17' or 18' rims

[BlkBalt86]

i was wondering, i want to order some rims from TireRack.com and lower my car about 1 1/2. Would it be best to buy 17's or 18's

 

[ionit3]

i have 18's but if i could do it again id get 17s

 

[SpringerDesigner]

18's FTW.

 

[BlkBalt86]

what is the best spring kit for a nice drop

 

[ionit3]

im an ION i have progress but a lot of cobalts/g5's us h&rs and eibach idk cobalt people should chime in

 

[G5tunerguy]

eibach is good id go 17's plenty big enough

 

[SpringerDesigner]

I've got a g5 and ride on eibach sportlines w/ my 18's... very clean look... 17's IMO look too small...

 

[FASTL61]

Depends on what your looking for.17's will look good and wont be a whole lot of rotating mass while 18's will look super badass but theres alot more rotating mass and will bring down your performance a little bit.Ive had both and the 17's looked awesome and were lightweight and I could tell cause I kept hitting the rev limiter in 1st,meaning it was reving up faster then I was used to lol.I have 16's right now BTW and they are not too small.

 

[423]

17s

GTO 1

 

[BlkBalt86]

i have my chooses of 17' XLine by O.Z. Energy Machined w/Flat Black Accent

or 18' Verde Protocol Machined w/Black Accent (these kind of look like the SS Rims)

which ones do u prefer for a All black Cobalt

 

[SpringerDesigner]

i have my chooses of 17' XLine by O.Z. Energy Machined w/Flat Black Accent

or 18' Verde Protocol Machined w/Black Accent (these kind of look like the SS Rims)

which ones do u prefer for a All black Cobalt

the 18's..! much cleaner & simple IMO...

 

[jmarie]

i'd says 17's... thats what i would get..

 

[Razor564]

I'd get those 18's.

 

[cobalt123]

18s

 

[gCobalt05]

Ive got 18s and sportlines coming soon.

 

[YelloEye]

I'd get those 18s

 

[sloancallaway]

I have driven many of these cars 18s are too big go for as light of a 17 as you can stock redline vs stock ss/sc
17 feel much better and quicker... My girlfriend has an orange ss/sc we switched mine on hers to see if it
Was just my car (which isn't stock) and her car was noticably quicker on the 17s and the turning
Radius sucks on the ss

 

[AAS G5]

18's. They won't look right if you go smaller.

If you go smaller, it should be for a purpose.

He has smaller wheel now 17's would be going up!

Progress springs better ride and great handling compared to sportline plus a bit less expensive.
17's on lowered car are look fine. Dont get me wrong 18's look nice too.

 

[BlkBalt86]

i'm doing it for the apperance for now. im not worried about speed right now. Mostly evryone here says 18s.

18' Verde Protocol Machined w/Black Accent look pretty clean too

 

[AAS G5]

i'm doing it for the apperance for now. im not worried about speed right now. Mostly evryone here says 18s.

18' Verde Protocol Machined w/Black Accent look pretty clean too

Its your car get what you want! But According to what I read it was a 8 to 6ratio:
8 people said 17's
6 people said 18's

Enjoy what every you get and post pics in the wheel section when you do.