Conform or defy??

[Struggler]

basically, my situation,

got a set of bsa paragons 17" rims,
sanded down ready for primering,
however, ive had to put them back on the car because the wheels i had on the car have been taken back by theyre rightful owner
now im lookin at other options,
so do i either

Conform
Paint the 17s ive got and be happy with the same size wheels as everyone else

OR defy
and take a set of 13" by 7.5" mini superlight rims, that my m8s just offered
we put them on the car, and they look....different, i like the idea of being different, but thought id get some more opinions, it leaves a rather large arch gap, but leaves the car about 2-3" off the floor at the front splitter

Bear in mind with this pic that the car has 3 17" wheels and 1 13",
so it sits alot higher than it wud with 13s all round



would you take the different, euro look, or stick to the normal modding rules?

 

[Struggler]

plus i think the driveshafts would much prefer them
17s on a 1.2 8v jst doesnt bode well lol
however, bye bye top speed

 

[dajones]

your right theres a big gap if you can lower the car some more to get rid of that gap then i dont see why it would work. would mean the splitter would have to go and so do the exhausts

 

[Moz168]

I say go for it

 

[Blarno]

Defy. Sod conforming, why do what everyone else does?

 

[Struggler]

lowering it that far would mean coilies, or airbags :clown:
im going down a very euro path by the looks of things,

 

[MonkeyKnifeFight]

i would def do the 13" the car should feel loads faster on 13's i bet it will be legend, i'd love to try something like this just for the weekend on my 182 bet it would be well rapid

 

[Turkish]

i would def do the 13" the car should feel loads faster on 13's i bet it will be legend, i'd love to try something like this just for the weekend on my 182 bet it would be well rapid

Come back to me when you've tried getting 13" wheels over the brakes

Those minilites do look good on the car in the pic, definately go for those over the 17s all day long.

 

[Struggler]

cheers guys, should have them on next week, without the exhause and splitter, how much could i lower it and still drive it every day??
can anyone recomend a coilies kit?

 

[MT AUDIO]

as said above i dont think they are gonna fit over your front brakes!

 

[bmh.01]

13s are too small for the clio and i'm pretty sure 14" is the smallest size that will clear the front brakes. Having said that an 8v will only have 230mm discs so maybe.

 

[sideways danny]

minilites look awesome!!!!! do it

 

[Struggler]

yup, we put them on before, only problem was the calliper comes ul slightly higher than the hub, so some 5mm spacers will be going on at the same time
its only a 1.2 8v so its got tiny brakes

 

[Beef-Mc]

Personally I hate it, but if your happy with it.