Recommendation for Wheel size

Hello, I'm a newbie here.

I'm thinking about buying new wheels and tires for my Cavalier 2001 2.2 SFI
There are sizes that I wanted to buy, 16s and 17s. But right now I'm not sure whether I should get 16 or 17. Any suggestion?

Well if those are the two you are stuck on, go for 17s, but I think you'd be much happier with 18s.

Well if those are the two you are stuck on, go for 17s, but I think you'd be much happier with 18s.

if you don't mind feeling every bump on the road and you live in an area with not so many pot holes.... i'm in the DC metro area so i'm happy with my 16's....

everyone has there own opinon on what they like best on there car. i personally would go with 17's or 18's. if you want performance then i would suggest 16's.

I'm perfectly content with my 17's bigger then stock and not too big so you feel even the cracks in the road.

if you don't mind feeling every bump on the road and you live in an area with not so many pot holes.... i'm in the DC metro area so i'm happy with my 16's....

Wow...18's are not a bad ride! I have no problems with mine and I live in a hilly, curvy, bumpy area myself!

Wow...18's are not a bad ride! I have no problems with mine and I live in a hilly, curvy, bumpy area myself!
hills and curves are fun..... are your streets littered with potholes though? train crossings? grooved pavement that seems to never get re-surfaced?

i like the bigger rims because i think they set the car off better.

i like the bigger rims because i think they set the car off better.

i put lower than recomended profile tires on my 16's to make the rims look a little bigger... (the poor man's solution)

hills and curves are fun..... are your streets littered with potholes though? train crossings? grooved pavement that seems to never get re-surfaced?

yes yes and yes. Around here they pave the roads that don't need it and leave the shitty ones to be shitty!

yes yes and yes. Around here they pave the roads that don't need it and leave the shitty ones to be shitty!

i hate that! well maybe i'll try 18's one day..

if i ever get my other problems straightened out

i put lower than recomended profile tires on my 16's to make the rims look a little bigger... (the poor man's solution)lol well you gotta do what you gotta do. now did you get the 16's because you wanted 16's or did you get them because thats all you could afford at the time??

lol well you gotta do what you gotta do. now did you get the 16's because you wanted 16's or did you get them because thats all you could afford at the time??


a friend of mine was selling them... he asked 200.... i said ok soon as i get the money.... 2 weeks later..... "take em dude, 100".... and i drove home with em lol...

a friend of mine was selling them... he asked 200.... i said ok soon as i get the money.... 2 weeks later..... "take em dude, 100".... and i drove home with em lol...haha well cant beat that i guess. now when times go to sell them you'll be able to make some profit on them. :bigthumb:

I think I will get the 17s it's not too big and deffinitely not too small.

I think I will get the 17s it's not too big and deffinitely not too small.well when you do finally get the rims on be sure to take some pics and post them up.:grinyes:

I think I will get the 17s it's not too big and deffinitely not too small.
Good choice, good choice.

If ya wanna see what they look like on a car, check the non performance forums and look for "dam curbs". =D just got new 17s and there are some pictures in there.

If ya wanna see what they look like on a car, check the non performance forums and look for "dam curbs". =D just got new 17s and there are some pictures in there.yeah and i think they look pretty good too. :iceslolan

My first set of rims were 17"s ... I wasn't happy and now have a set of 18"s.. However if your car is not lowered, putting aftermarket wheels on your car 17+ with the lower profile tires is going to make it look like a 4x4 just warning you. So if you can stand how thats going to look by all means do it, but I absolutely hate how cars look with they are not dropped. But for a deacent setup your looking at 600-800 easily. Suspension isn't somthing you want to go cheap with. If your not going to lower the car get yourself a set of LS or Z24 wheels or something in 16". If you do lower your car get the 18"s... ;-)

I have 17's on stock suspension and I don't think it looks too high or "4x4" lol However, I had them on my 2.2 and it did look pretty high, is the z24 suspension different/lower then the 2.2 suspension?
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/PropsRI/2360579_26_full.jpg

I have 17's on stock suspension and I don't think it looks too high or "4x4" lol However, I had them on my 2.2 and it did look pretty high, is the z24 suspension different/lower then the 2.2 suspension?
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/PropsRI/2360579_26_full.jpg yeah i agree i dont think those rims look bad at all on your car. :grinyes: about the suspension maybe there is a lil difference.