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    Choices....

    I need some input here guys should i roll with the rims that are on my car in the first pic (15") or with the rims in the second pic (18")
    your input would be greatly apreciated
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    The new ones are defanitely better.

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    thats what i thought too and after a fresh coat of paint (and no stickers) she'll be bitchin'
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    The 18's would look sweet!
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    The 18"s do look pretty good, but I have always been a fan of smaller wheels. 16" at the most. But they do look good though.
    Thinking about getting a new 3g...

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    those 18s are phat.
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    hey if you get the 18's...would you be selin the 15's


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    DONT PUT 18's ON THERE!!! 18's are WAY too big for a 3g. 17's are the biggest to go IMO. 16's are perfect, but if you like em get em. Those are nice wheels, but i'd go smaller if i were you. The fact that you'd have to put like 35 series tires on there is incentive enough to not get em. They're a PAIN to roll on all the time and expensive as hell.
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    HEY I got those 15's...big pimpin!

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    Talking are you racing or ricing:D

    Well it depends cuz I heard that smaller rims are better for racing and stuff but if you wanna floss like me, get the 18"s . Oh and also I solved the problem about people saying that 18's will scrub the finders and stuff. Well everyone knows that you can lower your car right...well geniuses, you also can raise it by getting spacers for springs. Universal Coil Spring Adjuster About 1/2 in or so and you'll be SOLID!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by soljaboy2000
    Well it depends cuz I heard that smaller rims are better for racing and stuff but if you wanna floss like me, get the 18"s . Oh and also I solved the problem about people saying that 18's will scrub the finders and stuff. Well everyone knows that you can lower your car right...well geniuses, you also can raise it by getting spacers for springs. Universal Coil Spring Adjuster About 1/2 in or so and you'll be SOLID!!!!

    Im sorry but that looks kinda ghetto.
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    Hey man....I have a 1989 accord......duh. Not a 2007 Lexus, so these right hea fits my budget just fine

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    Quote Originally Posted by soljaboy2000
    Hey man....I have a 1989 accord......duh. Not a 2007 Lexus, so these right hea fits my budget just fine
    Gotcha.
    I like to use as high as quality parts as possible. But thats just my style.
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    Quote Originally Posted by soljaboy2000
    Well it depends cuz I heard that smaller rims are better for racing and stuff but if you wanna floss like me, get the 18"s . Oh and also I solved the problem about people saying that 18's will scrub the finders and stuff. Well everyone knows that you can lower your car right...well geniuses, you also can raise it by getting spacers for springs. Universal Coil Spring Adjuster About 1/2 in or so and you'll be SOLID!!!!
    I dunno about everyone else, but I think that raising the car AND putting 18" rims on it would look stupid... 17's would be just fine.

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    OMG! that guy lifted his accord to run 18's?!?!? what a weirdo... go with teh same wheels in 17" and lower your car like 2 inches at least!

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    I like big rims but think it would look alot better if you lower it like 2 inches and put some 17's on it. Just my $.02.

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    I would go with a 16" or 17". 18 is just a little too big, but thats just IMO.

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    If you want your ride quality to feel like crap then don't get 18s. There will be no rubber to absorb the impact of bumps in the road.

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    Yep 18's are too big for a 3G I think. Stick with 16's or 17's. Then you can drop it nice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 88accord 3gen
    I would go with a 16" or 17". 18 is just a little too big, but thats just IMO.
    18's would be a pain in the ass to deal with, and they don't look all that great anyways.

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    Quote Originally Posted by od2681
    hey if you get the 18's...would you be selin the 15's
    sry dude their kinda already sold just waiting on me to get new ones.. am considering the move to 17's thou probily be better all around and i can gain a little in the sidewall area :cool2: thanks guys for the input
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    I'm gettin 18's either way....oh well if it doesn't fit

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    17's are the max I would put on my car!

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    the 15" rims on the car dont look that bad to tell the truth.
    Runnin those 18" would change the whole look, and the whole quality of ride also.

    and NO you dont have to raise ti up to put 18 inch rims

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    17's....That's what I ordered yesterday.

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