Replacement 17 or 18 inch wheels

[Riccardo1973]

I currently have 18" Nebula alloys on my S60. On Saturday while driving one of them cracked & is now in two pieces, so I need a replacement. I have been looking for a like for like replacement, but they do seem to be very expensive, so I thought about replacing all 4 wheels instead & then selling the remaining three good Nebula wheels.

I have been looking at replacement Pegasus wheels like these: http://www.alloywheels.com/product.asp?P_ID=645&am...

Has anyone bought these & are they decent quality? Also I can't decide whether or not to keep with 18" with 225/40 tyres or swap to 17" with 225/45 tyres. With the slightly taller tyres there should be less likelihood of the new wheels being damaged with all the potholes on the roads at the moment, but will there be any noticeable improvement in the ride quality?

[t5monkey]

Riccardo1973 said:

I currently have 18" Nebula alloys on my S60. On Saturday while driving one of them cracked & is now in two pieces, so I need a replacement. I have been looking for a like for like replacement, but they do seem to be very expensive, so I thought about replacing all 4 wheels instead & then selling the remaining three good Nebula wheels.

I have been looking at replacement Pegasus wheels like these: http://www.alloywheels.com/product.asp?P_ID=645&am...

Has anyone bought these & are they decent quality? Also I can't decide whether or not to keep with 18" with 225/40 tyres or swap to 17" with 225/45 tyres. With the slightly taller tyres there should be less likelihood of the new wheels being damaged with all the potholes on the roads at the moment, but will there be any noticeable improvement in the ride quality?

Yes Ride quality will be loads better.

Cheap reps tend to be heavy, and soft - and not of the standard of your Volvo Wheels.