So hot rods are rice huh? thats the first i heard of that. almost every hot rod has 18" or larger rims and they use it as a daily driver. I could care less if someone snickers behind my back because i choose to run 18" rims. I dont like 18" wheels because its "Tredny". The reason i like 18" wheels is because i like to see large rims and very little rubber(3" max. sidewall). If anything, the anti-ricers are hypocrites. they ALL are bashing them because it is "trendy" which is the supposed reason that the ricers are getting bashed. i dont bash people who have small rims, and i dont see why people bash people who choose big rims. I have tons of friends running 18" tires on their mustangs, camaros, rx7's, ect. and the ride in their car is wicked. the truth is, the only place that 18" rims will hurt performance is on the track, and chances are, if you can afford the big wheels, you have a second set of wheels meant for the track. The 18" wheels with 45 series rubber does NOT ruin the rims over pot holes unless the person is going really fast, in which case, that person deserves the damage they get.
ok, thats my rant.