Choice of wheels

ch1ll said
got to tell you those tires with shorter side walls hold corners better than big tires will. the brake thing is true also. personally I do not like the look or the ride comfort with big wheels, but you have valid points here.

Wisconsin actually has great roads considering the climate and all the salt. you want nasty roads? try taking a trip to Peoria, IL on the back roads down there. damn I mean Damn.

famous bob said
Yeah, but the thinner the sidewalls , the worse the ride as far as potholes and bumps are concerned.

Ride quality is only worse with big wheels if you haven't bothered to upgrade the rest your suspension. Run a decent set of shocks and the shorter sidewalls aren't a problem. That way you don't have a big old set of floppy sidewalls doing the work your shocks should be doing.

Wheels and tires are part of the entire suspension system. Upgrade everything and match it all to work together and there's no problem. Slap some 'dubs on an otherwise stock car and you're going to have some issues.

abodyjoe said
don't like big wheels then don't buy them. personally i like the look of 17-8" wheels on our old cars. depending on the build even bigger looks good but they have to go with the build.. nothing is worse looking then a tiny 14" rim/tire on these cars. they just look out of place being so small. even a 15" on a b body is too tine looking.

i'm at the point that i can't stand rally wheels.. too tiny and ugly in my opinion. too balloonish of sidewalls... looking at the older pics of my car i can't believe i ever even put the damn things on the car to begin with. car looks a thousand times better with the 17" wheels. if i knew better at the time i'd have gone with 18" wheels and tires..

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Agree with you 100%!!!

14's just look goofy. And rallye's are the ugliest wheel you can put on these cars. I don't understand why anyone likes those things, in any size.