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Old 04-06-2006, 01:15 PM
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Default 17x9.5" HP Evo's

Do they make them in that size? Do you know of any wheel that looks like an HP Evo in that size? My budged does not include Fiske FM10's or something exotic like that. I don't want an 18" wheel because the roads I drive on suck. Don't need to deal with bent rims from a pothole. Plus the tires are cheaper for a 17" rim.
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The widest they come in is 8.5 and even then that is on an 18" rim. The 17s only come 8" wide.
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Anybody?

Anybody else having a hard time finding a 17x9.5" wheel for their car that isn't a Corvette replica?
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I'm rolling rpm wheels (gotta take pix some day), because I wanted the HP EVO, but didn't want to wait for delivery and RPMs come triple-plated chrome. I don't remember if they come in 17x9.5, but their 18's were cheaper than some 17's I looked at.
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Originally Posted by BOBA_VETT
I'm rolling rpm wheels (gotta take pix some day), because I wanted the HP EVO, but didn't want to wait for delivery and RPMs come triple-plated chrome. I don't remember if they come in 17x9.5, but their 18's were cheaper than some 17's I looked at.
I looked at those and they only came in 17x8.5". I might get a set since they are pretty cheap and look great though.
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I think people tend to overexaggerate the difference(s) between 17's and 18's too much. A half inch more of tire sidewall is not going to make THAT much of a difference in ride quality. You're not going to get anything in a 17" size for the style wheel you're after unless you go with one of the custom forged companies like Fikse, Iforged, etc.

These are exactly like Evo's and they come in a four 18X9.5 package for $936:



http://www.wheelmax.com/product.asp?ProdId=1262




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