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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: ghockle on 16 February 2008, 09:08

Title: Bigger Wheels vs Bumpy Ride ?
Post by: ghockle on 16 February 2008, 09:08: Have you added big fat wheels and tyres to your car :cool: ?
Was it worth it ? or did you perfer the ride before ?

How has the ride quality changed ?

Do you now feel every bump or is it just slightly different to the original set up ?

Thanks
Title: Re: Bigger Wheels vs Bumpy Ride ?
Post by: gooseuk on 16 February 2008, 12:24: Well the ride i would say is a tad different and it feels like you lost a bit of accelearation. But after few weeks you dont notice it lol.
Title: Re: Bigger Wheels vs Bumpy Ride ?
Post by: ghockle on 16 February 2008, 12:40: cheers - so how diiferent ? whats diferent about it ? heavier steering ?
Title: Re: Bigger Wheels vs Bumpy Ride ?
Post by: 1688bran on 16 February 2008, 12:49: Quote from: ghockle on 16 February 2008, 12:40
cheers - so how diiferent ? whats diferent about it ? heavier steering ?

i find the steering jus a bit lighter only just tho ..... it jus a little bumpier and on uneven road occasionally u will get a slight pull fto one side depends on which side the road is uneven to .... i also find is i got a little bit more road noise too .... but im happy with it wont go back to the little wheels i got b4 ..lol im running 235/35/19 front and rear
Title: Re: Bigger Wheels vs Bumpy Ride ?
Post by: gooseuk on 16 February 2008, 14:31: Well with me. I find that u feel things more like bumps and that. Not so much u wanna destory the car lol but a slight difference. Also you hear more noise comming from the tyre. But i belive that because there cheap tyres and more likley to create more noise.

Improved grip is a bonus also.
Title: Re: Bigger Wheels vs Bumpy Ride ?
Post by: ghockle on 16 February 2008, 14:38: so would you say the handling improves with larger wheels and tyres ?
Title: Re: Bigger Wheels vs Bumpy Ride ?
Post by: gooseuk on 16 February 2008, 15:33: I say so. I could feel the limit going around corners with other wheels. But not so much with bigger ones. But cheaper tyres suck
Title: Re: Bigger Wheels vs Bumpy Ride ?
Post by: 1688bran on 16 February 2008, 16:01: Quote from: gooseuk on 16 February 2008, 14:31
Well with me. I find that u feel things more like bumps and that. Not so much u wanna destory the car lol but a slight difference. Also you hear more noise comming from the tyre. But i belive that because there cheap tyres and more likley to create more noise.

Improved grip is a bonus also.

is pirelli P zero rosso cheap ..... thought they are quite a god make ! what tyres u got then ??? i think the lower profile u go down the more bumpier it gets
Title: Re: Bigger Wheels vs Bumpy Ride ?
Post by: richw911 on 16 February 2008, 16:57: Quote from: 1688bran on 16 February 2008, 16:01
Quote from: gooseuk on 16 February 2008, 14:31
Well with me. I find that u feel things more like bumps and that. Not so much u wanna destory the car lol but a slight difference. Also you hear more noise comming from the tyre. But i belive that because there cheap tyres and more likley to create more noise.

Improved grip is a bonus also.

is pirelli P zero rosso cheap ..... thought they are quite a god make ! what tyres u got then ??? i think the lower profile u go down the more bumpier it gets

I run 225/40/18 and yes it is a bit more bumpy than stock but as 1688bran said you will always get this with lower profile tyres. Nothing too bad IMO - well worth doing :afro:
Title: Re: Bigger Wheels vs Bumpy Ride ?
Post by: Ivor Mk4 Turbo on 16 February 2008, 21:27: I'd say the wider 225/40 18's had more grip on the fast, sweeping bends (A road surfaces), but not as much agility or acceleration as the 205/55 16's due to the extra 'unsprung' weight. The 16's are also best for country, B type road thrashes (not as crashy).

Next up for me to try, are some 17's with 215 45's on. :wink:
Title: Re: Bigger Wheels vs Bumpy Ride ?
Post by: gooseuk on 17 February 2008, 20:22: I have some cheap budget tyres that came with the alloys. Not sure of the name but its a name i have never head of. When they start to run down sumert more well known will be going on them.

Prellis are good
Title: Re: Bigger Wheels vs Bumpy Ride ?
Post by: Ivor Mk4 Turbo on 18 February 2008, 16:11: Quote from: gooseuk on 17 February 2008, 20:22
Prellis are good

Not the P6000's, surely??!!! :shocked:

They don't call the P6000 'ditchfinders' for nothing, you know! :wink:
Title: Re: Bigger Wheels vs Bumpy Ride ?
Post by: 1688bran on 18 February 2008, 16:16: Quote from: Ivor Mk4 Turbo on 18 February 2008, 16:11
Quote from: gooseuk on 17 February 2008, 20:22
Prellis are good

Not the P6000's, surely??!!! :shocked:

They don't call the P6000 'ditchfinders' for nothing, you know! :wink:

pirelli P zero ! is P6000 really that bad .... i got those on my old wheels ?
Title: Re: Bigger Wheels vs Bumpy Ride ?
Post by: Rhyso on 18 February 2008, 16:26: Quote from: 1688bran on 18 February 2008, 16:16
Quote from: Ivor Mk4 Turbo on 18 February 2008, 16:11
Quote from: gooseuk on 17 February 2008, 20:22
Prellis are good

Not the P6000's, surely??!!! :shocked:

They don't call the P6000 'ditchfinders' for nothing, you know! :wink:

pirelli P zero ! is P6000 really that bad .... i got those on my old wheels ?

shocking tyres they are!! when i bought some new tyres i bought Michelins; put them on the back on moved the P6000 to the front; needless to say i went straight out and bought another 2 Michelins!! the P6000 would grip and then just give up with absolutely no warning :shocked:
Title: Re: Bigger Wheels vs Bumpy Ride ?
Post by: Ivor Mk4 Turbo on 18 February 2008, 21:28: Yep, diabolical - Especially in the wet.
Title: Re: Bigger Wheels vs Bumpy Ride ?
Post by: 1688bran on 19 February 2008, 14:28: Quote from: Ivor Mk4 Turbo on 18 February 2008, 21:28
Yep, diabolical - Especially in the wet.

what tyres r u using now .....
Title: Re: Bigger Wheels vs Bumpy Ride ?
Post by: Ivor Mk4 Turbo on 19 February 2008, 14:32: Goodyear Eagle F1 - Outstanding grip wet or dry & medium-to-good durability. Best tyre per Ã‚£Ã‚£Ã‚£, IMO. :wink: