help please 17" or 18" - Toyota Yaris Forums

ASHRAF · 01-09-2007, 10:56 AM

Hello every body

I got some 17"*7 wheels and i really like them

but I'm thinking about getting 18"*7.5 for the rear and leave the front 17"*7

what do u think?

I am using Tanabe DF210 at the moment

Yaris_PR · 01-09-2007, 04:06 PM

What kind of rims did you have? Post a photo of your Yaris...

YarisPR · 01-09-2007, 04:27 PM

PIcs Pics cm dijo el compatriota

kiere un dragster jajaja

ASHRAF · 01-10-2007, 04:36 AM

here is a picture after the drop

eTiMaGo · 01-10-2007, 04:41 AM

nice rims!

but dude.... there are some kinds of ghosts with no faces standing behind your car

As for bigger wider wheels at the back, don't do it

That's only really useful for high powered rear wheel drive cars to get as much traction as possible. For our low powered front wheel drive cars, it's only gonna unbalance your handling. It looks great as it is

ChinoCharles · 01-10-2007, 07:52 PM

Great, so there are a bunch of Yaris owners in PR trying their hardest to go slower. WAY TO SOIL OUR GOOD NA- oh wait, thats right, they're all slow.

YarisPR · 01-12-2007, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChinoCharles

Great, so there are a bunch of Yaris owners in PR trying their hardest to go slower. WAY TO SOIL OUR GOOD NA- oh wait, thats right, they're all slow.

We are not trying to go slower you said it Yaris are already slow but we do go big on rims just for the looks and I really don't think 15, or 16s look better than 18s on a yaris. I ride 18'' and i'am still waiting for a yaris / scion Xa Xb/ echo that can beat me, and they ride the silly looking 14 or 15s(like yours)

ASHRAF · 01-10-2007, 08:44 PM

I think 18" will rub with tanabe springs

especially that I'm overweight hehehe

Probably I'll stay with this setup and find a nice body kit to go with it

thanx guys

Yaris_PR · 01-10-2007, 10:50 PM

Personally I don't like run and the truth is that the only good thing of a Yaris is the Toyota brand. I like the car, how it looks with mods like rims, spoilers, bodykits and many more, but we have to realize that is a slow car anyways. I really don't feel to much diference because I'am using ligth 18" rims to avoid problems and yes, I think the perfect match for a Yaris is 17" wheels. When a get a Yaris I should know that is a slow and cheap car , but an economical and convenient car, to me it's perfect like that

Yaris_PR · 01-10-2007, 10:52 PM

By the way I like your car like that ASHRAF

PetersRedYaris · 01-11-2007, 01:04 AM

Keep your 17's, It looks great as is.

aucorium · 01-11-2007, 01:04 AM

stick to the 17's , its the best for the car without causing any headaches, whats even better is going for a nice lightweight rim , i got lightweight tenzo R's , and i have actually gained a bit better acceleration ,strange i know , seing as a wider tire should slow you down , but my rims are dam light , much lighter that the standard steel ones.

ChinoCharles · 01-12-2007, 02:27 AM

Ahah.

You buy rims that make you slower, then you try to say you're faster than comparable cars on regular rims? Sounds like your ego got boosted while racing some poor ass drivers.

And you know, I don't need big rims to compensate for my small... um, car.

YarisPR · 01-12-2007, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChinoCharles

Ahah.

You buy rims that make you slower, then you try to say you're faster than comparable cars on regular rims? Sounds like your ego got boosted while racing some poor ass drivers.

And you know, I don't need big rims to compensate for my small... um, car.

I'am trying to think if yesterdays 6 drivers are all that bad .. hmm seems imposible.

anyways

Here's the deal with 18's You can launch at 4,000 rpm and the wheels spin is just minimum The grip gets down easy and you don't waste any time while 14's and 15's are screaming and getting no grip

And back to the topic

I'll go with 17's because its just better for daily driving and potholes

Yesterday I saw it while having some fun with a Yaris Liftback and a Echo.

cleong · 01-15-2007, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YarisPR

Here's the deal with 18's You can launch at 4,000 rpm and the wheels spin is just minimum The grip gets down easy and you don't waste any time while 14's and 15's are screaming and getting no grip

Part of it is because there is more rubber in contact with the road. The other part is that there is more rotating mass (metal is denser than rubber) with 18s so more horsepower is used to spin the wheels into motion.

SmellyTofu · 01-15-2007, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YarisPR

Here's the deal with 18's You can launch at 4,000 rpm and the wheels spin is just minimum The grip gets down easy and you don't waste any time while 14's and 15's are screaming and getting no grip

That is the most funniest thing I've ever heard. Sure. maybe you might not wheel spin, whilst at the same time give hell to the clutch but once the 14" and 15" equipped cars get traction.. which is very easy to do by modulating the power, it's bye bye.

And we haven't even talked about the handling.

All show, no go, too slow.

ASHRAF · 01-13-2007, 01:07 PM

the 18's look awesome

but I think I'll just stick to my 17's

thanx for the help

gr8yaris · 01-15-2007, 02:50 PM

TRD set-up goes for the 18" with 215/35-18 tires.
But I'd go for 17s with 205/40-17 because, there is a HUGE jump of price difference between the 17's and 18's.
The benefit of "effective function" can not justify spending that difference in dollars.
Here's a pic of my 17" set.

01-09-2007, 10:56 AM	#1
ASHRAF Scubie Du View User's Garage Drives: '10 SWP STi/'09 Escalade Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 350	help please 17" or 18" Hello every body I got some 17"7 wheels and i really like them but I'm thinking about getting 18"7.5 for the rear and leave the front 17"*7 what do u think? I am using Tanabe DF210 at the moment

01-09-2007, 04:27 PM	#3
YarisPR Drives: Yaris Sedan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: MayaWest, Puerto Rico Posts: 1,574	PIcs Pics cm dijo el compatriota kiere un dragster jajaja __________________ I Drive a 129whp Yaris ;)

01-10-2007, 04:41 AM	#5
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	nice rims! but dude.... there are some kinds of ghosts with no faces standing behind your car As for bigger wider wheels at the back, don't do it That's only really useful for high powered rear wheel drive cars to get as much traction as possible. For our low powered front wheel drive cars, it's only gonna unbalance your handling. It looks great as it is __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

01-11-2007, 01:04 AM	#12
aucorium AKA Samurai Racer Drives: Yaris 2006 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: South Africa Posts: 834	stick to the 17's , its the best for the car without causing any headaches, whats even better is going for a nice lightweight rim , i got lightweight tenzo R's , and i have actually gained a bit better acceleration ,strange i know , seing as a wider tire should slow you down , but my rims are dam light , much lighter that the standard steel ones. __________________ JDMtuner Import Performance Tuning www.jdmtuner.co.za

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ChinoCharles Banned Drives: LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OH Posts: 7,787	Great, so there are a bunch of Yaris owners in PR trying their hardest to go slower. WAY TO SOIL OUR GOOD NA- oh wait, thats right, they're all slow.

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ASHRAF Scubie Du View User's Garage Drives: '10 SWP STi/'09 Escalade Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 350	I think 18" will rub with tanabe springs especially that I'm overweight hehehe Probably I'll stay with this setup and find a nice body kit to go with it thanx guys

01-10-2007, 10:50 PM	#9
Yaris_PR Drives: Red Yaris Hatchback on 18's Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 270	Personally I don't like run and the truth is that the only good thing of a Yaris is the Toyota brand. I like the car, how it looks with mods like rims, spoilers, bodykits and many more, but we have to realize that is a slow car anyways. I really don't feel to much diference because I'am using ligth 18" rims to avoid problems and yes, I think the perfect match for a Yaris is 17" wheels. When a get a Yaris I should know that is a slow and cheap car , but an economical and convenient car, to me it's perfect like that

01-10-2007, 10:52 PM	#10
Yaris_PR Drives: Red Yaris Hatchback on 18's Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 270	By the way I like your car like that ASHRAF

01-11-2007, 01:04 AM	#11
PetersRedYaris View User's Garage Drives: 2005 Scion xB Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Black Hills of South Dakota Posts: 1,059	Keep your 17's, It looks great as is.

01-12-2007, 02:27 AM	#13
ChinoCharles Banned Drives: LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OH Posts: 7,787	Ahah. You buy rims that make you slower, then you try to say you're faster than comparable cars on regular rims? Sounds like your ego got boosted while racing some poor ass drivers. And you know, I don't need big rims to compensate for my small... um, car.

01-13-2007, 01:07 PM	#17
ASHRAF Scubie Du View User's Garage Drives: '10 SWP STi/'09 Escalade Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 350	the 18's look awesome but I think I'll just stick to my 17's thanx for the help