Wheel choice anxiety

12939 Views 16 Replies 15 Participants Last post by dtgsrq, Dec 4, 2018

deafsoundguy

Discussion Starter · Jun 13, 2018

I was wondering if anyone else thinks the wheel choices are poor for this car. I don't like any one of them. It looks like Land Rover got to pick them and not Jag people - I never have liked any Land Rover wheels. I'd have to go black wheels for sure and the only wheel that is half-way acceptable to me is the 15 spoke 1022, but it doesn't come in black and only in 18"s. I'd rather have a larger 19" or 20" as well. I know I could possibly powder coat that wheel but would still be stuck with the 18"s.

SO, the question is, does anyone know if the bolt pattern and other important wheel criteria will match and cross from other Jags to the iPace? I would just get the FPace black blades if that was the case, someway, somehow. Maybe my wife wouldn't notice if I stole hers.

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J.XAU

· #2 · Jun 13, 2018

Carbon Fibers wheels should be considered although its only for anyone who can stomach the price of buying them and then the day-to-day worries of damaging them

I-Pacer

· #3 · Jun 14, 2018

I love the 22" carbon wheels and ordered them even though I expect to get panic attacks everytime I enter a public parking in the future

jsimon7777

· #4 · Jun 14, 2018

I don't much care about the looks. I care about ride, performance, and durability. The 22s probably have worse ride and durability than the smaller wheels, but it all depends on what the car was engineered for.

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I-PaceDave

· #5 · Jun 14, 2018

jsimon7777 said:
I don't much care about the looks. I care about ride, performance, and durability. The 22s probably have worse ride and durability than the smaller wheels, but it all depends on what the car was engineered for.

I went with the 20" wheels for that reason.

McRat

· #6 · Jun 15, 2018

I went with 20" also, but I might buy some 18" wheels also and put snow tires on them for either skiing or desert trails.

22" rims in general:

More money, less life, less choices for tires.
Rough ride.
Easier to get flats.
Very easy to curb them.
Lower range and acceleration.

5280

· #7 · Jun 16, 2018

I am most definitely getting the smallest wheels available. I care more about ride quality then looks, and saving a few dollars doesn't hurt, either.

Guy

· #8 · Jun 24, 2018

I ordered the HSE with 20” wheels. Will run 18’s in the winter.

phil

· #9 · Jun 25, 2018

I ordered the base 18" wheels. Some of the larger wheels are quite pretty, but I don't care a lot about looks. In a car, that is.

sciencegeek

· #10 · Jun 26, 2018

I do like the 18" upgraded ones, I'll go with those

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SabrToothSqrl

· #11 · Jul 9, 2018

get the rim you want, and plasti-dip them black. $6/ wheel.

jsimon7777

· #12 · Jul 9, 2018

SabrToothSqrl said:
get the rim you want, and plasti-dip them black. $6/ wheel.

Oh please no! Plastidip is ugly always.

bruintoo

· #13 · Jul 10, 2018

Also kept the 18" wheels that comes with the "S" model. Should provide better range and comfort.

SabrToothSqrl

· #14 · Jul 10, 2018

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jsimon7777 said:
Oh please no! Plastidip is ugly always.

I'm pretty happy with it. Also, when you take it off, the wheels are brand new underneath.

The Tahoe had 120,000 when I removed it to put new tires on. Wheels looked perfect.

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Goshdarnit

· #15 · Sep 3, 2018

jsimon7777 said:
I don't much care about the looks. I care about ride, performance, and durability. The 22s probably have worse ride and durability than the smaller wheels, but it all depends on what the car was engineered for.

When I ordered my First Edition I went with the 20” wheels for the exact same reason. However the car I test drive had the 22” carbon fibre insert wheels and it not only looked stunning, but the air suspension did an amazing job (I drove it on a pretty rough road surface at one point). So I changed my order to the 22s. I think without the air suspension it might have been a different story but it really was comfortable with it. They offer wheel insurance so I’ll probably take that to try and reduce parking anxiety!

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Calidave

· #16 · Sep 3, 2018

SabrToothSqrl said:
I'm pretty happy with it. Also, when you take it off, the wheels are brand new underneath.

The Tahoe had 120,000 when I removed it to put new tires on. Wheels looked perfect.

Yep. Looks great.

And it looks like Waymo did similar with theirs.

I also went with standard 18s. Only other wheels I like are the black 20s, but not spending $2k for wheels/looks.

dtgsrq

· #17 · Dec 4, 2018

I loved the look of the 22in wheels above all others, but can someone please elaborate on why this might be a poor choice? Ride quality, speed/power, efficiency? McRat's post concerns me!

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