17" on Wrx

laf · 07-16-2008, 12:14 PM

Is that true that putting 17" wheels on wrx will make the car more twitchy. Someone told me that the car will be attracted by holes in road more with bigger wheels.

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Luke@tirerack · 07-16-2008, 02:37 PM

17's are not the cause for that feeling but, the tire selection can easily cause tramlining

laf · 07-16-2008, 03:46 PM

Will it be worse on 17" than on 16" ? By the way, I have Eagle F1 GS-D3 tires.

Luke@tirerack · 07-17-2008, 08:23 AM

The F1 GS-D3 is not known to tramline excessively .... another thnig I didn't mention earlier is that a low offset wheel will also contribute to the problem you described

XmikeX · 07-17-2008, 11:01 PM

so it depends more on the tire then the size of the rim?? for example would a 17" with a eight wide tire be good? what ads the the twitchyness? the width or the size??

07-16-2008, 12:14 PM	#1
laf Scooby Newbie Member#: 103676 Join Date: Dec 2005 Vehicle: 2006 Sti	17" on Wrx Is that true that putting 17" wheels on wrx will make the car more twitchy. Someone told me that the car will be attracted by holes in road more with bigger wheels. * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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07-16-2008, 02:37 PM	#2
Luke@tirerack Tire Rack Moderator Member#: 1215 Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: The Tire Rack Vehicle: 800 -428-8355 ext. 4362	17's are not the cause for that feeling but, the tire selection can easily cause tramlining

07-16-2008, 03:46 PM	#3
laf Scooby Newbie Member#: 103676 Join Date: Dec 2005 Vehicle: 2006 Sti	Will it be worse on 17" than on 16" ? By the way, I have Eagle F1 GS-D3 tires.

07-17-2008, 08:23 AM	#4
Luke@tirerack Tire Rack Moderator Member#: 1215 Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: The Tire Rack Vehicle: 800 -428-8355 ext. 4362	The F1 GS-D3 is not known to tramline excessively .... another thnig I didn't mention earlier is that a low offset wheel will also contribute to the problem you described

07-17-2008, 11:01 PM	#5
XmikeX Scooby Specialist Member#: 184768 Join Date: Jul 2008 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: 805 Vehicle: 05 WRX toasted white	so it depends more on the tire then the size of the rim?? for example would a 17" with a eight wide tire be good? what ads the the twitchyness? the width or the size??