nelso182 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I'm looking at buying a Fusion Titanium in the next few months and am wondering about the 19" wheels. I recently drove a Hybrid with 18" wheels, and the ride seemed to be very well balanced between handling and comfort (both noise and bumpiness) Has anyone driven both 18" and 19" versions? How much additional noise and bumpiness am I looking at if I go 19"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I have the 19" H spokes with no complaints whatsoever about the ride quality. Perfect balance between performance and comfort to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 FWIW, ride quality is just fine in my Edge Sport with 22" wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Keep in mind that the entire wheel/tire/suspension factory packages are tuned together which is why you can still get a good ride quality even with 22s. Now if you're adding 19s or 20s or 22s to a vehicle that came with 17s or if you're going to aftermarket wheels and tires then you might get different results. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quix Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I have the 19" Y spokes and can confirm that the ride is great and very comfortable. Also, I live in a cold area with less that perfect quality roads and pavement. If ride quality is your only concern between 18 and 19" I would say that you need not worry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowfatdog Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 I've had both the 18" and 19" tires on different MKZs (2013 models). IMO it is a more bumpier and more noisy ride driving on the 19" tires. I noticed this immediately after switching although now that it's been a while, I don't notice it. Unless you need the quietest and smoothest ride, you'll probably not be bothered by the difference. You should probably take the one with 18s on a 20 minute drive then hop in the one with 19s and drive it down the same roads. Although boring, you would probably want to turn the radio down for part of the drive. I know these (Fusion verses MKZ) are very different although similar vehicles. I think the Lincoln has some type of noise cancelling built into it. I don't know if the Fusion does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydro Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 It'll be a little more harsh when going over speed bumps or hitting pothole. It's a great trade-off for how well they handle. My wife says, It's like a womens stiletto. They look hot as hell but at times not the most comfortable things. Sometimes looking good outweighs comfort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Carlton Windell Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Great information, I was on the fence as to switching to the larger wheels. They look terrific, however was concerned with the MPG and handling! Sounds like a situation to be avoided! Thanks for the insight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjh Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 I don't think this is really an issue. If it were 19s that you were putting on a Fiesta, okay maybe there would be some sacrifice there. But the Fusion was designed with the 19s in mind. Ride quality is infinitely better than my old Acura TL, and that had 17s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismo Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 I was wondering the same thing. I currently have a 2012 Focus Titanium with the 18" sports tires and I don't like the feel of it at all. We test drove a Fusion with 18" and I loved how the handling felt. We ended up ordering a 2014 Fusion Titanium with the stock 18" tires as I assumed they would be better in snowy conditions. Personally I don't like the rims at all on the 18" but decided to go for better handling. I was also told that the 19" would affect the MPG. Would anyone NOT recommend buying 19" tires and replacing the current stock ones later? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjh Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 You guys are really making a bigger issue out of it than there really is. Test drive both back to back if you're concerned. The ride quality with 19s is wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05MyStangWB Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 We actually took the wheels (19" H wheels) from my wife's Titanium and swapped them over to my SE that had the optional 18" black chrome wheels. I don't see any difference in ride quality or MPG on either car after the swap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey151 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Keep in mind that the entire wheel/tire/suspension factory packages are tuned together which is why you can still get a good ride quality even with 22s. Now if you're adding 19s or 20s or 22s to a vehicle that came with 17s or if you're going to aftermarket wheels and tires then you might get different results. Yep - Ford spends a ton of money engineering the entire package...............it goes awry when Johnny McAmateur starts messing with the package. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guszern Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I know Mazda has documented in their catalogs that they test wheels to make sure they give the best ride. I would assume that all manufacturers would do that since a lousy ride will show up on quality surveys, which a lot of people take into consideration when buying cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guszern Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I've had my fusion with 19" wheels now for a week. The ride quality seems ok to me. Although I've been driving a GMC Envoy for 10 years, so maybe i'm just used to bumps. I would say that there is some noise on larger bumps, but I think that has to do with the lower profile tire than anything. Maybe it would be better with a higher profile tire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpinedaddy Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 I've had my fusion for a few days now. The ride quality is awesome with the 19's. You will of course feel the bumps a little bit more. But thats to be expected with any low profile tire. Much better than i had expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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