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Originally Posted by johanness
There's no 'cake and eat it too' scenario. There will always be a compromise.
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Now you're really splitting hairs... My point is that with proper specification the tradeoff can be minimized to the point where the difference in performance is completely unnoticeable to the driver and virtually unmeasurable. Of course, a lot depends on the application (street, track mixed). In any case, the key is careful specification of the 19" wheel/tire combination. There are some who argue that properly spec'd 19" wheel/tire combinations outperform the 18" alternative because other positive characteristics more than offset the relatively insignificant negatives. Of course, the devil is in the details... it all depends on specifically which wheel/tire combinations are being compared. Point is, broad generalizations about the pros and cons of 18' vs 19" wheels/tires are meaningless and if a person prefers the look of 19" rims, they should not feel they have to pay some huge price in performance to make the change.