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blazinzuk

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Did you notice a rougher ride? I am planning on getting new rims but I am thinking 17s for the mere fact of a little more sidewall. I will not be doing any racing with this car for a couple years (well any autocrossing).

Is there a noticable difference in a 17 or an 18 as far as the ride goes?

I realize the tire affects the ride and the sidewall height but I am talking a simple +1 or +2 type of conversion.

Really not sure what wheels yet I have looked at alot and haven't found any I like yet
 


I have 235-55-17's Pirelli P-Zero Nero tires and honestly, I thought they were just as smooth if not smoother then the stock 225-60-16's.

I've had some rough tires on the 18's I've had and some smooth ones. I would definitely recommend you look at tire reviews and see which are smoother and better rides.
 
I feared going to 18's for the smaller sidewall. However the ride of a GP/Regal on fresh suspension and the 18's feels much like the stock GP feel with less bounce.
 
ride has to do a lot more with the suspension than the tires.

your tires, depending upon size, will attribute to road noise, turn in (how long it takes the tires to actually catch the conrete after they begin to roll sideways), feel of the road, and tram lining (when the tires ride in the grooves of the road). the wider tires you go the more you'll notice these things.

yes, tires with smaller sidewall you'll be able to 'feel' the road more, but it shouldn't be much rougher than stock.
 
Bio248 said:
yes, tires with smaller sidewall you'll be able to 'feel' the road more, but it shouldn't be much rougher than stock.
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I'll argue that one till I'm out of breath with my 19's.... Yes you will feel the road more with the smaller sidewall, hitting potholes and such or going over rough surfaces the smaller sidewall will only enhance it where as a larger sidewall tire will "absorb" some of it.
 


yea i have 20x9's and its a little rougher but only really on rough roads and potholes otherwise besides like turning corners feeling a bit different
 
One of the other reasons I think I may just stay with 17s is I do live in Idaho, gravel road driving is not uncommon for me.

I think I would end up going really slowly on some roads that I travel on sometimes just because I had 18s if I went with such.

Thank you guys for all the advice, I appreciate all the different points of views
 
I'm riding 245/35/R20 in the summer and the ride is a lil rough when I change from the stocks but it smooths out after about 200 miles.
 
For me it was smoother going to 17s from the 16s. But like others have said suspension attributes to handling.

Road noise affected mine the most. Then again my new 17s have Yokohama tires and I took off 16 inch Goodyears. :th_laugh-lol2: Of course theres going to be less road noise lol.
 


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