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I've spent so much on my GT recently that I've decided to stick with it and get it to a point where I'm really happy with it.
I love the look of the 17" multispokes that I have on currently, but the ride is just too harsh, its making me not enjoy the car. Especially on these terrible potholed roads in the suburban/countryside where I live. I've read many things on the forum, have searched high and low, that the extra sidewall gained by having 16" makes a big difference, and that Alfa set up the car on 16"s in the first place(?).
Can anyone tell me from experience if I will gain any extra comfort? If declared healthy at the next MOT, I'm going to treat it to a set of Bilstein B4s too, but for the time being, if I can get an improvement with just a cheap(er) set of wheels and tyres it would be great, anything to quieten the passenger complaints!
I am aware of the fact that, if I wanted a comfortable car, then the GT wasn't the right choice, I love how it drives, but it just struggles on these roads, eventually I will probably go back to a 147 or 156 but for now considering the money I've invested into it, it has to stay. 4 new injectors recently broke my bank account...!
If anyone has a set of the GT 16" multispokes for sale or would like to trade for my 17" I'm all ears, I don't want to try 156 Teledials as I know the offset is different and would like to keep the car as standard as possible.
Just as a note: I've had new front wishbones and and the suspension has been declared "relatively" healthy!
I love the look of the 17" multispokes that I have on currently, but the ride is just too harsh, its making me not enjoy the car. Especially on these terrible potholed roads in the suburban/countryside where I live. I've read many things on the forum, have searched high and low, that the extra sidewall gained by having 16" makes a big difference, and that Alfa set up the car on 16"s in the first place(?).
Can anyone tell me from experience if I will gain any extra comfort? If declared healthy at the next MOT, I'm going to treat it to a set of Bilstein B4s too, but for the time being, if I can get an improvement with just a cheap(er) set of wheels and tyres it would be great, anything to quieten the passenger complaints!
I am aware of the fact that, if I wanted a comfortable car, then the GT wasn't the right choice, I love how it drives, but it just struggles on these roads, eventually I will probably go back to a 147 or 156 but for now considering the money I've invested into it, it has to stay. 4 new injectors recently broke my bank account...!
If anyone has a set of the GT 16" multispokes for sale or would like to trade for my 17" I'm all ears, I don't want to try 156 Teledials as I know the offset is different and would like to keep the car as standard as possible.
Just as a note: I've had new front wishbones and and the suspension has been declared "relatively" healthy!