My opinion just from the visual...
I guess I'm in that same minority. Old muscle cars need some tire sidewall to have the right "look". 17s are plenty big although some cars can pull off 18s and not look too bad (2nd Gen F bodies for example).
One very popular style that really looks off to me is a smaller wheel on front and giant hoops on the rear 18/20 combos. I'm all for the rear being a larger diameter but it needs to be in the tire, not the wheel.
On the performance side of it...
I would be very interested in comments from some of the dedicated track guys on how much "feel" they get from a 17 vs 18s vs 20 comparison...
Ok, sure...if you have double the sidewall there is going to be more tire flex, but once you become adjusted to the different feel, does it really significantly hurt the handling...?
Jeff-
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You remind me of the timing on a turbo engine...
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