17 inch wheels

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17 inch wheels

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Can I run a 17 inch wheel on my Cabby?
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you can, but sometimes they don't look right...to big. these cars are so small that 16's are about as big as you want to go. i have 16's on my 89 cabby, i had thought about 17's but after seeing pics of mkI's with them i changed my mind.
i'll see if i can find some pics of mkI's with 17's for ya.
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1lowcab wrote:you can, but sometimes they don't look right...to big. these cars are so small that 16's are about as big as you want to go. i have 16's on my 89 cabby, i had thought about 17's but after seeing pics of mkI's with them i changed my mind.
i'll see if i can find some pics of mkI's with 17's for ya.
Agreed, I've seen the Big Wheels on a Cabby and it looks a lil bit whacky-tho there were very few that were done right-maybe the style of them made the difference altogether. You also have to worry about how to get a large wheel to fit properly-rub a dub dub :wink:
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Post by J-Dub »

I believe So_cal cabby had 17's on his cabby. It looked pretty good. But yeah bigger than 16's is pushing it I think.
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tho there were very few that were done right-maybe the style of them made the difference altogether
it is all in the style of wheel you get, some 17's look good some look like poo. so-cals looked good.
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Sorry for the OT threadjacker, but damn 1low, your sig fulla cars is as bad as ours...LOL
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i know...i think i'm starting a collection here! a whole stable of dubs!!!! :D
i have my eye on a few more too..... if i just had the room.
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Post by SoCal_Cabby »

yes you can run 17s on a cabby and it can be lowered too.

mine never rubbed
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just be careful what 17's you get. test fit a few if you can, or just go 16's.
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Post by SoCal_Cabby »

yeah you gotta get the offset just right, i got lucky mine are et42
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what is the offset on your rims?
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Post by EVILGTI »

it's 40 they fit great they don't look to big ill post a piture when I get the transmission back in.
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Post by speedtek »

Mine used to rub a bit, but I rolled the lips on the fronts and ground out the sides on the rears where they were cutting. Like the rest said, 17's can look just fine with the right rim....I love mine, especially since I did the centers in gunmetal.
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Post by dubchickshubby »

What are those? I like the offset. Old guys like me can never shake off the look a deep dish lip can give instead of these new rims that are flush with the tires. Never did it for me, but options are limited. Even my Porsche has the damn flush trashcan rims.

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ADR lightnings, they're discontinued now, but yeah I have to agree I far prefer the "dished" look as well.
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