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Posted: **Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:43 pm**

A 205/40/17 is only 5mm in diameter longer than a 205/45/16. That's stuff all so you should be right with either of them.

Posted: **Thu Mar 02, 2006 8:31 am**

I've found that too. So many wheel designs come in 14, 15, 17, 18. No one does 16's and if they do they are usually only 5 stud. Very frustrating.

Posted: **Sat Mar 04, 2006 1:15 pm**

i think its a fashion thing. i had a bit of hassle finding 16" rims in the style i wanted, but no chance in 15". every fully sicko out there would have 20" rims on their commondore if they could afford it - without regard to the detriment in handling.

Posted: **Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:36 am**

I agree 16" look just dammed sexy on an NA

Posted: **Sun Mar 05, 2006 2:23 pm**

The NB8A rims look great on NA's but lots of people do it.

And 17's do indeed look nice on an NA!

Posted: **Sun Mar 05, 2006 5:40 pm**

I reckon 16's is really the biggest you should go on an NA WITHOUT a kit of some type, any bigger without a kit, and you start to get the 'rollerskate' look.

18's are the biggest I would go WITH a kit, anything more than that is just ridiculously stupid, impractical, and comical to look at.

Posted: **Sun Mar 05, 2006 8:52 pm**

Yonks ago I ran 17's on our NB8A, the factory 15's are better.

Posted: **Sun Mar 05, 2006 10:32 pm**

Plenty of 16's on Ebay too :mrgreen:

Posted: **Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:02 pm**

16's have never been that popular... i can get 17" tyres cheaper than 16's.. its because of the volume of 17's sold to the boy racers. ive got 16's and wouldnt want 17's anyway as they look too big and give it that rollerskate look which looks stuuuupid.

Posted: **Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:47 pm**

I'll be staying with 15 as a maximum, heavy wheels are bad

Posted: **Fri Mar 10, 2006 11:44 pm**

here's mine with NB 16" wheels with a quick lowering job with photoshop :lol:

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16's are not very popular - why ?

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