VN ride height 15" versus 19" wheels

[Morton]

"handle better" is a kinda relative thing. 19" wheels, imho, are too big. You don't have enough flex in the sidewalls. I personally think 17" is the ideal size

 

[wildss]

yeh im hoping it will drive better,ive got the feeling the front end is not liking the 15's alot with the car being as low as it is. What sort of difference did you notice when you had 18's put on wildss?

it steered better (didnt track as much) and the ride was not as bumpy.
dosent aquaplane as bad either

 

[Morton]

You may find that a lot of that has to do with a good alignment and better tyres that came with the rims

 

[wildss]

didnt align the new wheels and i had bridgestone turanzas on the 15's. 225/60 i think.

only time it aquaplaned was at over 120 on saturated roads.

cant explain why it dosent track as bad now but it just dosent.

 

[padrickz88]

less sidewall flex......

i dont know why its softer then 15's but..... 15's have a shitload more sidewall to make the ride softer, and 20's have rubber bands...

 

[wildss]

yeah true but the ride is still better with 18's, must be cos of the overall diamiter