toyotajeep Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Good Morning, I am gathering information / parts for a future (hopefully this coming school year) 510 build. I live in a real rural area and I need to drive a fair distance to get anywhere. My driveway is also fairly rough, but not rocky at all. With my car I want to be able to drive a fair distance, fairly often. Do some spirited driving but not alot of autocross type stuff at this point. What are your experiences with the 17's as far as durability, etc. I know about the performance bene's, but what about the day to day use and durabilities? Pro's and con's? Any "I wish I would have stayed with 15's because.." stories? Or the opposite? I am trying to make up my mind between 15's and 17's for my car. Thank you for your thoughts and advice:D ROB:) Quote Link to comment
defdes Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Aesthetically, 17's are proportionally way too big for a 510. I think aspect ratio is going to have a bigger effect on your ride comfort than rim size. Quote Link to comment
toyotajeep Posted June 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Your probably right. I am not a huge fan of monster rims. That and having a little bit of rubber between the rim and the ineviable debris that rural living has would be a good thing. Any horror stories of 17's rubbing rim on everything? I am still in the planning / parts gathering stage. ROB Quote Link to comment
datrod Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 I'm running 17's on my wagon. But I don't really like them. I just could not pass up the deal I got on them. I'm thinking of going to a 15 soon. If your out in the boonies I would go with a 15 with 50 series wall. Quote Link to comment
djlotus Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 you could always just split the difference and get 16s Quote Link to comment
Beau M Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 I agree, 16's seem to look the best on most of the Datsuns I've seen. Quote Link to comment
toyotajeep Posted June 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 I'm just looking at some type of happy medium. I don't need a tire that I can't get if I have trouble somewhere that kind of thing. Leaning more towards a sport / touring type of build. Not a 1" off the ground carver, but not a stocker either. I am not sure what you call a sport / touring thing in import lingo:confused: I think you'd call it pro-touring in the musclecar world. Hope that makes sense, the sun down here in the desert is getting to me as I install trim on my house:lol: Back at it, the trim is calling me and I have resisted to long already:) ROB Quote Link to comment
ichorid Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 personally I think anything above 14" looks really strange on a 510. I have seen a few 510s with 17" Volks, those look great. But a volk always looks good. Quote Link to comment
datrod Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 This is a close up of a 17X7 on a 510 wagon. Quote Link to comment
pl521sss Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Factor in cost of tires also Going from 15 to 17 is a big difference unless this is not a concern to you. Quote Link to comment
sssr20det510 Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 cost on tires is real close my cost on a 205/50r15 is 56 bucks that same tire in a 205/40r17 is 61 bucks but i can get 205/40r17 for as low as 48 dollars a tire . Quote Link to comment
datrod Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Factor in cost of tires alsoGoing from 15 to 17 is a big difference unless this is not a concern to you. Not so much any more. They sell alot more 17 than 15 now days. Quote Link to comment
toyotajeep Posted June 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 I never would have thought of looking at 17" wheels but there was this one 510 at Canby with some real sweet 17's...... I thought they looked real good. Then I find out that they are VOLKs and quite expensive........naturally..... There was another 510 there with black 15" rims and it looked quite good too. Wierd that both were white, both had black wheels and VG's in them. I think I need to stick to 15-16's. We have to cross some railroad tracks with a sharp edge etc. to get out of here. May not be good with 1" of rubber on the tire sidewall. Thank you. First of 90 decisions made.... ROB Quote Link to comment
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