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I have been staring at pictures of my car for two days now and I think I have caught the upgrade bug. My Range Rover Sport came with the standard twenty inch wheels, and they look fine, but my cousin just put bigger ones on his and now mine looks plain next to it. Before I do anything I want to hear from people who actually did it. My worry is mostly the ride. These cars feel so soft and comfortable on bad roads, and I do not want to turn my family car into something that bounces over every small bump. A guy at the tyre shop said bigger wheels with thin tyres look great but make the cabin noisier and can hurt the tyres faster if you hit a pothole. Another friend said it is no big deal and that he cannot feel any difference. I wonder if both of them are a bit right. While searching, I saw a post where someone mentioned that a Range Rover Repair garage should be asked about the correct size and offset first, because the wrong choice can rub inside the arch or put extra stress on the suspension. That made me stop and think, because I just assumed any wheel that looks nice would fit. Does a different size change the speedometer reading or the fuel use? And what about the air suspension and the sensors, do they get confused when the wheel is bigger? I also heard it can matter for the warranty and for the insurance, but I am not sure how true that is. If you changed yours, how did it feel afterward? Do you regret it, or would you go even bigger? Easy words are best for me. Thanks for reading, and I hope some of you have good photos to share too.
