vc commodore
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As far as I've always remembered the tighter section of the coil should be at the top while the softer part is on the lower end which is what you normally ride on until you hit some harder stuff.
I totally agree with VC's comments regarding large wheels and how they affect the ride. Sadly most people look at fashion over functionality. As long as it looks cooooooool who cares. Sorry not where I'll be coming from that's for sure and as you are traversing rough unsealed roads quite a bit you'll need every bit of give in your suspension, but then if you like being jarred to the core pick the fashion statement over the functional parts.
BTW our roads are just getting worse and worse day by day and honestly ?................I'm sick of them thus I run 16's (VS SS wheels) with 55 profile tyres opposed to 50's. Both our two VS's that we own have this wheel and tyre combination and they're harsh enough for me.
Honestly mate, I'd love to try 55 series on my Commodore, but they would rub on the base of the strut, where the spring sits.
I have driven the car with 205/65X15 on 7" steel rims and the car handled like a bucket of crud....Wollowed all over the road, didn't respond to my steering input as quick as it does with the 16" wheels and generally felt very unstable. So honestly Losh sticking with 225/50 or even trying 225/55's would be beneficial to him