19s: How is the ride quality

Jan 12, 2004 | 03:58 PM

LIONHEAD

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19s: How is the ride quality

Those with 19 inch rims.....how is the ride quality. Thanks!

Jan 12, 2004 | 04:09 PM

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it is fine---still smooth, and the car's steering feels much tighter.

Jan 12, 2004 | 04:09 PM

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Great. But I am not running really low profile tires.

Jan 12, 2004 | 04:21 PM

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Thanks guys....looks like I'm going for 19s then.

Thanks again.

Jan 12, 2004 | 04:23 PM

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what kind are you considering?? make sure you get decent tires too...

Jan 12, 2004 | 04:49 PM

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Originally posted by moa4r
what kind are you considering?? make sure you get decent tires too...

Ditto, tires are more important than almost anything else. I have a friend with these amazing looking HRE wheels and Falcon tires. The ride sucked. He changed the tires two weeks ago to the same Dunlops I have on my car. He can't stop thanking me.

Jan 12, 2004 | 05:15 PM

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Thanks for the heads up. I might go with Pirellis as I had the Pirelli PZero Rosso before and like them or the Michelin Pilots. I know Dunlops and Bridgestone (S03) makes some nice tires also. Not sure what rims yet as I'm working with a local vendor to see what my options are. Just looking now. I'll probably get the rims in Spring as there is still snow and salt in Chicago through March/April and I'll use the current stock 17s for winter. Looking for All-season High Performance tires (don't need Max Performance). Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!