Just put 17's on my Smart Car
 

here are a few pictures of my car (on the left) with a friends car. he did all the work at his shop zen speed here in jacksonville. and yes, his car has been painted flat black. he said its much easier to paint b/c all of the panels come off. i bought 17inch mercedes c-class sport wheels on ebay. had them painted flat black, bought the 3-5 lug adapters. i am super stoked at the look of the wheels on my car.
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very smart

haha, i wish i had one of those, how much has your gas mileage suffered with those new wheels

Two thumbs up!

i just picked it up 2 days ago with just under half a tank. it has dropped any bars on the gauge. i will fill up in the next week or so and keep track from a full tank.

Very nice!

Keep a close eye on your bearings and suspension components over time.
Such a radical change in wheel size/weight/offset will have a negative impact on component durability.
Does it handle weird? Most cars with such a radical change in offset develop a nasty "bump steer" on rough surfaces.

actually it handles much better and feels more stable on the road. points taken though, thanks!

here is what my mechanic said here in jax:

"Bump steer is caused by changes in steering by having non-parallel steering tie rods which cause the
tires to steer (involuntarily) as the wheel moves through its vertical
range of motion. A very bad thing, but completely unrelated to what we
did.

Regarding wheel bearing life, the centerline of our rim is still
centered over the bearing, just like with the stock rim, so again, not
an issue.

Besides, half of Europe is running around on adapters"

whoa...never imagine someone would mod a smart.. this is awesome!

lol, i figured i love a cool set of wheels on my cars...why not the smart!

how is driving such a small car... is it scary feeling?

its really not scary. trust me, i'd be the first to say "hell no", but my cayman has been parked and i've been driving the smart car daily. it looks much smaller from the outside than it feels on the inside.

What did the adapters cost you? I would really like to get off the stock smart wheels as well.

http://www.smartcarofamerica.com/gal...p?imageid=3761

they were $300