Advanti 19"s Are On!

[Golf Houso]

Bigger wheels are normally fitted with lower profile tyres to maintain the original diameter / circumference as near as possible. This means that the car sits at its original height as the hub centre to road distance is the same.

Thats not really the case, if your putting 19's on the car your increasing the diameter of the wheel by 25mm, whilst reducing the tire profile in this case by 5m or 10mm in diamter, making it 15mm higher than stock.

Same thing happened in my mk3 475mm on 14/60 vs 496mm on 16/45

a 21mm difference in height...

[Mrk_Mickey]

I don't mean to keep this little argument thing going, but circumference calculations are available on the web (i'm looking for the link i used) and it says that my 15" wheels wrapped in 205/50 15 tyres have a size of only 5mm less than 16" wheels wrapped in 205/45 16 rubber.

EDIT: I've just done a quick calculation on www.1010tires.com with pictures to show that there are only a few mm's in difference according to calculations on tyres. Of course there's always tyre inflations, stretch etc to consider but this is just for a guide.

[Vdub]

those wheels are **** hot, they fit perfectly with the rest of the car.

[3Putt]

Rolling Diameter is CRITICAL

Rolling diameter (and hence hence ride height) MUST remain the same, or within 5mm, otherwise the gearing of the car changes. Even the speedo / odometer will be wrong!

Its illegal to change the rolling diameter too much. Tire places just will not do it.

That said, it may change 5mm or so, i guess. Will 5mm make a visually significant difference?

[Lance B]

Rolling diameter (and hence hence ride height) MUST remain the same, or within 5mm, otherwise the gearing of the car changes. Even the speedo / odometer will be wrong!

Its illegal to change the rolling diameter too much. Tire places just will not do it.

That said, it may change 5mm or so, i guess. Will 5mm make a visually significant difference?

You are correct, the ride height is exactly the same negating any *slight* difference due to the fact that a lower profile tyre will not "sag" as much or flatten on the bottom due to the lower profile. This difference will be *negligible* and not noticeable though.

The wheels look great, mate.

What tyre size did you end up getting? The 235/35 x 19 or the 235/40 x 19 or 245/35 x 19?

[Macka]

Coilover Springs

they're called coilovers. the ride doesnt necessarily have to suffer if you get good quality ones (H&R, KW, Bilstein) except bilstein and KW dont go low enough i might be able to hook you up with some new H&R's pm me if you're interested.

Mischa,

I am interested in the coilovers. I have a black R36 wagon on order and are going to put on these 19" rims i think. What do you think?

https://www.jaxquickfit.com.au/nov07_updates/wheels_pages/gmax_popups/gmax_defiant.jpg

I want to get the ride height visually perfect to try and make it sit like the Audi RS6 wagon (Yes if l had the cash to throw around that is what l would buy!!)

I don't know anything about coilovers but my main goal is getting ride height spot on and not sacraficing handling or making it really any harsher than it already is. I am used to a harsher ride as my current drive is a Subaru Liberty GT Spec B Turbo which is a pretty rough but great in the twisty stuff which l love as l live near the Great Ocean Road.

Can you help?

Macka

[Mrk_Mickey]

Hey Macka, I like the wheels you wanna throw on your passat.

Just a quick note on coilovers; there are different rates of 'harshness' on some different brands. That said, if you're upgrading to coilovers you usually wouldn't mind the harshness because of the up in performance in the twisties

[dangerous_daveo]

For me the trick is to have the hight so you have the same even gap around the whole of the guard. It being even for me makes it look nice. Tuckin' rim just throws out proportions etc. My oppinion, so for me, this looks pretty good. That said, dude you gotta do something about those swirls in the paint!

And just to cover every topic... I've had 3 coilovers in the one car, with no other suspension changes. Orginal mid range japanese coilovers, rubbish, WAY too hard, mostly due to spring rate being too high, and therefore the inablility of the shock to be able to control it. Then I have had custom made coilovers, to suit our roads, and the softer springs which were put in the car, marked improvement. I have since gone to bilsteins in hight adj coilover casings. And they are BY FAR AND AWAY the best, slow, high, anything speed better, in every way. Not cheap, but hey, its the thing that keeps the tyres on the road, if you can't do it properly, don't do it. Once again, my oppinion.

[DUBING]

damn that hings a 4wd! need to sack it quick smart!

[3Putt]

New Paintjob

Gday Dangerous Daveo,

Yeah, the swirl marks are really bad.

The car was resprayed at panel beaters, and they have butchered it.

Fortunately, i invested in some kit a few months ago, and will be hitting the paintjob with a serious buff as soon as the new paint sets, in a few weeks.

[3Putt]

Tires

Gday Lance,

I went for the 245/35's, and loving the look of the slightly wider tire. Its amazing the difference only 10mm makes.

Only problem is the rears are scrubbing the guard a bit going thru dips.

Anyone know how to fix this? How can i lower if the guards are scraping already?

What exactly are coilovers, btw?