It all depends on what you want. The smaller the rim, the taller you can have the sidewall of your tyres, which will then soak up the potholes and other defects in badly surfaced roads. The bigger the rim, the lower the tyres' sidewall, which some claim gives a better feel to the steering at the expense of feeling more bumps in the road.What is considered to be the best rim size for 1.4 petrol?
14/15/16 or 17
TIA
Paul
What is considered to be the best rim size for 1.4 petrol?
14/15/16 or 17
TIA
Paul
Just a word of caution to the op, if you put a smaller 45 profile sidewall tyre on in the same width ie 185/45/16 instead of the standard 185/50 or larger 55 your speedo will significantly over-read, probably by around 5mph I would have thought and although handling could be improved, the ride quality will certainly not as you will feel lumps and bumps in the road more.I have 16" SE wheels on all three of ours, with 45, 50, and 55 profile tyres on these (for summer use). The 45 and 50 profile tyres have very "A2" steering - and are also lighter-weight range tyres with lovely handling and feel on windy local roads. The 55s are superb on long motorway journeys , and appear to be as tough as nails with their XL weight rating as well as thumping through bad road potholes etc. without being unduly affected. However, they are not as light feeling on roads with a lot of corners - a graphic example of the right car being used for the right purposes.