Wheel size?

ok why does almost every race car/most spo-coms run on 17" wheels? everyone with 18+ always seem to be jsut for show . cause my stock wheels are 14's and when i mentioned upgrading someone was all like youll go slower with those....so why isnt every race car running on like 12's or something

because they spend all their $ on wheels and tires. And not on performance like they should. Wheels and tires have to do with your racktime, but not to the degree that you would notice when stock, or mildely modified. but to answer your question. 17 are typically lighter, and less expensive, and have a softer ride then 18s. as for why every race car isnt running 12's....i guess stickers just don't produce horsepower...

There is a certain trade-off of weight vs. size. Ideally, a bigger tire would cover more distance per rotation. Big wheel/tire combos add up to weight though which quickly gets rid of those benefits. Some light 17's (~12-18lbs) are pretty much all you need for weight reduction. Going to a 14'' wheel that weighs 9lbs is only a few lbs less, and certainly looks goofy.

my 17" MSR 190s weigh 10.5lbs :p just got them for the GST $738 after tax for the wheel and tire package, balanced and mounted... not too bad

im looking for some decent, light,17" 8-10 spoke rims...and yeah its N/t..so any suggestions? im not familiar with the msr 190's so if those are the same kinda thing sorry. lol

naa they are 5 spoke rims... they are hyper black with a chrome face, heres the pics! they are basic but they look tight on my car!

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/102895MSR1.jpg

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/102895MSR2.jpg

14" I thought the rs comes with 15"... do you have a spoiler?

yea the RS comes with 14" wheels... mine did also, until i got the GSX rims!

i see... i thought they were 15" at least

yeah ive got a spoiler you almost couldnt tell mines an RS ...cause some stupid mexican(no offense) tried the most retarded supe up routes...originall he bought diffrent gears and installed REALLY shittily a sunroof, and as the the electrics i KNOW they are fucked up. stupid AC light wont stay on just flashes after 10-15 secs and stops blowing cold....and yeah i tried replaceing the button. fuckers oh did i mention he put the retardest stickers on it...100% hotwheels o0o0o0oo0o0 yeah they dont want to come off either, turpentine,sopa water, razors(scratch) lol i hate the previous owners with a passion right now..atleast i painted my 14's to look a little better ill take pics sometime soon

haha mine came with a sunroof from the factory!

well what color is it?

what color is what?the light ? the wheels? lol i painted them silver..the lights just green it comes on and bl;ows cold and then starts flashing...you cna hear the compresser stop running like it was turned off...if u keep turning it on every 10 secs it will blow cold like reg ac...as for the flashing if u have a haynes repair manual or seen the wires on the button its the black wire with the white stripe that only when the car is started it doesnt run any power but i was getting a power flash on my light screwdriver thing(my circuit tester(hence the flashing led) its on the 5 pin i believe

i ment the car

RS come with 14" damn thats kinda messed up. When the next model up, the GS, has 16"

lol my cars black to the bone...atleast until i get my fenders and body kit in the mail...fucking aerosalon and there slow shipping!

i see, thats why you dont see that it is an rs, exept for the breakes...
...BTW watchs your language a little :D

language isnt a problem unless used affensivly towards another person... but anyways what color are you goin to paint it, or will you keep it black?

im thinking either black or maybe doing a mix of black and white ...or maybe jsut black with white graphics...its the stupidest color to have here in FL..but damn i still love it.....

yea i like both back and white... my 2 favorite colors in eclipses and my RST is black and my GST is white so i got the best of both worlds! :p

hehe well i already started the interior in that method replaceing the carpet to black and some of my trip pieces are white now. ill leave some grey on the inside for now...plus it keeps your car from looking like a crackerjack toy with 80 colors..it looks "elegant"