what would happen if i put 19s on a facelift leon cupra and didnt lower the car?
would it ride like a truck
or be okay?
would it ride like a truck
or be okay?
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19s on a leon cupra
- Thread starter james walker
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you can still fit 19s and lower the ride height!!!
Just get the 30mm drop springs, the arches on the leons are very big and thus versatile.
Just get the 30mm drop springs, the arches on the leons are very big and thus versatile.
dont really want to lower the car as insurance aint keen
so stick to 18s then, should the ride height be okay with them as the r has 18s standard?
what is your opinion on these for a cupra, cant really picture it?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/18-Kei-Speed-...ihZ004QQcategoryZ9888QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem
so stick to 18s then, should the ride height be okay with them as the r has 18s standard?
what is your opinion on these for a cupra, cant really picture it?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/18-Kei-Speed-...ihZ004QQcategoryZ9888QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem
what would happen if i put 19s on a facelift leon cupra and didnt lower the car?
would it ride like a truck
The ride would look ok bud i will post a pic of my previous leon cupra with 19" on. I had kahn 2pc split rims. And they did look ok
I could be wrong on this...but. Once you start sticking 19" or bigger on cars because of the additional centrifugal forces your brakes will be under considerably more stress. More wear and your stopping distances will increase. I'm sure I saw this info on the TV, and they mentioned 19" and above you need "truck" brakes to be able to stop.
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i have a cupra r suspension going for free if u want it, that way your insurance cant say anything, because it will be standard, done 40k miles came of my old 05 plate lcr
yea but insurance would never know that it wasnt just the lc suspension (no inspector would ever pick up on that)!!!
I have 19's on my cupra and i drove it for a while on standard suspension (now on koni FSD and Eibach) and it looked a little high but nothing like as bad as you would expect. The pic on my signature is it on standard suspension and its on unlevel ground which makes it look a little higher. I would say that it has affected the brakes a little bit but overall im landed with the look and definately happy i fitted 19's. Just my opinion mate
I have 19's on my cupra and i drove it for a while on standard suspension (now on koni FSD and Eibach) and it looked a little high but nothing like as bad as you would expect. The pic on my signature is it on standard suspension and its on unlevel ground which makes it look a little higher. I would say that it has affected the brakes a little bit but overall im landed with the look and definately happy i fitted 19's. Just my opinion mate
this would only be true if the new wheel and tyre were to outweight the old ones, and in most cases, not all, alloys are lightweight and actually reduce the weight of the wheels which is the point,
presuming you had the same rolling radius then the car would not be 'high'.
19" would give a harsher ride due to the lack and tyre side wall and increase in unsprung weight. What size would you be upgrading from?
Depending on the weight and quality of the alloys, it may slow acceleration and also braking. ( wheels basically become like a flywheel).
also regarding the LCR suspension, its not a straight swap as the ARBs attach to different places on the R. (they attach the the suspension struts on the R which is different to the rest of the range.)
It would probably look ok on stadard height, although of course would look better lowered.
19" would give a harsher ride due to the lack and tyre side wall and increase in unsprung weight. What size would you be upgrading from?
Depending on the weight and quality of the alloys, it may slow acceleration and also braking. ( wheels basically become like a flywheel).
also regarding the LCR suspension, its not a straight swap as the ARBs attach to different places on the R. (they attach the the suspension struts on the R which is different to the rest of the range.)
It would probably look ok on stadard height, although of course would look better lowered.
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My god james, how many threads you gone on about this? Keep it all to one thread mate!
whatever, ive managed to get the answer i want this way, if you dont have owt productive then do one matey!!
as for the 19s on standard cupra suspension, i think it looks okay?
what tyres sizes are yours in the picture mate?
cheers
how wont they fit then mate?? Thought it was only the extra ARB carrier on the bottom of the strut!!??!! Sure my koni FSD kit is for the LCR and that fitted with no probs. 
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