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Originally Posted by Sportstick
Agree to pros/cons. 17" is far more compatible with the "lunar surface" roads we have in Moonchigan. If well chosen, a 17" wheel is also lighter, directionally improving acceleration, braking, ride comfort, etc., all the benefits of a lower rotating mass. Aesthetics are personal, but BBS SR certainly brings a lot of style to a 17" wheel while also clearing the blue MSport calipers. I've never found anyone near my car with a tape measure checking my wheel diameter!
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Sportstick, since you're the engineer, I'd like to understand this a bit better if you don't mind. Of course the 17" wheel will be lighter but the higher profile of the tire would make the tire weigh more than the 18" tire so wouldn't overall weight of wheel/tire combo be roughly the same? Or does it have more to do with the weight closer to the hub being lower? I'm thinking about picking up a set of 17's to throw snow tires on.