Wheel Choice

[golfmanj80]

I have come to my GTD [ ACC, Vancouvers] from a Mk5 Golf 140d on 16" alloys, and even on comfort setting am finding the ride a bit harsh for my old bones!, do you guys who have driven on both 18" and standard 17" feel that the latter give a more compliant ride ?

And I know I might seem odd...............but I do like the look of the standard wheels !!

[SRGTD]

I have come to my GTD [ ACC, Vancouvers] from a Mk5 Golf 140d on 16" alloys, and even on comfort setting am finding the ride a bit harsh for my old bones!, do you guys who have driven on both 18" and standard 17" feel that the latter give a more compliant ride ?

And I know I might seem odd...............but I do like the look of the standard wheels !!

I came from a mk5 GT 170 tdi on standard 17" Classix wheels to a GTD on 18" Charleston Shadows. I found the ride in the mk5 on 17's was fine.

Although a little firmer, I can't say I find the ride on 18" wheels harsh - and I've also got old bones! Having said that, a GTD on 17's should give a a slightly more compliant ride though than one on 18's. My car doesn't have ACC so I don't know how the ride in my car would compare to your ACC-specced car on 'comfort' setting.

[Buck]

I had 17s on my GTD when I first got it whilst I waited for the dealer to change them to Vancouver 18s.

Can't say I've noticed any change to the ride comfort - it is a harder ride in standard set up whichever wheel size (mine's non-ACC)

[ajmoir36]

I came from a 140d mk5 on 17s (turinos) and thought the 18son the mk6 were better handling but slightly harder wouldn't trade the Vancouver for anything though they look the bees knees.

[DDg]

...wouldn't trade the Vancouver for anything though they look the bees knees.

I got the Vancouvers for the same reason - they look great - but I find the ride pretty nuggety on my GT140. Drove a friends Bluemotion (16"?) and it was like a magic carpet. As the car's just a getmetoworkandback motor and not my fun car, I find myself wondering whether to fit something smaller...

[Taff_09]

yep on 18" even with ACC in comfort it will still be a bit firm (well my GTI is), i reduced tyre pressure by 2psi which helped a little, mines done 4k now and it is starting to settle down and become smoother so should be sweeter at 10k

your tyres will also have a impact as my Dunlops are known to be a harsh ride!

get on the goodyear F1 Asymmetric 2 when you can as I have those on our Audi S Line which smoothed out the ride from the standard tyres

but ultimately it is a sporty car so its going to be firm whatever but apparently putting them on 17" with ACC in comfort is very comfortable indeed!

[golfmanj80]

Thanks for all the info guys, seems the Goodyears are the way to go on the Vancouvers ? your quite right it is a performance car after all !, we have prob got a lot of rough old potholed roads to contend with in rural Wiltshire !!