ok guys i want 19 in rims im goign to put 255/40 on either 18 or 19 which ever i got, BUT i wanted to know will the ride be bumpier and harsh ALOT more with 19 rather then 18 ??? ... anyone with 18 or 19 and comments on the ride? i have a drop too. with eibach springs and illumnia.

 

i have 19's with 235/35's, you definitely feel the road more, but i'm happy overall. i have H&R's with illumina's and before the rims i was rolling around with the struts set a 4f/4r but i switched to 3f/4r and the ride is more than tolerable.

 

i think it depends most on the roads where you live. i decided to go with 18's, due to the crappy roads here. i have already bent 2 wheels, even though i am very careful with road imperfections. compared to stock, the ride is a little bumpier.

 

i purchased a some wheels for my max back in march from pearl96max they are 18's and i will edmit i wish i had my stock wheels back, because the reason i went to a maxima was because i knew they're nice and comfortable but these wheels ugh just don't cut it. What stresses me out the most is i have to keep dumping money into the car to get the ride comfort. But i will say they do loooook nice on a max they are Konig's by the way

 

Only reason why I went w/ 18s is because of bad roads around here. Otherwise, I would have gotten 19s. I definitely feel the road more though.

 

if you want a better ride, get thicker tires....if you go 19s.. you can really only fit 35-40....

 

I've got two sets of wheels. 18x8.5 Volk LE37's with 255/40's-Pilot Sport A/S, and 17x8 Konig Tantrum's with 255/45's-Dunlop 9000. The 17's definately ride better than the 18's, but not by a huge amount-its all about sidewall height. I personally would not go lower than 40 series. Pitiful roads here in Houston, I wouldn't go bigger than 18's.

 

I got 18's and the ride confort sucks. I dont know how u guys hang with dropped maximas. Every little bump i feel. On the freeway sometimes i gotta roll down the window to listen if thats a flat tire or its just crappy road

 

19's will be bumpier and more harsh because of a thinner sidewall on the tire. Wider tires (18's & 19's) will track more than your stockers. Go 19 b/c 18's look too small on 5th gens...

 

thanks for the input guys, the thing is i already have 18's with 245/40 and im going to get 19 with 265/40 same thick ness in tire so if the side wall is the same will it make a diffrence i dont want to sacrafice comfort to much . maybe ill get 265/45 ?

 

We should make a sticky of this - "What wheels look good on your car, is like what artwork looks good hanging on the walls of your home, its a matter of personal taste and opinion." What looks good to one, will not always look good to another.

Even the sidewall height of the tire will change how a given wheel looks on a car. You also have to take into account how you are going to use the car, the road conditions where you do the majority of your driving, is a somewhat softer ride more important, am I willing to pay for forged over cast, will the wheel have a lip or not(wheels with a lip give the illusion of looking one size smaller-wheels without a lip give the issusion of looking one size bigger),etc. Take all these into consideration before you buy wheels, then buy what YOU like.

Mike

 

from what you're saying the ride should be about identical. Its the thickness of the tire that makes the ride worse not really the size of the wheel. In reguards to your first post they should both ride the same bc its riding on the same size thickness tire. And I doubt 265/40/19 will fit without rubbing really bad.

 

I agree with blubyu2k2 that a 265/40 will most likely rub, especially if you're lowered. I have 245/40's on 19" rims and I rub on occasion. I actually like the ride, but that's also because Toronto roads aren't that bad. The wheels do track much more than the stocks do.

 

265/40 will look retarded

 

there is no way a 265/40 tire will fit the front. I don't remember exactly, but Hamy is running 275/??, but that is for the rear.

People say that my 19" don't ride much different than the stockers, but IMO..... yeah they do a little. Get 245/35/19 are you'll be set.

 

235/35/19 is the closest diameter to stock. The ride is rough with the Illumina's set at 4F/4R, but I love it.

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

 

245/35/19 is the closest to in spec on an SE.

 

Yes sir you are right...My bad....

 

I had 19" Konig Prophets with 245/35/19 Hankook Ventus tires, and after 4 months I had split two tires, 19" look awsome, but ride really sucked and it seemed like they could never be perfectly balanced. Might of been cheap tires I guess. I went back down to an 18" Enkei Lm1 with 235/4018 Kumo all season tire and love the ride.

 

40's on my 18" wheels on H&R springs/stock struts. Definatly agree with all those who comment on road conditions in your area. I too would not go smaller than 40 series.