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18's or 17's...MM EVOs I really want the 18 but worried about ride harshness and bending. Thoughts?

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Old 01-02-2002, 07:19 PM
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18's or 17's...MM EVOs I really want the 18 but worried about ride harshness and bending. Thoughts?
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I was gonna pop 18s on my '97 but heard they could really interfer with my drivablity. So I took the safer road and am riding 17s
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what do you mean drivability?
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A friend of mine told me that having the 18s could cause some serious problems when driving with my N2O system engaged. Something about suspension pressures and centers of gravity at accellerated speeds.
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I got 18's and its perfect
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Are you juiced???
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if your runnin stock you should be fine. Its when you get into SIC amounts of HP that you get yourself into trouble. My suggestion for that case (my case... and I can only speak from what I've learned) is a set of wide 17"s are friggin fantastic!!!
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I think you are a small % of the people
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You're prolly right... My baby is sinister, I'm yet to see another A4 that can rip asphalt like her...


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