Finally new wheels coming

[snajper]

Hi,

It took me ages to pick the right wheels for my silver Euro and I finally made up my mind. >>> Advanti - Medusa <<< Now I am tossing btw 17" and 18" sizes. I am concerned that 18" would be uncomfortable. Also dont know if I should go 7.5 or 8 with the width and where to get them from in Sydney ? Any sugestions?

Cheers
http://www.mrmag.com.au/catalog/images/medusa.jpg

[markc]

If i were you i would go the 18s. I have 19s and to personally i think it drive great and is not uncomfortable. 7.5 or 8 wide, you probably wouldnt notice any difference. Have you tried tempetyres.com.au ?

[Sherweeeny]

my mate has 19's on his euro... its fine. remember cars have drastically increased in size from say 10 years ago, so if 17 inch was the norm back then, 19 inch is about the norm now... commodores even have the option of 20's from factory, so bigger wheels arent necessarily as bad as they used to be, the wheel arches and other bits can accomodate it much better also!

[aaronng]

my mate has 19's on his euro... its fine. remember cars have drastically increased in size from say 10 years ago, so if 17 inch was the norm back then, 19 inch is about the norm now... commodores even have the option of 20's from factory, so bigger wheels arent necessarily as bad as they used to be, the wheel arches and other bits can accomodate it much better also!
That's a bad generalisation. It depends on the stock rolling diameter. On an Euro with stock 205/55 R16 rolling diameter is much smaller than a Commodore Omega with its 225/60 R16. Eventhough both are 16", the Commodore has a much larger rolling diameter. So it can go for larger sizes like 19" and 20" rims while staying more comfortable than the Euro because the sidewall height is larger.

[xntrik]

I know places in Sydney that have those rims, PM me if you need assistance.

[SRVTIR]

go 20"s brutha! if you get 19"s your gunna want 20"

i have 20" and i think they are too small lol i have other people say im bullshittin when i say there 20"s lol

[johnprocter]

nice choice of wheels how much are they for 18's?

[snajper]

I think they are $1200 for 17" or $1600 for 18" with tyres.

[bradis]

$1600 for 18's!!!
i got the medusa's on my ek civic hatch about a year and a half a go when they first came out for $1700 for 16's! and that was only because i wanted keen on payin an extra $500 to upgrade to 17's!

mine definetely look too small in the wheel arch
18's for sure on the euro but, can't wait to see it!

[snajper]

I had a quick look on google and found these guys selling 17" with tyres for $1050 which I think is reasonable.

http://www.aaatyrefactory.com.au/packages.php?page=specials&sort=price&order=asc

What is ideal offset I should be aiming for?

[luv_psi]

offset should be +45......but i think +40 would fit as well

[Zdster]

I had a quick look on google and found these guys selling 17" with tyres for $1050 which I think is reasonable.

http://www.aaatyrefactory.com.au/packages.php?page=specials&sort=price&order=asc

What is ideal offset I should be aiming for?

I would be worried about what tyres they are putting on for that price.

[Tobster]

I would be worried about what tyres they are putting on for that price.

I think you should certainly consider what price you'd be prepared to pay for tyres when choosing 17s or 18s.

I'd rather have a better tyre for my 17s than a crap tyre on 18s.

I'd also check what the insurance implications would be too -- because there might be an additional cost there.

[N3M3SIS]

i got advanti - vapour, 18 x 7.5 as my insurance said i cant go wider than that, i also got falken 425 tyres, ride difference is negligable, cant really notice, they look awesome, mine were $2200 with tyres, make sure you check with your insurance, as i almost got caught out like that

[tony1234]

I think you should certainly consider what price you'd be prepared to pay for tyres when choosing 17s or 18s.

I'd rather have a better tyre for my 17s than a crap tyre on 18s.

I'd also check what the insurance implications would be too -- because there might be an additional cost there.
I agree.I'll bet the tyres they supply you will be crap.Insurance wise i think you can only go +2 from the OEM rim size,eg.if you've got OEM 16s you can only go to 18s,17s to 19s.

[tyrepower_adelaide]

Go See a tyrepower store in sydney. they have a dealer price on advanti wheels. i know as i sell a fair few advanti wheels