken drift car... 17x8.5 front, 17.9.5 rear, although I wouldn't recommend those for you unless your pushing out some good power, cuz if your around stock power have fun sliding around in those. so unless you have like 220+ horses I'd just get 17x8, although if your into drag racing and not drifting then the wider the better


the thing I hate is how bad selection is for wheels wider than 8