dilema with using 18 in alloys or 17 in alloys?
Discussion
Dear fellow forum members
i was planning on selling my 17in wheels but two minded now.
Ihave a porsche Boxster 2.7 2002 car with 7500 miles.
I bought the car on 28/8/03 from Porsche swindon.
some of you may not know but know i skidded the same day on the way home and mounted a Kerb.
Currently i have the sport Classic 1 TYPE alloy wheels.
These are 17 in wheels with P zero rosso n3 tyres
According to Porsche when car was serviced in July 2003 the wheels all had 6mm tyre tread. That was at 6000 miles
Sadly i skidded on diesel and mounted a kerbon the same day I bought the car and damaged the Rear left alloy and damaged both front left and rear left tyre.
The front alloy was replaced with a new one and two new pirelli P zero rossos were put on.
Hence now two alloy wheels have 6mm tread the other are month old.
They are all ok and all balance well.
I have bought some new 18 in Sport Classic two wheels with Continental tyres.
However the Family are objecting to them being put on.
The reason when i crashed the car and it was recovered the RAC person who brought it home on a Trailer said that 18 in alloys are more slippery in the wet than 17 in.
He told my family that with 18in wheels the weight of a car is spread over a greater area, hence there is less grip in the wet. he said 17 in wheels are better in the wet and 18 in the dry.
I want to put on the 18 in wheels, but getting a lot of pressure from family etc NOT to.
What is your take?
the 18 in wheels have continental tyres as i heard they better than pirelli p zeros.
Should i keep the 18 in alloys and flog my 17 in wheels
or keep my 17 in alloys and sell the 18 in alloys which are new?
either way one set will be available on here and later on ebay
Raj
i was planning on selling my 17in wheels but two minded now.
Ihave a porsche Boxster 2.7 2002 car with 7500 miles.
I bought the car on 28/8/03 from Porsche swindon.
some of you may not know but know i skidded the same day on the way home and mounted a Kerb.
Currently i have the sport Classic 1 TYPE alloy wheels.
These are 17 in wheels with P zero rosso n3 tyres
According to Porsche when car was serviced in July 2003 the wheels all had 6mm tyre tread. That was at 6000 miles
Sadly i skidded on diesel and mounted a kerbon the same day I bought the car and damaged the Rear left alloy and damaged both front left and rear left tyre.
The front alloy was replaced with a new one and two new pirelli P zero rossos were put on.
Hence now two alloy wheels have 6mm tread the other are month old.
They are all ok and all balance well.
I have bought some new 18 in Sport Classic two wheels with Continental tyres.
However the Family are objecting to them being put on.
The reason when i crashed the car and it was recovered the RAC person who brought it home on a Trailer said that 18 in alloys are more slippery in the wet than 17 in.
He told my family that with 18in wheels the weight of a car is spread over a greater area, hence there is less grip in the wet. he said 17 in wheels are better in the wet and 18 in the dry.
I want to put on the 18 in wheels, but getting a lot of pressure from family etc NOT to.
What is your take?
the 18 in wheels have continental tyres as i heard they better than pirelli p zeros.
Should i keep the 18 in alloys and flog my 17 in wheels
or keep my 17 in alloys and sell the 18 in alloys which are new?
either way one set will be available on here and later on ebay
Raj
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