how march hard is the ride 19" vs 18" ???

TreeSemdyZee · 03-15-2011, 10:10 PM

It's not that much different. I've got the Sport Package and during the winter I run 225/50-18 wheels and tires. The 18s are definitely a little softer, but the 19s are by no means abusive. They OEM Bridgestone tires are noisy but not really a harsh ride.

wdkwang · 03-16-2011, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by TreeSemdyZee

It's not that much different. I've got the Sport Package and during the winter I run 225/50-18 wheels and tires. The 18s are definitely a little softer, but the 19s are by no means abusive. They OEM Bridgestone tires are noisy but not really a harsh ride.

+1 on this
i have sports package and run 18" snow wheels in the winter. softer ride with 18s but 19s is where u wanna be at. or 20s if its gonna be ur show car. because of the large wheel fender size, 18s look very puny on the z. sometimes i wonder if my stock 19s are really 19s cause they look like 16/17s on the z's body

mdezz · 03-16-2011, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by wdkwang

+1 on this
i have sports package and run 18" snow wheels in the winter. softer ride with 18s but 19s is where u wanna be at. or 20s if its gonna be ur show car. because of the large wheel fender size, 18s look very puny on the z. sometimes i wonder if my stock 19s are really 19s cause they look like 16/17s on the z's body

Its not a "show" car for me. I want something zippy that can also be a daily commuter or something that wont fatigue me on the highway b/c its harsh or so noisy. I read one review where it clearly stated the 19" wheels were great for the track but noticeably noisier then the 18" which might bother some people. I guess worst case scenario- I could always have 18"'ers put on if the 19" wheels turn out to be annoying?

1slow370 · 03-16-2011, 05:16 AM

i dunno about the 19 but the ladies tell me 18 is just a little too much to work with in the first place. It isn't terribly hard tho takes a lot of blood to get that sucker going so i would guess 19 would be worse

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03-15-2011, 10:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
TreeSemdyZee Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kentuck-IANA Age: 62 Posts: 4,888 Drives: '09 370 & ‘14 Juke Rep Power: 27410	It's not that much different. I've got the Sport Package and during the winter I run 225/50-18 wheels and tires. The 18s are definitely a little softer, but the 19s are by no means abusive. They OEM Bridgestone tires are noisy but not really a harsh ride.