MB Seven X, you like?

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:42 am

Hey guys. So I was browsing through a 'Car & Driver' mag when I saw some nice looking wheels in a discounttiredirect.com ad.

They are 16" MB Seven X wheels. What do you guys think?

DR. GONZO · Post by **DR. GONZO** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:50 am

go with 17" man i'm telling you it's gonna look alot better and improove you ride and handling

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:30 am

I don't know, I'm still on the fence about 17" on a Neon. And doesn't a 17" rim actually decrease performance?

DR. GONZO · Post by **DR. GONZO** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:34 am

if they are 17" by 7 inch wide you"ll get morre traction when cornering and lets face it neons are for the most part basicaly worthless in a strait line but more grip is better handling plus they do look better i wouldn't go any bigger than that though

rseldner · Post by **rseldner** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:37 am

i've had my eye on those rims, but the ones w/ black spokes

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:51 am

17" isn't too bad. It's only $10 more than the 16"...hmmm I just don't want to look too flashy. The reason I like them is because they remind me of the stock 7 spokes while looking a little nicer.

jT · Post by jT » Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:58 am

ive got them.. i was going to go with the five x but my girlfriend settled the matter with the seven... lol.

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mine only 14" though.. i had just bought new tires when i got the rims so i wasnt going to go bigger and have to get tires again...

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:30 pm

ooooooo those are niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice

ragek23 · Post by **ragek23** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:32 pm

JeffM wrote:I don't know, I'm still on the fence about 17" on a Neon. And doesn't a 17" rim actually decrease performance?

It can decrease acceleration if the tire is larger than a 40 series. The difficult thing with 17s are that its hard to get a nice light 17rim for a cheap price. If you sick with 215/40/17 sized tire its within 1% difference of a stock setup.

The advantage of 16s are that you can get a very light rim and a low profile tire so that your rotational mass can actually be less than a stock setup.

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:45 pm

Well discount tire offers two tire sizes for the 16's:
195/50-16
and
205/50-16

the 17's have three:
205/40-17
205/45-17
215/40-17

I don't really know how that would effect it.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:42 pm

I have stock SXT 7 spokers that I'm eventually gonna want to sell

latief · Post by **latief** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:34 pm

stick with 16s, much better tire choices .......

all the tires with 17" rims and stock suspension will look like rubber bands ....

the key is the drop, if you drop your car right, anything will look good!!!

SOKADAO954 · Post by **SOKADAO954** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:48 pm

i have 16 and not happy they look so smal and my car is lowerd 1.5 front 1.7 in the back
with 205/40/16 i hate it cant wait for new wheels.

DR. GONZO · Post by **DR. GONZO** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:57 pm

right now that'swhat i got on my car i can't wait to get my summer wheels on lol

Post by **racer12306** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:00 pm

Ugh, I'm too tired to go into the whole physics explanation about this.

If you are in it for the performance, go with 16's. 17's will slow you down.

SOKADAO954 · Post by **SOKADAO954** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:04 pm

racer12306 wrote:Ugh, I'm too tired to go into the whole physics explanation about this.

If you are in it for the performance, go with 16's. 17's will slow you down.

i agree but i would use that if i was a track car but to use daily and race here and there. i would go with 17s

Pablodragon · Post by **Pablodragon** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:08 pm

I went from stock steelie 14" up to 16's with 205/50's..
had a noticable difference in "get-up-and-go" just starting up from a stoplight

daily driver, stock suspension..don't race it

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:10 pm

16's > 17's

i'm going to HATE when i take my 16 winter wheels and put the 18s back on...

SOKADAO954 · Post by **SOKADAO954** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:10 pm

Pablodragon wrote:I went from stock steelie 14" up to 16's with 205/50's..
had a noticable difference in "get-up-and-go" just starting up from a stoplight

daily driver, stock suspension..don't race it

daily drive, but my suspension is not stock at all.

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 7:02 pm

Eh. I think I'm just going to go with 16's *ducks for cover*. They're a little cheaper, tires are cheaper, and I think they would make the car stand out while not making it jump into the fire.

oh and:

racer12306 wrote:Ugh, I'm too tired to go into the whole physics explanation about this.

If you are in it for the performance, go with 16's. 17's will slow you down.

No worries about the physics lesson. I'm not planning on racing my car anytime soon.

Mat00ES · Post by **Mat00ES** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:00 am

They look good, I vote for 16's. I've got 15's with a 50 series, I just cant talk myself into riding on rubber bands.

glasswars · Post by **glasswars** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:40 am

DR. GONZO wrote:go with 17" man i'm telling you it's gonna look alot better and improove you ride and handling

17's are gonna improve ride and handling??

to the op: go for the 16's, you won't regret it.

Nutmeg · Post by **Nutmeg** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:52 pm

I recently bought the MB Five X with Falken 912s from DTD. Lemme get some pics up soon. They're 16" and I love them.

Tam · Post by **Tam** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:36 pm

Tire shops are gonna hate you for bringing in a set of 17" tires to mount, because it's the hardest size to do. They bitched up a storm at me when I brought my 17s in, and told me to never show my face there again. ROFL

Mopar_Korean · Post by **Mopar_Korean** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 11:21 pm

Mat666 wrote:Tire shops are gonna hate you for bringing in a set of 17" tires to mount, because it's the hardest size to do. They bitched up a storm at me when I brought my 17s in, and told me to never show my face there again. ROFL

Wow, Your tire shop sucks then.

Personally I find anything above 20" annoying, usually because they are heavy as hell and reverse mount. And any tire under a 40 series sidewall can be a PITA too. Oh and run flat tires can fuck off and die.

srtgtr34 · Post by **srtgtr34** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:34 pm

I have two mb five x's for winter wheels, they have held up good, I don't see any scratches that can't be buffed out.