19 inch wheels

[RobFenn]

Anyone read fastcar?

Did you see that r-tec autodesign got 19s on the new model clio, how effin cool is that! If i didnt have a piddly 1.2 id consider it!

 

[Cord-172]

Yeah it was a Mk2 172 with Team Dynamics Diablos on it. It wasnt lowered but apparently had no scrubbage and full(ish) lock! (Would look sh!t if not lowered though)

 

[Fred@BTM]

You could fit a small family under that car!!!!

 

[geoff_clio182]

Yeah I reckon it would make it look stupid...but fair play to them down at R-Tec as that is where I got all my stuff done.

 

[Nick Read]

Any fool can get 19s on a car. But to make it driveable and look decent is another story entirely. There is nothing worse than seeing a motor on big rims and standard ride height. You can get away with it on 15s and 16s just, any bigger and it starts to look like a roller skate. In fact if I ever see anyone driving around in a car like that I shout abuse at them.

 

[Adams_16v]

lol

 

[RobFenn]

Unless the car was designed for 19s though you can never make it handle as well as the original car, i dont think peeps with 19s care about driveablity though!

 

[Tom]

Shut up!

i bought some 22" from r tec slammed it 120mm

ok so i hade to cut the arches off completely and it dont move forwards

but hey it looks good (well kinda )

 

[telford_mike]

LOL @ Tom

 

[Fred@BTM]

Good lad tom, now you know what im aiming at!!!!

 

[RobFenn]

Ive never fitted aftermarket alloys/tyres before. If i bought new, lower profile tyres how would i know how much air would be needed in them? Sorry if its a dumb question but i am well..er..dumb

 

[Bryan]

could be worse, Paul Neal has put 19"s on a Saxo VTR, hes had to remove most of the metal behind the raised arch extesions, the boot has been cut back by a considerable amount and a plate welded on to cover the big hole left from the work (so effectively, hes now got a very odd shaped boot)



drivability of a saxo on 17s is SHI*E, i dread to think what it would be like on 19s - thants of course, if he drives it anywhere

 

[Fred@BTM]

Rob i run the same in my 17s as i did in my 15s 33psi front 31spi rear

 

[RobFenn]

OK, nice one, whats the difference in ride/handling? and wot suspension u got?