going from 17" to either 18 or 19"

[freaksavior]

I really cannot decide.

I have stock 17's now and I am thinking of v718's 19" but rubber is pricey and I've read some people complain about ride. I am going to lower my car another .5" and I do not want to rub. I was thinking of running 245/35/19 but I am also concerned on rubbing.

I talked to Matt @ VMR wheels and he says that v718 are 19" only and that alot of people like the 19"s

So v710's @ 18" or v718's @ 19's?

YES I SEARCHED! I'm not that much of a noob

[MentisImperium]

718's @ 19....

[freaksavior]

Reasons?

[shiro1745]

I went from stock 17 to v701 19". I'm lowered on springs/shocks, not low enough for some people here though, but I like it. About the ride now, that is all your choice but I can tell you mine is stiff and let's say it would bother me that much, but oh boy when I get a hole in the road... I feel pain. I'm running 235 tires, maybe getting 245 would help a bit. So my advice is get 19" if they're good roads where you live, if not don't bother.
Good luck

[MentisImperium]

I think the ride can be remedied by suspension settings...the tires do play a role but i see plenty of people with decent sized tires and horribly stiff suspension... I used to live in NJ and i can see Shiro's point...the potholes are brutal and will cause you some pain, but in a relatively flat state with decent roads, i would go 19's all day and not worry about it

[shiro1745]

I think the ride can be remedied by suspension settings...the tires do play a role but i see plenty of people with decent sized tires and horribly stiff suspension... I used to live in NJ and i can see Shiro's point...the potholes are brutal and will cause you some pain, but in a relatively flat state with decent roads, i would go 19's all day and not worry about it

agree good roads = 19"

[freaksavior]

I live in the city. Houston/cypress area and drive 95% highway.

Also, what do you do with the 17's? And a spare? Run no spare, keep 1 17" ? Sell the rest? What about pricing for older 17"?

[MentisImperium]

Always keep a spare.... I don't like selling my stock wheels, you never know when you will need them again...If you have a garage they stack up nicely in a corner, if no garage.....find someone who does :)

[freaksavior]

Got it. Keep 17" and store in my attic

[vdubjetta02]

Im lowered quit a bit..... running 19's with 225's in the rocky mountains and am fine.....(tucking half the tire)

get 19's & drop it!

YES keep the spare! The rolling diameter should steel be almost identical....

[Mc Suly]

Lower First
then put some sick 17"

[freaksavior]

Why 17"?

[Godfather 2.0T]

lower and 19s

[GarrettReid]

To me 19's look too big on our relatively small cars.

I vote 18.

[bartles]

718's @ 19....

[up]You will not be disappointed.[up]

Edit: if you have the cash get a 5th, if not the stock 17 should have a very similar in size to the 19 if you get the right tires. I know mine are nearly identical, had a blow out n used the stock 17 for 3 days without problems.

[A4 Centaur]

18" do it!

[freaksavior]

Well I really like the v718's better, but the v718's don't come in 18's
The v710's do, but I do not like them as much.

I am concerned about the price of tires and wear on the tires as well.

[porkchops!]

My genius intuition says:

Get 18's if you want 18's
or
Get 19's if you want 19's

BUT

Don't get 19's if you want 18's
and lastly;
Don't get 18's if you want 19's

Most importantly:
wheels = rimz

[MentisImperium]

My genius intuition says:

Get 18's if you want 18's
or
Get 19's if you want 19's

BUT

Don't get 19's if you want 18's
and lastly;
Don't get 18's if you want 19's

Most importantly:
wheels = rimz

Pure Genius.

[freaksavior]

My genius intuition says:

Get 18's if you want 18's
or
Get 19's if you want 19's

BUT

Don't get 19's if you want 18's
and lastly;
Don't get 18's if you want 19's

Most importantly:
wheels = rimz



Pure Genius.


lols that's kind of obvious ;)

I am going to go with the v718's - now the real task, getting the rest of the $ to pay for them!

final question - silver or gunmetal? NOT getting black

[bartles]

NOT getting black
Do it! Matte black looks so sexy

[jimrobbington]

Do the 19s, they look so good. I have 245/35 tires though, and they do rub quite a bit. You get used to it, but it scares the shit out of passengers. You might not have a rubbing issue if you don't lower it a4 much as me.

http://i366.photobucket.com/albums/oo109/jimrobbington/P1020589.jpg
http://i366.photobucket.com/albums/oo109/jimrobbington/P1020637.jpg

[MentisImperium]

I vote for gunmetal....or matte black...but gunmetal has always gotten my attention in a special way lol

[freaksavior]

At that's not to bad, I could always get the fenders flared out a bit if it rubs like that.

Still wondering on the silver/gunmetal though. I am not a huge fan of black wheels even on white.

[jimrobbington]

Mine are Gunmetal, and they look awesome.

[freaksavior]

Can I get a better picture of the car?

[Brillo]

I have two good friends, one with 18" and the other with 19", both are lowered via coil overs, although neither is a freak show. I'm running my stock 17" wheels. Both of my friends have a harsher and noisier ride than mine, especially the one with 19" wheels. They both get worse gas mileage too. Their rides do look pretty good so I guess it really amounts to exactly what you are after as there are bona fide compromises: appearance versus stiffer/ noisier ride, some loss of economy, tire and wheel costs etc.

[jriddle11]

Had 18s (wanted to save money on the wheels as well as tires) on my B6 and they still looked small, went to 19s within 4 months. Also went with 19s on my B7 because 19s look 10000000 times better on our cars but you have to watch the road closer for pot holes. On a white car do gunmetal.

[freaksavior]

I went with 19"

thanks guys :)

is there a way to vag the computer to know it has 19" tires/wheels and adjust the computer/

[MentisImperium]

i would think the overall diameter of the wheels would be similar...

http://www.rimsntires.com/rt_specs.jsp is a helpful tool... i think with 19's and 245/35/19 you would be 3/10ths of an inch taller...

[CleverA4Name]

Get 235/35/19s for tires, and you will only need to remove the fender lining screw at the top of the wheel well to fix all rubbing problems