Originally Posted by Sennaspirit
By the way HDDP. If I'm correct, those are your racing wheels/tires. I love that look. But to be clear, this is an example of an 18/18 setup, and not the 18/19 as standard with the XF.
I went down to one of my chrysler dealers the other day, just to bs with the service manager, and specifically about doing 18/18 on a street version. He really had no substantial information for me on this since "we don't have enough of them on the road to get that kind quality feedback. I'm sure it would cause some issues and I wouldn't feel comfortable giving you a recommendation on doing this". That was fair and I said as much, so the question still lingers, is an 18/18 really advisable for the street, why or why not.
Finally, I'm with you HDDP. I know the 19's are cool to some, but I'm not a big fan of the "BIG WHEELS" trend, and I think DC should have put the same size all around.
RGvivace: the wheel is discussion just gets down to personal taste, so while I voice a different view, I completely accept your views and preference. Viva the aftermarket!
My whole issue with the wheels began with the limited number of R Compound tires in the 19" size, there were dozens in 18" diameter. I decided that proper racing compound tires were more important to me than seeing an extra 1/2" gap in the rear wheel well, so I opted to change the wheels to 18x8 front and 18x9.5 rear. This allowed me to test more aggressive racing slicks and tread tires.
After testing a few brands, I am now running Hoosier R6 compound 255/40/18 front and 285/35/18 rear. The gap in the rear is negligible, maybe 1/4" more than with the standard OEM set-up, but all I care about is staying on the track at 135 mph.
So, basically my experiences don't really translate to street tires...