Hi, I have posted elsewhere about a couple of problems with my car on delivery and one of them is the wrong size wheels. I ordered 19" but the car has been delivered with 18" wheels. The dealer has ordered the correct ones which should be here in couple fo days and has then offered to fit what I ordered or for me to keep the 18" and refund the upgrade cost i paid.

 

I know there have been other discussions about the rise quality on different size wheels but has anyone changed from 18" to 19" that could let me know what they think? (Preferably on a car without DCC as I don't have this).

 

I am happy with the way the car rides on the 18" and don't want to ruin this but I like the look of the 19" wheels not sure what to do at the moment.

 

Thanks.

I'm not a fan of larger wheels.  In fact I prefer my Octavia vRS on its winter 225/45-17s rather than its summer 225/40-18s.

Not gone from 18” to 19” BUT I do run 17” winters and 19” summers (albeit with DCC), the 19’s certainly do not compromise the ride IMO.

Would the speedo need to be re - calibrated if you changed your wheels to a larger size or does it make any difference??

No, as you go up in wheel size you go down in sidewall profile 235/40/19” - 235/45/18” etc

Good to know, thanks for that

I have gone from a VRS to Superb Sportline with 19" wheels. I was a little worried that the ride would be awful but having had the car for a week now I can honestly say that the wheel size has not compromised comfort/ride quality, I would even go as far to say it's a much better ride than my VRS.

Cheers,

The point with a car like Superb (a big car) changing from 18" to 19" isint a big deal. If you are normal car driver who drives normally then theres no difference whatsoever.

First, I was worried too, everybody told me that converting from 17" to 18" was gonna be crap. It wasen´t. Only the Estonian winter made it a little worse, but it would of been bad with 17" aswell, so no difference.

Then they told me that converting from 18" to 19" would be bad, the same, it wasen´t.

Just keep your head working and understand what are the main differences in driving with bigger wheels vs smaller. The comfort / quality can´t be bad, otherwise the manufacturer would never-ever even put the wheels on the car.

 

Cheers and don´t overthink stuff :).

Various magazine/online reviews of the Sportline say that the usual ride quality of the Superb isn't compromised by the 19" wheels that are fitted. 

 

*and that has lowered suspension too. 

Edited 6 January, 20179 yr by penguin17

Think about why you want 19s. They serve perception – i.e. the look – and absolutely nothing else. In any other way, there are only downsides. First and foremost, they are just so much more vulnerable. Think a nasty pothole full of water on a dark winter’s night.

 

I have driven the S3 on both sizes, but not back to back and therefore cannot talk with confidence about differences in ride on this car. However, doesn’t it just stand to reason that 18s must inherently give a better ride? And the manufacturers will do what sells, which also means offering as much choice as possible, whether that makes the respective car ‘better’ or ‘worse’ wouldn’t necessarily be a primary factor. I recently drove another new (and very expensive) car that had the biggest wheel option; the ride was comparatively awful.

 

I used to be a fan of opting for the biggest possible wheels; just for the look, obviously. I simply don’t see it that way anymore. After all, the only time you can possibly ‘benefit’ from the bigger wheels is when you walk up to the car. Is that worth it to you?

After all, the only time you can possibly ‘benefit’ from the bigger wheels is when you walk up to the car. Is that worth it to you?

Yep, it is;-)

Edited 6 January, 20179 yr by Hawtin

Then you must absolutely have them and the original post was perhaps somewhat redundant. :)

Based on tyre sizes given earlier, there's a small difference of approx 0.6cm in the rolling radius of them. Although tyre pressure probably can also change radius by this amount. Guess that's why speedo usually over reads slightly.

Hi, As I started this thread I thought I should report back on what I decided - I have stuck with the 18" Modus wheels and the dealer agreed to refund the additional cost of the 19" Sirius (£650) plus £50. Think the Modus suit the car well and also being quite an open wheel they are easy to clean.

Just picked up a used  L&K 280 Estate with 19" wheels. Only 5,500 miles. Looks great, but it does tramline when changing lane on motorways or when driving on bumpy roads.

With hindsight I should have waited for a new build with the 18"s.

Now planning to buy a new set of 18" and switch them over.

 

38 minutes ago, EdwardFranklin said:

Just picked up a used  L&K 280 Estate with 19" wheels. Only 5,500 miles. Looks great, but it does tramline when changing lane on motorways or when driving on bumpy roads.

With hindsight I should have waited for a new build with the 18"s.

Now planning to buy a new set of 18" and switch them over.

 

That sounds more like the tyres to blame.

Not sure about that. It has Pirelli P7's which are usually pretty good.

I have 19's on mine and never notice mine tramline either on motorways or bumpy roads. More affected by wind than anything else I have found.

4 hours ago, EdwardFranklin said:

Just picked up a used  L&K 280 Estate with 19" wheels. Only 5,500 miles. Looks great, but it does tramline when changing lane on motorways or when driving on bumpy roads.

With hindsight I should have waited for a new build with the 18"s.

Now planning to buy a new set of 18" and switch them over.

 

I ordered a new L & K Combi 280 in December and optioned the 19" wheels as my wife and I preferred the look of them.  I tried a standard 18" wheel and one with 19" and didn't see any noticeable difference in road noise, ride (L & K does have DCC but set it to sport mode), tramlining or anything.  Car is now at the UK port so I suppose I will find out if I missed something and the 19" wheel does suffer from what you mentioned. And the 19" shod car I drove had the Pirelli tyres you mentioned as I checked.  Seems all the 19" wheels I have seen have had the same tyres fitted.  

 

Wonder if the tracking is out slightly?  

Edited 2 March, 20179 yr by RGKTSi

1 hour ago, EdwardFranklin said:

Not sure about that. It has Pirelli P7's which are usually pretty good.

So does mine.  

58 minutes ago, SteveHut said:

I have 19's on mine and never notice mine tramline either on motorways or bumpy roads. More affected by wind than anything else I have found.

Doesn't tramline, but can be a tad louder than smaller wheels on rough roads at speed - think you'd expect that on any bigger wheels.  Absolutely fine on normal roads though.

 

25 minutes ago, RGKTSi said:

I ordered a new L & K Combi 280 in December and optioned the 19" wheels as my wife and I preferred the look of them.  I tried a standard 18" wheel and one with 19" and didn't see any noticeable difference in road noise, ride (L & K does have DCC but set it to sport mode), tramlining or anything.  Car is now at the UK port so I suppose I will find out if I missed something and the 19" wheel does suffer from what you mentioned. And the 19" shod car I drove had the Pirelli tyres you mentioned as I checked.  Seems all the 19" wheels I have seen have had the same tyres fitted.  

 

Wonder if the tracking is out slightly?  

 Could be tracking.  I had a Mondeo Sport years ago which tramlined like hell - got a wheel alignment done and it was like a new car.  Suspension was brick hard though, you could feel your fillings rattling over bumps (18inch wheels).  No option to change setting like the Superb has.  

 

On the Skoda, normal and comfort modes make the ride pretty smooth even with 19's.

 

19 inch wheels make the car I think.  They are a cracking design and colour, especially cleaned up!