genesis wrote:Hi Gurus, thinking of changing to either 18 or 19" after driving the stock rim for close to 2 years, will 19" be overkill for C180K as in poorer pick up. I am looking at the 19' ADV.1 cast wheel and was told it is still lighter than our stock 17' rims so logically it should not burden the car performance other than harsher ride and poorer fc, it this a fair statement?
Finally for non-staggered 19' setup, what will be the tyre size? 235/35 19?
THanks for your help in advance.
as someone who has 19" BBS on his C180K, i strongly advise to go with 18" if any upgrade in rim size at all. the pick-up isnt really a big issue (the most is you look for Dr Hannson for his 'cure'). the issue is the FC. and the ride quality. and you'll have to resort to cutting your coils or (in my case) get aftermarket coilovers that allow for your ride to be lowered. I tried to live with just the 19" and low profile tires but the small stock brakes and the rather tall suspension (leaves a lot of gap between fender and tire - about 4 fingers) ruined the look.
that's my 2 cents!