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What do youn think i should so for rims on my car also i got a red sedan not the infra-red but the LAser Red. im thinking White 17's 10-16 spoke WHAT-CHa think?

i think ugly...any white rim with that many spokes is just bound to be puked on...if i were you i would go with 18' 5-7 maybe 9 spoke rims with low profiles and make it black, gunmetal, polished, or chrome

chrome is flat out gay on a compact

nothing over 9 spoke, white, or gunmetal, or something with a chrome lip as most(all chrome is gay and heavy)

To tell you the truth, I would stay away from anything larger then 16", possibly 17" if you want to push it unless you want to suffer from a decrease in handling. Also, please no chrome. Go with a gunmetal or dark color painted wheel on a red Focus.

i agree 17's max

why would changin the size of the tire change your handling? and i wont do 18 then small side wall on tire there for 76786786786 dollars per tire and i dont want that, i was thinkgint 17by7, then lower it. i think 16 are too small, plus that what my stock rims are 205/50r16 and i want bigger assuming i can be told what handling problems will occur.

I never said that 17's would screw up your handling, I said that anything higher then 17's could do that. You might experience some loss in handling ability from your car with 17's, but not too much, not much that's noticable anyways. 17's seem to be the most common size for new Focus wheels...I think that 18's just look too plain big on the Focus, except on the Euro Focus RS, which has suspension set up for the wheels, as well as some sweet looking flares which really complement the wheels. Go to http://www.tirerack.com to see what different sized wheels look like on your car. HTH

what size tires whould i have to buy to make sure that the outside diameter of the tire would be stock size so no spedometer changes would be nessesary? if i bought 17's

Did some quick checking, and the stock tires with 16's should be right around 24". To keep this diameter with 17's, the tire should be around a 205/45/17. Just a slightly smaller sidewall, nothing that different.

16's 205/50
17's 205/45

and why would you get 7in wide? this is an focus not a mustang, i dont even think 7in will fit

Most of the 17's i was looking at were 7" wide...some were 7.5".

thats overly wide for a compact

here is a link to a tire size calculator that was given in the chevy form of this web site.

http://www.miatanet.com/garage/tirecalc.html

thats what i used to get the tire sizes

i would go up in tire but its illeagal in MAine because of spedo changes. the poluice are dumb and cant let you get a ticket of authentication that says your spedo was changed properly "

If you put a 205/45 on a 17" rim, then you're keeping the stock diameter of the overall wheel, so you shouldn't have any speedo problems...

the 45 from a 50 will be a small change to be exact if im going 60 with the new bigger tires im acually going 60.5 mph NOT A BIG DEAL

Any major increase in rim size decreases:
-Ride quality
-Gas Mileage
-Braking
-wear on the suspension (I think)

*increases wear on the suspension.

All these can be deterred by having a shop or yourself if you know how, by setting up a different suspension.

*gas milage

that depends on teh size and weight or the rim, a lightweight 17 with the correct tire could increase milage

Go to tirerack.com, the interactive wheel computer will show you exactly what your car will look like with a certain style of wheel if not the exact brand. It will give you the recommended tire size too.

White or any colored wheels are just dumb to me. Especially since the Focus coats the front wheels with brake dust anyway. FYI, I switched to Axxis Front Pads and Brembo drilled rotors. No more brake dust, lots more stopping power (once they heat up)

white rims on black or blue looks good, just hi-maintenance

ok a larger wheel diameter wont change your speedometer reading all that much. maybe .3 mph or so. not a big deal. second, 7 inches is definitely NOT overkill for a sport compact, in fact its quite narrow. now for the issue of affecting your cars handling, gas mileage etc. A well chosen wheel and paying the money is a way to solve that. example: The majority of people i talk to automatically assume they would buy chrome wheels 18" or larger because they "look cool" if you are in this crowd then you do not need to worry about affecting the car because you obviously dont care. An ideal wheel for most compacts is: 16-17" by 6.5-8.5 inches. lighter than 20lbs, an "open" design to cool the brakes. You want to keep the overall size fairly small to save weight. Also , a huge 19-20" wheel is killer for your suspension. rotating mass(your wheels) is much heavier than sitting mass (ex: you sitting in the car.) if you went from a 35lb wheel to a 10lb wheel, you would notice exeptional increases in all aspects of performance. The width is very important bc thats what determines the grip you will be able to get out of your new wheels, assuming you buy nice tires. some good wheel brands are: Advan, Konig, Enkei, RO_JA, Rotora, Spoon, 5Zigen, BBS, SSR, Volk/Rays among many others. Excellent choices are SSR, Advan, Spoon, 5Zigen and Volk as they make extremely light racing wheels. Tires: Yokohama, Khumo, Hankook, Pirelli, Dunlop, Michelin, BFG (excellent) Avon if you are rich, Toyo. You should not be cheap with your wheels as a well chosen package can last for years if not decades when maintained, making it one of the most critical upgrades for your car.

I'm new here, so I'll give just basic opinions. Most spoked rims the bigger they get - 17" up start looking like wheels on old west chuck wagons. You see too much through them. Then you have to start going to 40-55 series tires. Big chuck holes = buy a new rim when you dent them, due to less tire between rim and road. I know mod preferences are different with your age. If you don't have special brake rotors and pretty colored calipers to show off, I'd suggest more enclosed type of rim. If you want to keep handling as close to new car engineering, keep rims/tires as close to OEM size. I have a new '05 ZX3 S and I'm looking at rims but I'm slightly older than most of you guys, so my preference is different. I learned most of this when considering new rims and tires for my Mazda Miata. The ZX3 has many more options to choose from due to it's larger wheel wells but same principle should apply in choosing rims. Stay close to OEM sizes.Only my opinion!
Discount Tires has an option display that you can change the rims and size to see what they look like on your ride on their web site.
JT