19" on rough dirt roads?

[Crawf]

Hey want to get some new rims on the stock VZ SV6, where I live there is about 5KM of rough dirt road until the sealed road starts. Is 19" too risky?

 

[IBLOWN]

19's with low profile tyres arent that bad. Theyre rough but on dirt i suppose it would be easier on them than tar. Never the less its going to make your ride rougher anyway.

 

[RiCeY]

19s will absorb a lot less of the bumps so your suspension and you will cop a hiding depending on how rough the road is.

 

[Crawf]

Thanks for the reply's. Its a very hard and rocky road that leads into town, if I'm careful and don't go flying should be safe of cracking a rim? what would it take to do this?

 

[RiCeY]

Again due to the low profile the rim is a lot easier to damage. personally Id stick with the 17s and 45 profile.

 

[monkeys437]

I live on 800m of dirt roads with 19's and superlows. Bad mistake, the rides really crap on unsealed roads. wish I stuck with 18s with a bit more rubber on them. Mines a VS though so yours might ride better

 

[nathanVY]

As long as the road isn't corrugated it'll be fine.

Corrugated gravel roads with 19s and lowered suspension, you can't even go 1km.

 

[Crawf]

Thanks for the info. I'm looking at these zumbo siphon wheels,

http://www.zumbowheels.com.au/wheels/item/siphon-f1135-mb.html

Seems like only available in 19" and 20"

 

[uniacidz]

Vehicle lowered?

18" or less, rough roads even in my old XR6 which had 17" wheels and tickford suspension was shocking



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[Crawf]

Nah not lowered. completely stock all over, Would maybe consider lowering once rims are on, wouldn't be much though