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03-30-2009, 08:18 AM
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Thinking about going from 19's to 18's to get more sidewall for a smooth ride...anyone with 18's out there notice a difference?
03-30-2009, 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by El Immigrante' post='830594' date='Mar 30 2009, 11:18 AM
Thinking about going from 19's to 18's to get more sidewall for a smooth ride...anyone with 18's out there notice a difference?
03-30-2009, 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='830598' date='Mar 30 2009, 09:23 AM
I went from 17 to 18, so I'm no help. Maybe contact member rogerj via PM?
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Many members, including myself have goe from 18's to 19's and have noticed a decrease in ride quality...but that also maybe biased due to most going from RFT 18" tires to 19" non-RFT tires...
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Assuming we are talking about going between non-RFT tires, going to a 19" will increase the road feel and bumpiness a bit. You are decreasing the sidewall diameter by 5mm all around so you can expect to feel more imperfections in the road than with the 18s. With that said, I personally don't find the difference to be that huge and is not something that is going to make the car undriveable for daily use.
03-30-2009, 09:58 AM
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Thanks!
I think I'm going ditch the 19's that I just got and go with 18's with a 40/45 series tires (depending on the width of the wheel of course) to try and achieve the same diameter as the stock tire.
I like a specific AC Schnitzer silver wheel and the Beyron (sp?) silver wheel I saw early to day on a Bavarian Motorports web site. Kinesis is also an option. We'll see.
No more bling for me...perhaps I'm getting old.
I think I'm going ditch the 19's that I just got and go with 18's with a 40/45 series tires (depending on the width of the wheel of course) to try and achieve the same diameter as the stock tire.
I like a specific AC Schnitzer silver wheel and the Beyron (sp?) silver wheel I saw early to day on a Bavarian Motorports web site. Kinesis is also an option. We'll see.
No more bling for me...perhaps I'm getting old.
03-30-2009, 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Nick@Jlevi SW' post='830672' date='Mar 30 2009, 12:17 PM
Assuming we are talking about going between non-RFT tires, going to a 19" will increase the road feel and bumpiness a bit. You are decreasing the sidewall diameter by 5mm all around so you can expect to feel more imperfections in the road than with the 18s. With that said, I personally don't find the difference to be that huge and is not something that is going to make the car undriveable for daily use.
What I really should do is find someone with stock 17's and some 18's to make a fair comparison. Anyone in the SoCal willing to help out?
If you're interested in 19s, you can test drive mine.
03-30-2009, 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by El Immigrante' post='830739' date='Mar 30 2009, 01:04 PM
Right now I'm running Falcon tires on 19x8.5 in the front and 19x9.5 in the rear. I'm going to go with 18x8.5 or 18x9 in the front with a 18 x (9-11)? in the rear on Pilots.
03-30-2009, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by El Immigrante' post='830735' date='Mar 30 2009, 12:58 PM
Thanks!
I think I'm going ditch the 19's that I just got and go with 18's with a 40/45 series tires (depending on the width of the wheel of course) to try and achieve the same diameter as the stock tire.
I like a specific AC Schnitzer silver wheel and the Beyron (sp?) silver wheel I saw early to day on a Bavarian Motorports web site. Kinesis is also an option. We'll see.
No more bling for me...perhaps I'm getting old.
I think I'm going ditch the 19's that I just got and go with 18's with a 40/45 series tires (depending on the width of the wheel of course) to try and achieve the same diameter as the stock tire.
I like a specific AC Schnitzer silver wheel and the Beyron (sp?) silver wheel I saw early to day on a Bavarian Motorports web site. Kinesis is also an option. We'll see.
No more bling for me...perhaps I'm getting old.
03-30-2009, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='830785' date='Mar 30 2009, 01:54 PM
Seriously, 18s with 245/40 and 275/35 are the standard BMW recommends--if going staggered on 18s. That's what I'm running on Michelin Pilot Sport A/S. I notice more tramlining than bumpiness due to the increased width (I was running 225s before). GL.
Hmmm...perhaps I should just stick to 18x8.5 or 18x9 all around.
What size wheel in the rear GL?