I just purchased an 05 SE3P- ITT: My story.

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07-30-2013, 11:54 AM

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I should correct myself. 17s are much more common than I originally indicated, for use as winter wheels.

Ah. Makes sense. I live in Utah, so smaller, thinner tires were going to be mandatory anyways.

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If you do move to 17" wheels, the tape-on wheel weights may not work. You may need to use the rim/bead weights to balance it out.

I'll keep that in mind. Thanks for the heads up.

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Well, not on summer tires. If you are going to use all seasons then yeah, just be prepared to give up plenty of grip for the non-cold months. If you are going to end up with 2 sets, which is much more recommended, your summers can be wide and sticky, leaving your winters with the narrow and grippy

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I just need to get through this next season. I can't afford to drop on an extra set of tires until I pay this semester of school down. It still may be worth keeping the 18's just because buying them again would be worse than a set of 17's.

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