New 17s on!!!

Just mounted my new 17s, and ready to roll!!

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Permalink Reply by SATO on April 22, 2008 at 10:57am: where are you first of all. are you in N America or Europe.. or Australia?

It makes a difference to us in that I can see you modified you 451 to a 5 bolt patern, how did you do that too?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Smartbillet on April 22, 2008 at 11:56am: Florida. Made wheel adaptors; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Tim Cowan on April 22, 2008 at 3:04pm: How much for a set of adapters? What width rims did you use? Offset? I assume 5x112 pattern. Looks great.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Smartbillet on April 22, 2008 at 4:48pm: I'm not making the adaptors to sell. The wheels are 17x7.5 35mm offset; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by SATO on April 22, 2008 at 4:57pm: hey your a local sun worshiper huh great! I'm up in jax.. do you travel? some of us I think are trying to get together in MCO (Orlando) sometime soon; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Tim Cowan on April 23, 2008 at 9:14am: hey Sato--I'm 4 miles from Disney World. Just let me know when to get together.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Daniel Coté on April 22, 2008 at 8:00pm: Very nice. What brand? Where did you find them? Tire specs?

I look forward to any ride report you can do. Handling changes, harshness, ride quality.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Smartbillet on April 22, 2008 at 8:05pm: I don't know what brand the wheels are. Tires are 195/40 front, 225/35 rear Yokohamas. Rides and handles great; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Carlos on April 23, 2008 at 4:09pm: Cool! Did you need to change the suspension right?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Smartbillet on April 23, 2008 at 4:16pm: No suspension or any other changes; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Carlos on April 23, 2008 at 4:26pm: Thanks! When i want to buy the 17 inch wheels, smart says a sport suspension is mandatory :-( just marketing i think.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jason on April 24, 2008 at 11:35pm: have you noticed any change in braking performance? I would think there's a lot more rotational energy to dissipate with the larger rims.; ▶ Reply to This

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