Can someone let me know if there is a noticable performance drop when you fit 22" wheels to the RRS 2.7 V6? I love the look of them on the car but would not want it to be any slower accelerating. I remember fitting big wheels to one of my previous cars and noticed the performance drop off due to it being geared up higher. any thoughts or experience on this would be good.

Also, the copy Stormer wheels that you see advertised with tyres for circa £1000 - £1200, these seem too cheap to be true, I assume they must be very heavy in comparison to the genuine article, poorly finished and with very cheap tyres...... are the wheels safe? I am just trying to decide what whhels to go for, size, genuine or not so any advice would be good.

The overall diameter including tyres stays the same so surely the performance can't change. MY2011 HSE Santorini/Ivory/Piano Black/Privacy Glass/TV .Sadly gone.
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Got cheap chinese copies on mine I'm sure....with good Toyos - done 40K on them, and still going strong.......22'' Stormers....

Upped from 20"s to 22"s on mine and have not noticed any difference in accelaration. Only real noticeable difference has been a slightly harsher ride, but I can live with that.

We need pics of all you guys running 22s!

Oh go on then !

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I got my new 22" alloys with 285/35/22 toyo proxes for £1600

No performance drop notice and not really noticed any comfort drop.

Mine are also TUV approved (UK standard)

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As we fit mainly 22" wheels to our conversions when I've driven them I have hardly noticed any difference, with the lower profile tire there is a slighty harder ride yet the handling does actually improve with the turn in being more repsonsive and direct. Kahn Design Sales
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What make are yours A12dy?

22" overfinch,
Pasted link to picture so not sure this will work, haven't tried it before.
http://rrsport.co.uk/gallery/displayimage....&pos=5 2010 Alaska white 3.6TDi v8, heated steering wheel, Ipod connection, Aribica extended leather, Digital TV, voice activation, privacy glass, Dynamic pack
Now gone - Jaguar XKR4.2 v8 Supercharged
Gone - 08 RRS TDI V8 Java Black, Privacy glass 315 BHP tunit box.
Still have - Merc C200 sport
Yahaha FZ1000
Gone - BMW X5 3.0d sport

Wheel Mania Vogue

rabbutler wrote:

22" overfinch,
Pasted link to picture so not sure this will work, haven't tried it before.
http://rrsport.co.uk/gallery/displayimage....&pos=5

Here's a pic of my car on it's 22"s...

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big pimp wrote:

rabbutler wrote:

22" overfinch,
Pasted link to picture so not sure this will work, haven't tried it before.
http://rrsport.co.uk/gallery/displayimage....&pos=5

are yours genuine or reps? Look class too

infact, all you guys running 22s are class looking

To be honest I am not sure, how do you tell?
 2010 Alaska white 3.6TDi v8, heated steering wheel, Ipod connection, Aribica extended leather, Digital TV, voice activation, privacy glass, Dynamic pack
Now gone - Jaguar XKR4.2 v8 Supercharged
Gone - 08 RRS TDI V8 Java Black, Privacy glass 315 BHP tunit box.
Still have - Merc C200 sport
Yahaha FZ1000
Gone - BMW X5 3.0d sport

As a lover of the 22"ers these pics are all great - well done to the forum for bringing such lovely machines together.

For what it's worth - I had 22" on mine for 40k miles and loved them - I think they suit the car better than the standard 20"'s. I live in the country though and there was increased incidence of nipping the sidewalls on the tyres which was a bit expensive - I am on 20" now and there's no discernable difference.

I'd go for it if I were you.

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Range Rover Evoque 2.2 Prestige in white - gone
Porsche Boxster S White with lots of extras! Gone
Lotus Elise 2011 Touring for sunny days - gone!

Previously....
RRS TDV8 Black 57 Plate
645ci
Jag XKR Convertible (my wife still loves this car!)
BMW 530i
BMW 328i (I loved this car)
Golf R32