01-11-2022, 07:48 PM | #1 |
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Thoughts on 19" to improve ride quality?
Hello all, I'm in MD and roads are crap. I daily drive a '17 F80 ZCP, and I've spent 1 summer on my stock 666s with Pilot Super Sports. I recently switched to Blizzaks on a square 18" set of BBS rims and I've been pretty surprised at the massive improvement in ride quality. I knew it would be a softer ride but didn't think it would be this dramatic.
Although I absolutely adore the look of the 666 rims this has me thinking that maybe a 19" summer set-up could split the difference? Does anyone have thoughts or experience with improving the ride over train tracks (which I cross daily) or potholes? Would a slightly lower performance summer tire on the 20" make more of a difference than say the same tire on 19"? I appreciate the advice. |
01-11-2022, 08:34 PM | #2 |
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18in with 40 profile tires is the way to go, will make a massive difference in ride quality as a daily. Could go with 35 profile in wider sizes as well, will still be better ride albeit not as good as a 40 profile. Lots of tire options at 18in
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I went from the 666's to 19's while still running a 30 series profile all around. I am however running a 275 up front and 305 out back and as little or no change as it seems on paper, there's definitely an improvement in ride comfort.
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Thanks all for the replies, I have a season on the winters and probably another half on the summers to decide. I kind of prefer the look of 19s or 20s over the 18s, but maybe with some nice forged rims I could get used to the look of a meatier tire. |
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02-07-2022, 07:10 PM | #9 |
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17’ comp. Here and I absolutely prefer the 19” 437M over the 666M due to looks and ride quality. I do have silver 666M and if I had shadowline 666M I would probably reconsider.
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