GoLowDrew

Price is right. IMO, 16" aftermarket is nice too. Convice me on 17s.

WhiteSSBalt

Go big or go home.

I have 19"s, currently thinking about upgrading to 20"s

D4u2s0t

17's will make the car slower, have less traction, rougher ride, and more expensive tires to replace.

i would stick with the 16's, unless you care more about appearance than performance.

Tazmanian_Dvl

16" wheels are soooooo 1995 LOL

steddy2112

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Big rims FTL

all4glh

15" spinners!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dakotaspeir

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haha for sure

throw some d's on that bitch (d's as in doughnuts)

_UnLiMiTeD_

i was curious about that, those people with 18's and 19's (excluding stock 18's) how much does it effect performance?

D4u2s0t

alot. they probably won't tell you that, and may not even realize it. but it def. hurts performance.

ever see a slick on a 19" rim? bet ya havent. because they don't make them. and there's a reason for that. even the stock 18's are not good for speed. they are heavy as ****. smaller wheel usually = less wieight and less rotational mass which is very good for performance.

big wheels are for show cars. look at what race cars use. granted, the cobalt is not by any means a race car, and i'm not saying it is. but it does make a difference.

so i mean it really depends. do 16's look better than 17's or 18'S? that's just preference, and most people think that a bigger wheel looks better. but when it comes to performance, bigger is absolutely not better.

WhiteSSBalt

Ooooh, my wheels are a whopping 1" bigger than your SS/TC and the wheels you had on your 2.4SS. They're 24.5lbs a piece, which is LIGHTER than everyone's beloved stock SS/SC wheels. Plus, even when I went from my stock 17"s to my 19"s, I didn't even noticed a real performance defecit. If it is there, its very minimal.

Plus, I still have my stockers for the TRACK. B/c I don't race on the street. Takes a whole 5 min to switch out my front two wheels for my stockers on track day.

I'll keep my 19"s thank you.

On a final note, my car......

street car > race car. If I buy a purpose built race car, then i'll get some tiny wheels.

jacobmprater

the bigger the better for appearance. i would get 18s or 19 and at the most.

steddy2112

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Makes you brakes look so tiny and cute

Yeah I went there

I had 18s on my 2.4, they were 22 a piece

WhiteSSBalt

eh, I guess. I got Powerslots all around and I think they look great.

joeworkstoohard

generally, it's a compromise when looking at rim size.

i like the 17s that i have, i think they have just enough sidewall to look sporty, but at the same time are big enough for just a little "bling"

WhiteSSBalt

Depends on the car really. I had 17"s on my 2nd gen RX-7 and I thought they looked great. But when I got the SS I originally put 18"s w/ a lip, and thought they looked tiny. So I made the switch to 19"s and I think it looks 100% better.

umrdyldo

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Find lightweight 16's or 17's

joeworkstoohard

well, of course. on my E21, anything larger than a 15 would look silly (currently, i have 13s on it).

meanwhile, on a truck, 17 is on the small side.

WhiteSSBalt

Yeah. My roomates EK hatch has some 16" Rota GT3's on it, and it looks perfect. Anything bigger on it would look retarded.

joeworkstoohard

those are sharp looking wheels on those cars.

chris88z24

Do 16's with white lettered tires. I have never seen that done on a cobalt before. I was contemplating doing that to mine once I pick up an extra set of 16's. The 18's look nice but they are heavy as hell.

joeworkstoohard

IMO, that wouldn't look cool unless it was a race car

WhiteSSBalt

Ricky Bobby style!!!

chris88z24

I think it would look awesome. My old 88 Z24 had them, it made the car look very sharp. With that small of a rim I think it would look good. Just my opinion.