Moving up to 20's at last

[briang9]

It is indeed

[Norretal]

Glad you got sorted with some 20's Andrew, I'll put mine on the S8 while I get the originals refurbished to a very high standard

[Singh]

I had 275/30 or 35/20's on my FL D2 S8, no rubbing. RS guys used to go 20mm bigger on the C5.

[HPsauce]

Thanks, I'll think about it, plenty of time yet. I'm minded to go for a deeper profile for a softer ride, not that there's much in it (89mm vs 82mm tyre depth).

[Norretal]

Originally Posted by HPsauce

Thanks, I'll think about it, plenty of time yet. I'm minded to go for a deeper profile for a softer ride, not that there's much in it (89mm vs 82mm tyre depth).

Every little helps, if you haven't driven on 20's for any length of time and your S8 miles have been covered exclusively on 18's you're in for a surprise

[HPsauce]

I have driven similar but not specifically a D2 S8 on 20's. My focus has different sized wheels between summer and winter but that's only an inch, not two. Very noticeable difference in so many ways.
I'll see how they behave once they're on in the late spring. Might keep the 18's for trips to Scotland etc! I wouldn't have wanted to do my excursions on Jura on 20's!

[Norretal]

I likened going back to 18's on my D2 after 8 months of being on 20's as slipping on well worn slippers after wearing a new pair of leather shoes all day....maybe a slight exaggeration but you'll know what I mean having driven your Focus on different sized wheels and tyres

[The_Laird]

I have exactly the same set up.

Winter tyres on 18" Avus wheels and 'summer' tyres on 20" FE wheels.

The 20" wheels are, indeed, a harsher ride but how harsh (and noisy) is very dependent on the tyres. I bought the car with cheap tyres on it and thought a wheel bearing had gone! New Vredestein tyres made it a lot better for ride quality and noise, but they got noisier when worn.

I've now got a set of Toyos (on Marcin's recommendation) to fit when the 20s go back on, but 2 of the wheels need to be refurbished first. I spoke to the guy who refurbished them last time and he assured me of a match!

But, whatever the ride quality and noise, doesn't the car look great on in the 20s?

[Norretal]

Originally Posted by The_Laird

I have exactly the same set up.

Winter tyres on 18" Avus wheels and 'summer' tyres on 20" FE wheels.

The 20" wheels are, indeed, a harsher ride but how harsh (and noisy) is very dependent on the tyres. I bought the car with cheap tyres on it and thought a wheel bearing had gone! New Vredestein tyres made it a lot better for ride quality and noise, but they got noisier when worn.


But, whatever the ride quality and noise, doesn't the car look great on in the 20s?

Just harsher in my opinion Jim, though I only drove on the Vredesteins so had nothing to compare them with. The harsher ride is well worth putting up with for the improvement in handling, well worth it

They're THE wheels for the D2, nothing else comes close

[IT]

The 20's look the best, and ride the best.

Yes, the 18's are softer, but on a flat smooth motorway the 20's are very capable of producing a comfortable ride.

I honestly find that much of the extra noise of the 20's is soaked up quite a bit when you have the alcantara headlining, so you'll be fine.

Get em stuck on and enjoy em...

Oh, and post photos....