trebor69 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I have another Supra and it has 19" Jade R's on with a 30 and a 35 tyre but I'm not happy with the ride, my last Supra had 18" Advan 7's with a 35 and 40 tyre and it felt so much better, the 19's seem to "wander" a lot easier and just generally feel more "solid" (like it has solid rubber tyres on it). It has standard shocks on whereas the other supra had Tein springs with Bilstein shocks along with the 18's but felt so much more comfortable. Is this how they are with bigger wheels? or am I imagining things? To be quite honest I don't really like the Jade R's and would much prefer the 18" Advan 7 spokes I used to have but I'm unsure as to wether they would fit over my big brakes. Has anyone experienced this with a bigger wheel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bailey Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 You've pretty much answered your own question. 18" rims ride better. We had 19's, the ride was ok. But much better now on 18" rims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxluc Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 18 for sure mate. I went down from 19 to 18 : MUCH better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 16s ride best, then 17s. More sidewall means better ride. Thats it in a nutshell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I thought the 17s were the best ride as the 16s had too much sidewall promoting understeer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 The ride on stock wheels (had both 17 an 16) is incredible, most have not experienced what Toyota intended, a real GT smooth ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I think they are talking ride in specific ride quality/compliance terms so higher profile the more give/suspension. The 17's were only really added to allow the brakes to fit so toyota must of thought the 16's were at least on a par handling wise though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I think they are talking ride in specific ride quality/compliance terms so higher profile the more give/suspension. The 17's were only really added to allow the brakes to fit so toyota must of thought the 16's were at least on a par handling wise though? I think all the proper race ones had 17s on track and 18s on show. I could be wrong though, it does happen occasionally More band is definitely better for comfort, but I just have it in the back of my head that it means understeer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 The ride on stock wheels (had both 17 an 16) is incredible, most have not experienced what Toyota intended, a real GT smooth ride Agree, and tbh I have a stock boosting fully catted TT and it drives so smooth and gt like compared to the less linear bpu modded one, another stock setup few will have experienced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trebor69 Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share Posted November 1, 2015 I'd not even considered 17's ..... Finding some pretty 17's that will clear uk brakes .....may be difficult ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 I'd not even considered 17's ..... Finding some pretty 17's that will clear uk brakes .....may be difficult ? It shouldn't be that hard. It's all down to spoke design. Stock UKs clear no bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattP Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 I usually start the summer with 18s on and by the end of summer have 17s on the Supra the ride comfort is night and day between 18-17 I would not like to think how choppy 19s would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Running sensible tyre widths really helps too. Stretched tyres ruin ride comfort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achagor Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 :helpsign:I usually start the summer with 18s on and by the end of summer have 17s on the Supra the ride comfort is night and day between 18-17 I would not like to think how choppy 19s would be. Not sure it's me or what but I find my 18s quite choppy ! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Can be down to alignment, tyre width, suspension components, etc. More sidewall hides a lot of the issues on our older cars. I didn't notice any difference going from 18s to 19s but I feel my wishbones are starting to get to the age they need replacing. Of course there's a HUGE difference when hitting potholes, etc. Tyre width is more likely to cause issues with tramlining etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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