Mike H. Posted December 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Here's an S60R on 19s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the underlørd Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 Here's an S60R on 19s.those look great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike H. Posted December 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 Yup, either those, or the centers painted black with polished lip on a silver wagon. ARGH! Decisions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenC70ES Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 Yup, either those, or the centers painted black with polished lip on a silver wagon. ARGH! Decisions!Keep them silver! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike H. Posted December 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Well, I chickened out. I placed an order for silver 18s today, should be here first week of January latest (depends on how fast they clear customs). I decided functionality over bling factor. I would have to have dedicated wheels to go up to the mountains and I didn't want to bother with that. After driving around this past weekend all around LA, I realized it's just not worth the headache of owning 19s and drive like a grandma over every little bump on the road. Will post pics once they are on the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UberV70 Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Ahhhhhhhhhhhh nuts!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike H. Posted December 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Well, I can always upgrade down the line (probably will ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastboy Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Well, I chickened out. I placed an order for silver 18s today, should be here first week of January latest (depends on how fast they clear customs). I decided functionality over bling factor. I would have to have dedicated wheels to go up to the mountains and I didn't want to bother with that. After driving around this past weekend all around LA, I realized it's just not worth the headache of owning 19s and drive like a grandma over every little bump on the road. Will post pics once they are on the car.boooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!but 18's look nice, just that most people go to that size..... 19's are an elite group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-5Bandit Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Well, I chickened out. I placed an order for silver 18s today, should be here first week of January latest (depends on how fast they clear customs). I decided functionality over bling factor. I would have to have dedicated wheels to go up to the mountains and I didn't want to bother with that. After driving around this past weekend all around LA, I realized it's just not worth the headache of owning 19s and drive like a grandma over every little bump on the road. Will post pics once they are on the car.You don't have to be anymore careful with 19s than you would with 18s. You still will need the dedicated mountain wheels with the 18s also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike H. Posted December 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2005 Well, Scott from IPD kinda helped in making my decision. When they had their V70R project, they drove it all the way down from Portland to LA. He wouldn't recommend using 19s for daily driving. Also, I bent my 18s on my C70. True that can happen with 19s or even 17s, but I wanna give myself a better probability. I rode in Evolve's Blue S60R with the 19" HRE, and the ride, eventhough it has lowering springs (which my wagon will get also), well, I wouldn't want to be driving that every day. Every little bump on the road was jarring on the car. I'm not sure but I believe Volvo has snow chains for the R, I don't know if they are 17s or 18s. (UPDATE: Volvo has them for 18s)But like I said, I can always upgrade if I don't like it.I'll have you guys poll once I get pics of the car with the wheels on. ETA is Jan 5th latest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nogoat Posted December 23, 2005 Report Share Posted December 23, 2005 18 or 19 with more rubber, you don't want to crack those 19s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike H. Posted December 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2005 18 or 19 with more rubber, you don't want to crack those 19sWell, I can only fit 235/35/19s, anything else - mad rub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangodeltasierra3 Posted December 24, 2005 Report Share Posted December 24, 2005 Gotta be 19in at least i'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattphi Posted December 26, 2005 Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 19's are a little much, 18's should do just fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike H. Posted January 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 Bringing up an old thread but the wheel deal for 19s fell through. Time to go wheel hunting again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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