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disadvantages of larger wheels

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    #32
    inlimboland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 63 ✭✭inlimboland


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    Wheels look pretty good on this


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    #33
    Eoin
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    link fixed for you.

    See on the right hand side of the photobucket page, there is a section called "share this image". You use the one called IMG code for sites like boards.ie


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    #34
    inlimboland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 63 ✭✭inlimboland


    finally sorted it, cheers


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    #35
    mickdw
    Registered Users Posts: 23,334 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    I dont like those on that car. back wheel seems to be sitting very far in from wheel arch. To answer your question re offset, you should buy the wheels with the offfset required. I guess for proper handling it is best to have the same offset as the oe setup. Some people put in spacers between the wheel & the hub to push the wheels outwards to look cool if they dont like the wheel offset. Not a great idea imo


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    #36
    HashSlinging
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    Just a suggestion but why not run the 18s in the summer and the 16s in the winter..


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    #37
    tossy
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    waraf wrote: »
    In my experience there is a very, very good chance that you will buckle a wheel with big alloys and very low profile tyres.

    A big problem with soft replicas,if you go for a decent brand of wheel or OEM wheels this is not really a problem.

    Mr.David wrote: »
    It will affect your steering feel hugely and is unpredictable. If you are into steering feel (to be honest the Passat is poor anyway in this regard - no offence!) it will be an issue. Wheels are incredibly important in terms of vehicle dynamics. I have driven cars back to back (same car) just changing the wheel style. Same size wheel, same tyre etc just different wheel style. The stiffness of the wheel (both laterally and radially) in conjunction with the centre of gravity and moment of inertia will affect ride, handling and steering response quite dramatically. Even the ratio of stiffness from front to rear will matter.

    I think if you are really into your driving experience and these sorts of things matter then dont do it unless you are prepared to go further than just wheels. However if you dont really think about your ride quality/steering feedback etc and its purely aesthetic go for it. The car will be grand on 18s, maybe just not as good as previously.

    Sound advise and some sense,people very often go for 18 replica wheels that come with budget tyres as a package and then complain that 18" wheels are crap and soft and made the car handle worse.
    mickdw wrote: »
    Some people put in spacers between the wheel & the hub to push the wheels outwards to look cool if they dont like the wheel offset. Not a great idea imo

    Nothing wrong with this once you use hub-centric spacers,perfectly safe.


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    mickdw
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    tossy wrote: »


    Nothing wrong with this once you use hub-centric spacers,perfectly safe.

    Yes they are pretty good but if used to make the wheel sit out further than recommended, then there is the possibility of wheel bearing damage due to the additional leverage.This woul also be the case if the wrong offset wheel was fitted.


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    #39
    tossy
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    mickdw wrote: »
    Yes they are pretty good but if used to make the wheel sit out further than recommended, then there is the possibility of wheel bearing damage due to the additional leverage.This woul also be the case if the wrong offset wheel was fitted.

    Yea increased bearing wear is a factor but you are still going to get a long time out of the bearing,it's not as if it will fail within a couple of months.Not trying to argue just offering a different perspective.


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