10-12-2012, 09:50 AM
It is the weight and the spacers (if you need them) that make 16s+ feel 'worse'.
I've had 2 sets of 16s on 306s, swapped to 'clones again within a week lol, hated them that much! The spacers seem to push the wheels out just a bit too far to the point where they tramlined badly on country roads with lorry ruts. And they dont give the same road feel when you push through corners, too weighty. Plus the lack of flex in the sidewall joined with stiffer shocks made the rear end horribly jumpy over rough ground. On a smooth track I'm sure they'd be great, but not here on real roads.
Oh and heavy 16s on a 1.4 is a definite no, it doesnt move!
Depends entirely on the car though, 15s were far too small on the Golf, 18s were too heavy and ruined the already poor handling, so 16s were ideal on there.
I've had 2 sets of 16s on 306s, swapped to 'clones again within a week lol, hated them that much! The spacers seem to push the wheels out just a bit too far to the point where they tramlined badly on country roads with lorry ruts. And they dont give the same road feel when you push through corners, too weighty. Plus the lack of flex in the sidewall joined with stiffer shocks made the rear end horribly jumpy over rough ground. On a smooth track I'm sure they'd be great, but not here on real roads.
Oh and heavy 16s on a 1.4 is a definite no, it doesnt move!
Depends entirely on the car though, 15s were far too small on the Golf, 18s were too heavy and ruined the already poor handling, so 16s were ideal on there.