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05-13-2015, 06:54 PM | #1 |
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18" vs 19" wheels
Has anyone gotten 19" wheels and wished they had gone with 18"s or vice versa? I have been going back and forth for a couple months now and I need your insight.
A couple of my personal factors... -I'm not a track kinda guy at this point. -I want my car to look fairly slammed but not bagged. -I plan on swapping out my suspension to a coil over system. -Tires for 18" are about $150 cheaper and the sales rep said they will have about the same tire life as tires for 19" wheel. Here's a couple examples of 18" and 19" that I like. Top pic is 19" Bottom is 18" Let me know your thoughts and experiences! |
05-13-2015, 07:22 PM | #2 |
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I prefer the look of 19's on our cars but I think 18's look fine if you are lowered. I ended up getting 18's because I couldnt find LM reps in 19's with offsets that would fit. I am happy with how it turned out.
I think with 19's you can run stock m-sport height and it looks good but if you go with 18's you definitely have to lower. I had to do swift spec-r's at the same time for it to look right. In terms of cost...yes 19" tires are more expensive but if you getting what you like the first time is worth $150. I will probably switch to 19's once I get tired of my current set-up.
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I slightly prefer 18 on our cars. Funny enough I feel the opposite of Dilmorecg, I think 19s look to big until the car is lowered, 18s look fine either way.
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05-13-2015, 11:40 PM | #5 |
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My 19's ride so much better than the stock 18's. I will only roll 19's on my 135i. Currently on Msport suspension, but will be doing coil overs soon.
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I had 19s and switched back to 18s.
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19" looks too big for me.
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Hahaha, nope. Probably not for a while.
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+1. I would imagine ride quality with 19s is horrible. IMO 18s look better, ride better, and are cheaper.
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I definitely prefer softer shouldered tires when I go with bigger wheels. When I first traded my stock wheels with runflats for my current wheels, these wheels had Falkens on front. Once I went to PSS's, etc the ride was fine with 19s, with stiff tires it will be pretty harsh.
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18s look way better for our cars. I personally think 19s look like clown shoes. Way too oversized for our cars. Maybe for the E9x, but not for E8x.
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