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Old 04-11-2004, 04:28 AM
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Re: Re: stock prelude vs stock type r

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Originally Posted by AcesHigh
Second of all, the stock Prelude rims were designed to be balanced for the car's suspension. Messing with that messes with the geometry of the car... and frankly, bigger isn't always better. If you feel there's something you need to compensate with, don't do it with rim size.
Just to play devil's advocate.. I believe there was a certain amount of ride quality that factored into the decision to use 15" rims.. I do agree, however, that bigger isn't always better. 16"ers are perfect for preludes IMO.
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