19" wheels...would you do it again?

[Hyperlite]

Thanks brandofo. Were you on stock suspension on those setups?

 

[brandofo]

Thanks brandofo. Were you on stock suspension on those setups?

Yes I was on stock suspension. The 19s fill in the wheel gaps a little better than 18s at stock height too.

 

[Finglonga]

Had 20" on my old e92 335i and even after dumping the ru-flats for proper tyres I will never go that lower a profile again. For the GTI I went for18's and so glad I did.

 

[thx138]

I've got 19s on my 17 Autobahn and keep the dcc is sport mode when I'm alone but with either the wife for kid in the car I change it to normal.

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[Cameron1292]

19s on mine lowered with vwr springs. Ride is noticeably worse than stock. I'll probably buy some 18s down the road. They look great but idk if it's a good trade off for ride quality

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[Jack Straw]

I kept my 19" Pretoria stockers for all of 4 weeks. Dumped them for Neuspeed 17" with a 45 series tire. Much improved ride, less expensive tires. Suits me perfectly.

 

[crediem_2]

I upgraded to 19” Cadiz on my gti. They looked great but there was a huge difference in ride quality over 18’s. Rougher and louder and I felt that acceleration decreased. I’m now running lightweight vmr 18’s with 235 tires and I am very satisfied


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[Hyperlite]

Loving all the feedback. Seems to be a personal decision, and I think what I’ve settled on for myself is sticking with an 18” setup. I do think 19’s look good, but not so much better than 18’s to justify the additional cost and ride degradation. Thanks again gents.