19" bbs ch

[sunnylunn]

what effect will 19" wheels have on the ride and handling? i've seen some 19" bbs ch  on ebay for £1379 and am tempted. will they rub on anything in the arches? my wife has trashed 3 pescaras, so i want to take them off and have them properly refurbished  and put them back on when i sell it.

[182_blue]

i dont have 19" on the golf (i did on the previous car though) but i imagine (tyre dependant) that they will make it slightly more harsh, and sleeping policeman will bang a bit, other than that you should be ok, and there wont be any rubbing

[BobbyT]

i ran 18's on the bora and now have 19's on my vxr and tbh they seem about the same, the turning circle seems pritty bad on the vxr, not sure if this is down to the larger wheels 

[bacillus]

the turning circle seems pritty bad on the vxr, not sure if this is down to the larger wheels 

This is down to the car and not the wheels.

[ukdub]

I am running BBS CH wheels in 19".  The ride hasn't changed much and there is no rubbing at all.  The only thing is that I now understeer more than on the 18"s.  Saying that on a day to day basis, this isn't a problem.  I hope to change that though with KW v3's and a Quaife ATB and possibly uprated ARB's.  Not that all that is needed

[sunnylunn]

i thought it would have a bit more front end bite with the 19"s not less. what tyres do you have?

[182_blue]

I am running BBS CH wheels in 19".  The ride hasn't changed much and there is no rubbing at all.  The only thing is that I now understeer more than on the 18"s.  Saying that on a day to day basis, this isn't a problem.  I hope to change that though with KW v3's and a Quaife ATB and possibly uprated ARB's.  Not that all that is needed

did you mean 18's

[davefish]

To the OP, I think the listings on eBay are by PW Motorsport? If so, I have just bought a set of 19" BBS CH's from them and I can tell you that Phillip (main man) is a pleasure to deal with. My wheels came from Germany in 4 days and they're being fitted later today!

To help you out (possibly). I have experienced the difference between 215/40/18 Dunlop Sport Maxx and 235/35/19 Michelin Pilot Sport 2 in my R32. I found there was much more grip with the latter. Once the PS2's had a hundred miles or so on them, I can honestly say I was amazed by how much grip they provided. I’m not sure whether this was due to the extra half inch of road contact, the lower profile, the tyre design, a lighter alloy or a combination of all four but the cornering capability rose significantly. I could carry at least 5 mph more speed through corners before loss of traction occurred which is astonishing in my opinion. The ride was a little firmer but that’s a good thing as there was more information coming through the steering wheel. Road noise was up ever so slightly but it wasn't intrusive.

Hope that helps, here’s a few pics from Friday (they look even better in person, you won’t regret it).

[182_blue]

i concur, Phillip from PW motorsport is brilliant, and there really is nothing like getting a boxed set of BBS through the post 

[bacillus]

i concur, Phillip from PW motorsport is brilliant, and there really is nothing like getting a boxed set of BBS through the post 

Aren't those 18s?