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    hey guys lookin at new wheels for vr ute dunno witch i should get wats the difference in price for tyresand can you plz post pics of your vr/vs with the wheel size and if you have lowered it or not so i can get an idea on poportions i like the ROH RT's but they only come in 17x7 plz help

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    Get the 17's if u lookin at savin money on tyres, theses are a farily standard tyre size these days.

    U can get new 17" tyres for around 120ea, my 15's cost more as there not as common these days.

    The more common the tyre the cheaper they usually are, as there in higher demand.

    As for lowness, 17's with super lows, u should be able to jsut fit ur fingers inbetween the tyre on teh front

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    18" on mine. My tires cost me $220 each, so its not too bad but i drive my car as if petrol is $5 per litre...





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    To be honest go 18s the price for the tyre's doesn't make that much of a difference if you think about it you only need to change them like every half a year/year.

    I used to have 17s and they looked good but if you really want your car to stand out I'd go 18s. When I was shopping around for my new set of rims I was worried about the 18s scrubbing because I drive my car pretty hard but they don't scrub any more than 17s did.

    You don't have much choice in rims if your chasing 17s, once you got 18s you have 10 times more options. It costs a bit more, my 18s with Kumho tyres cost me $1895, the tyres were worth $200 a pop i think but I didn't shop around at all for tyres.

    I've added some pics of my car with 18" bazos , the car is lowered with super lows i think, the previous owner lowered the car so I'm not sure.
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    Are you a burnout whore? -> get 17's
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    Yeah, as stated above. If your a "burnout Whore" go 17's

    i am. and im on 18's. i was paying 220-250 for 18's... but i've befriended a tyre fitter and he gives me second hand's for $20 each fitted and balanced..

    pretty good if you ask me...

    but 18's look much better i reckon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris E View Post
    If your a burnout whore stick a pair of steelies on the back?
    even better...

    18's look way better...I don't do burnouts in my VS, I get my fair share of wear out of them...waaaayyy to expensive to use for flogging, unless your a multimillionaire...even then...just go with some interceptors
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    mine has 17s and i wish i went 18s now and mines on super lows deff 18s mate

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